This is good. 'Time to reveal the source' http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/time-to-reveal-the-source HFSG chair Margaret Aspinall and Labour MP Andy Burnham today called on Kelvin MacKenzie to finally come clean about the fabricated headlines the Sun published in the immediate aftermath of the 1989 disaster. The notorious front page that demonised Liverpool fans, printed just four days after the tragedy, was found to be without any foundation by the official enquiry into the disaster. Despite this the article succeeded in deflecting attention away from the failings of the police at Hillsborough, creating a false impression of that day that has hampered the quest for justice ever since. In a passionate House of Commons, MPs called on the Sun and its disgraced former editor to issue a full and immediate apology but Mrs Aspinall, whose 18 year-old son James died at Hillsborough, says the families want more than that. "It's not an apology we're after," she told Liverpoolfc.tv. "We want MacKenzie to reveal his source. This is a time for honesty. He should be hanging his head in shame for what he did to those families. We suffered for 22 years because of his actions." Andy Burnham, who spoke so passionately during the debate, echoed the views of the Hillsborough Family Support Group in calling for The Sun's source to be revealed. "The call has gone out from Margaret Aspinall," Burnham told Liverpoolfc.tv. "I supported today that they (News International) should co-operate fully with the panel and indeed make available any material or indeed track down the names that they were given who were briefing the press at that time. "This was a massive tragedy yet within hours, public authorities in this country started denigrating the names of those who had died, their families, their friends, their fellow supporters. This is just beyond any comprehension and really The Sun newspaper finally does need to come clean and it needs to help us establish who gave those briefings and what authority did they have to give them."
As you say, luv, this is indeed good. Whether it happens is another matter. They may do it to deflect blame from themselves 'We only printed it because this is what we were told' type of thing.
I think thats fair enough to say but i nthe end if the independant panel gets all the offical files really I don't care about the press scumbag. In the end the guys who were negligent, uncaring and potentially orders police to stand aside need to be outed first and then the politicians to protected them. the press filth has never and will never apologise
I hope after the debate that the fans at the next match acknowledge the efforts of both Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham in getting the files released.
The nearest we ever got was an expression of 'regret' - mostly of having been caught out being ***** and printing bull****, which in turn led to a boycotting of sales across merseyside. Kelvin MacFrenzy never apologised and has since been on record backing his decision and slating scousers for being 'sensitive' about it. I'm often out and about, thinking that dog walkers should take more care picking up their Kelvins...
thats true. i saw that and then saw the same filth bag bascially repeat his claims in another way. honestly its either a tribute to the saneness of our system or folly of it that this guy is able to walk baout still. In some societies he'd have been executed for it and in some he'd be a press hero.. I'd much prefer it if he couldn't get another press job anywher ein the uk nor was given any air time... at least the "industry" could do is pass thier own judgment on the stories but cutting him off.
Sadly, instead of being 'cut off' from the media, the BBC invites the scumbucket to sit on QuestionTime instead. On more than one occasion. In the interests of media balance, apparently...
McKenzie is a media darling.You only have to look to see how often the BBC interview him or have him on phone ins.The obnoxious **** now has a column in the Daily Mail
Saw the twat on the question time during the riots, he wasn't slow to jumping to conclusions. The guy just oozes with ****ishness. Probably my most hated public figure.
I was looking at Twitter last night and his name was trending.I had a look why and found a lot of people asking Good Morning not to have him on the show
This may sound like a stupid question but have LFC ever thought of banning Murdoch's scab rags from Anfield ?
I can't answer that but will say the boycott was one of the best examples of people power you'll see - and it's better than the board of directors ending up being accused of censorship by bigoted cock ends who think free speech means they can desecrate the memories of the dead.
I actually witnessed some old fella (probably RHC actually) having a fair pop at some young lad for holding the scummy rag. The lad obviously had no idea that there was a boycott and was quick to get rid of it, probably one of them part time fans.
https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/19350 Help ratchet up the pressure, currently getting about 40 sigs a minute.
