Hillsborough 1989 - 2013

gynn · 23-12-2012, 20:37

One of the highlights of 2012 was the report that exposed the absolutely appalling police behaviour following the Hillsborough disaster.

The success of the song He Ain't Heavy , He's My Brother has put the subject back at the top of the political agenda, and quite rightly so.

2013 will see the new inquests, with the likely verdicts of unlawful killings, and the inevitable consequences that will bring.

Given the support that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gave to the South Yorkshire Police immediately following the 1989 disaster, it is completely right that she will live to see how her part in any conspiracy is judged before she pops her clogs.

We await the findings with interest.

cashman · 23-12-2012, 21:22

Doubt if it will concern the evil bitch, reportedly shes lost the plot.

Lucysgirl · 23-12-2012, 22:28

From interviews, it seems that every fan who went to Hillsborough knew that that part of the ground was prone to over crowding and didn't meet the safety standards of the day. The first people to blame would be the owners of the stadium.

I saw the saga unfold but I would think that a female politician wouldn't have seen the live broadcasts which included that desperate man in the crush shouting "You're killing us" to the policeman who refused to help.

Until recently, not one investigation/enquiry set up by parliament showed the police to be at fault. How many outsiders including the prime minister were to know that behind closed doors the police were manipulating and/or withholding evidence?

Guinness · 23-12-2012, 22:44

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Originally Posted by Lucysgirl

From interviews, it seems that every fan who went to Hillsborough knew that that part of the ground was prone to over crowding and didn't meet the safety standards of the day. The first people to blame would be the owners of the stadium.

I saw the saga unfold but I would think that a female politician wouldn't have seen the live broadcasts which included that desperate man in the crush shouting "You're killing us" to the policeman who refused to help.

Until recently, not one investigation/enquiry set up by parliament showed the police to be at fault. How many outsiders including the prime minister were to know that behind closed doors the police were manipulating and/or withholding evidence?

There's none so blind as they that won't see.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Lucysgirl · 23-12-2012, 22:51

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Originally Posted by Guinness

There's none so blind as they that won't see.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

That means practically every newspaper editor at the time, especially the Sun's who believed every word fed to him by the police.
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Guinness · 23-12-2012, 23:00

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Originally Posted by Lucysgirl

That means practically every newspaper editor at the time, especially the Sun's who believed every word fed to him by the police.
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You cannot put the Sun and Hillsborough in the same sentence and expect any semblance of fact

egg&chips · 24-12-2012, 09:27

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Originally Posted by cashman

Doubt if it will concern the evil bitch, reportedly shes lost the plot.

I suspect that even if the plot were securely still in her gnarled grip she would not lose any of the few hours sleep she reportedly got by on. The reality she chose to endorse on many occasions bore little resemblance to that perceived by many of us.

accyman · 28-12-2012, 00:43

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Originally Posted by cashman

Doubt if it will concern the evil bitch, reportedly shes lost the plot.

reprortedly lol

ask any fof the children of the 80's who saw their fathers been dragged out of tehir homes and beaten infront of them on her orders when they think she lost the plot

the word i would use to describe her rhymes with grunt but cant be posted on here for obvious reasons.If yo got it go wash your brain out with soapy water

gynn · 31-12-2012, 05:07

The MP who was the source of lies and false accusations following Hillsborough has died.

Ex-MP Involved In Hillsborough Smear Dies

Will he escape having his knighthood stripped from him? Who knows.

Lets hope we are spared the hollow tributes from the Government front bench for a man who, it seems, died of shame.

jaysay · 31-12-2012, 09:13

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Originally Posted by Guinness

You cannot put the Sun and Hillsborough in the same sentence and expect any semblance of fact

You can put the Sun in any sentence and expect any semblance of fact Guinness

accyman · 02-01-2013, 21:37

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Originally Posted by jaysay

You can put the Sun in any sentence and expect any semblance of fact Guinness

i can

the girl on page 3 in the sun news paper had a cracking set of whoppers

mind you that statement can be correct one day and not the other and neither on sunday

Neil · 02-01-2013, 23:21

Or Saturday

Dutchbarge · 03-01-2013, 19:21

Will there be a song for the dead of Heysel Stadium as well I wonder or was that disaster swept under the carpet?. 39 dead and English teams banned from Europe for five years, not LFC's finest moment...

egg&chips · 20-05-2013, 22:04

Just finished watching tonight's Panorama. God help the good citizens of South Yorkshire and the UK in general if such inept or possibly corrupt officials continue to be in charge.