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[raincitygirl]

legionseagle has an excellent summary of the Hillsborough inquest verdict, which was that 96 people were unlawfully killed. Um, if you're a big Boris Johnson fan, maybe don't read the linked post just above. Or possibly fans of Boris Johnson should be reading it extra specially hard, with close attention to detail.

Also, David Conn has a special report in the Guardian, The Hillsborough Disaster: Deadly Mistakes and Lies That Lasted Decades.

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[legionseagle]

And for any Margaret Thatcher fans on your reading list, I can add this from Bernard Ingham, her press secretary sent to one of the campaigners:

Thank you for your letter of June 13. I am sorry you are disgusted with the uncomfortable truth about the real cause of the Hillsborough disaster. It is my unhappy experience to find that most reasonable people outside Merseyside recognise the truth of what I say.

All I get from Merseyside is abuse. I wonder why. You are at least right in believing that you will have to put up with my discomforting views. I cherish the hope that as time goes on you will come to recognise the truth of what I say.

After all, who if not the tanked up yobs who turned up late determined to get into the ground caused the disaster? To blame the police, even though they may have made mistakes, is contemptible.