
Elessar wrote:From Kelvin Mackenzie:
Today I offer my profuse apologies to the people of Liverpool for that headline. I too was totally misled. Twenty three ago I was handed a piece of copy from a reputable news agency in Sheffield in which a senior police officer and a senior local MP were making serious allegations against fans in the stadium. I had absolutely no reason to believe that these authority figures would lie and deceive over such a disaster.
As the Prime Minister has made clear these allegations were wholly untrue and were part of a concerted plot by police officers to discredit the supporters thereby shifting the blame for the tragedy from themselves.
It has taken more than two decades, 400,000 documents and a two-year inquiry to discover to my horror that it would have been far more accurate had I written the headline The Lies rather than The Truth. I published in good faith and I am sorry that it was so wrong
Very hollow apology. Still not taking responsibility and trying to pass the buck.
Growing old disgracefully
I'm a Restless Kinda Girl, There's No Turning Back Now!
Growing old disgracefully
JLP wrote:You have to wonder how high this will go. Mrs Thatcher hated football fans and tried to force all sorts of legislation on fans following Heysel. It would not surprise me that the Government of the day were actively involved in the cover up.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest