Hillsborough

[Lecter]

Arif Ansari@ArifBBC

Just done an interview with Nick Clegg who hints there should be criminal prosecutions following #Hillsborough Report.

[Lecter]

Alan Strange@AlanStrangeSky

This will be interesting: Kelvin MacKenzie will issue a statement this afternoon. Will be on @skynews as soon as we have it #hillsborough

[Shaggy]

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[DeanoUK]

Only just got back in from meetings.

Not quite justice yet, but a damn good start on the road to it. Tears in my eyes tbh.
Finally.

[Alex]

Thats not Rio. His account is @rioferdy5

[cream]

Alan Strange@AlanStrangeSky

This will be interesting: Kelvin MacKenzie will issue a statement this afternoon. Will be on @skynews as soon as we have it #hillsborough

Hopefully it'll be a suicide note.

[Chris]

Alan Strange@AlanStrangeSky

This will be interesting: Kelvin MacKenzie will issue a statement this afternoon. Will be on @skynews as soon as we have it #hillsborough

His usual self serving **** no doubt with the blame on others but a "sorry for any offence" line thrown in for good measure.

[Shaggy]

Yeah I couldn't give a **** what that evil cunt has to say.

[DeanoUK]

Thought Labour's response was apt too.

http://www.labour.org.uk/ed-milibands-response-hillsborough,2012-09-12

Would like to see Cameron's piece on video, any links?

[tsb]

Alan Strange@AlanStrangeSky

This will be interesting: Kelvin MacKenzie will issue a statement this afternoon. Will be on @skynews as soon as we have it #hillsborough

Let's see how he spins this.

Today has been truly cathartic. Respect to the families for never giving in and to David Cameron for such a frank and unequivocal apology.

I look forward to the first trials in earnest.

[Shaggy]

Truly appalling. When I was interviewed by West Midlands police as part of the investigation in the aftermath I couldn't believe how many of their questions were leading me towards saying we were drunk. Of course I soon realised it was all part of the police's attempt to defect the blame and a general smear campaign. Sadly it worked for over 23 years and only recently I had to re-educate a normally decent bloke that those headlines were all part of the fabrication of lies and the police and media smokescreen.

As one of the 766 official survivors of the tragedy I should be 'celebrating' after finally receiving an apology and the publication of the real truth today. However, I'm just numb and every report on TV and the radio just brings back all those harrowing personal memories. I hope one day the survivors - and more importantly the families of the 96 - get some closure but I fear there is still a long way to go and today is just the start of the next chapter.

JFT96

YNWA

[Gibbo]

I wont quote you again RS4 but that's a brilliant post, brilliant.

Got tons of respect for you mate.

[Shaggy]

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/lfc-statement-on-report

April 15th 1989 will forever be etched on the minds of everyone connected with Liverpool Football Club. It was a day when 96 supporters attended a football match and never came home.

Over the last 23 years the families who lost loved ones and the survivors of this terrible tragedy have shown immense dignity and resilience in their tireless campaign for justice.

For 23 years they have campaigned for the full disclosure of documents relating to the disaster and for someone to take responsibility for what happened. Today, following years of inquiries, investigations and setbacks, the Hillsborough Independent Panel has announced its findings in relation to the disaster.

Liverpool Football Club commends the Hillsborough Independent Panel report which acknowledges the avoidable catastrophic failures before, during and after the disaster. The club also welcomes the Prime Minister's apology to the families and survivors on behalf of the Government and await the Attorney General's pending review of the report. After 23 long and painful years, our fans have finally been fully exonerated of all blame. Today, the world knows what we have always known, that Liverpool fans were not just innocent on that terrible day but that there was reprehensible and hurtful misrepresentation of the truth.

Liverpool Football Club would like to thank the Hillsborough Independent Panel for its rigorous work over the past two-and-a-half years and for publishing a comprehensive report based on the in-depth research and analysis into hundreds of thousands of documents.

Tom Werner, chairman, Liverpool Football Club, said: "On behalf of myself, John and everyone at the club, I would like to extend our thoughts and prayers on this hugely significant and deeply emotional day to everyone affected by the Hillsborough disaster. Today the world has heard the real truth about what happened at Hillsborough.

"As a football club, we will continue to remember those who died and support the families who lost loved ones on that terrible day. We hope that today's findings will give some comfort to the families and survivors and go some way to addressing some of the key questions that have hung over the Hillsborough tragedy for the last 23 years."

[DeanoUK]

Same here RS4. Choked. It's a start mate, a start in the right direction.

[Shaggy]

A truly disgraceful memo to Thatcher

http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/COO000000970001.pdf