Crisis What Crisis?

Tom Hayes returns: this time, with justice


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Twelve years after his arrest, five and a half years in prison, and countless rejected appeals, Tom Hayes finally heard the words he'd been fighting for: "Your conviction is overturned." 

In this Crisis Revisited special, the former city trader returns after the Supreme Court ruled he was innocent all along - a landmark judgment that rewrites one of Britain's most controversial financial prosecutions. From naming his newborn daughter after the Greek goddess of justice to navigating the surreal disorientation of sudden freedom, Tom reveals why he's choosing healing over anger and how winning can feel as overwhelming as losing. 

This is a masterclass in resilience from someone who refused to let bitterness define his vindication.

Five lessons you'll learn:

When everything is stripped away, all you can fall back on is who you really are. Stop trying to be bigger, stronger, or richer than you are.

Accept that some wrongs can never be made right. No apology or compensation can restore lost years. Find peace with the impossibility rather than spending your life angry about what you'll never receive.

Don't let bitterness become your prison.The most tempting human emotions are often the least healing. Choose not to be ruled by anger, even when it's completely justified.

Trauma changes you, but you choose how. Massive crises inevitably transform who you are. The question isn't whether you'll change, but whether you'll let it make you better or bitter.

Victory can be as disorienting as defeat. Take time to figure out what truly fulfills you, not what proves points to others.

Host: Andy Coulson

CWC Team: Jane Sankey, Hana Walker-Brown, Mabel Pickering, and Rex Fisher

Special thanks to: Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global

For PR and guest approaches: [email protected]

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