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After 27 years, the truth,

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/26/hillsborough-families-27-year-struggle-for-truth-vindicated Hillsborough families' 27-year struggle for truth vindicated After 27 years, the families of the victims achieve justice as the truth is finally revealed. South Yorkshire police, the South Yorkshire ambulance service, Sheffield Wednesday football club and its engineers, Eastwood and Partners, Sheffield city council and other authorities are all criticised in the jury verdicts, particularly the West Yorkshire police and , South Yorkshire Chief Superintendent  David Duckenfield. The conspiracy of lies, cover up and perversion of the course of justice is a scandal of colossal proportions, which demands speedy investigation and prosecution of those individuals, organisations and public bodies involved.Notwithstanding the apologies already made in some sections of the press, the role of the media and the part they played, particularly Kelvin McKenzie and the Sun new...

Axed from Daily Telegraph website after just two days

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/axed-from-daily-telegraph-website-after-just-two-days-kelvin-mackenzie-still-cant-handle-the-truth-8562591.html Former Sun editor loses online column after Hillsborough backlash: Kelvin MacKenzie still can't handle 'The Truth' Kelvin MacKenzie  The obnoxious Kelvin MacKenzie sacked from the Daily Telegraph after just two days. Perhaps there may be such a thing as natural justice after all. He should now take the hint and retire to some very remote island in the middle of the Pacific and vent his spleen where there is no one to listen or even care.

Norman Bettison abused his position, but keeps his pension!

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gross-misconduct--but-police-watchdog-still-wont-throw-the-book-at-hillsborough-police-chief-sir-norman-bettison-8552745.html 'Gross misconduct' – but police watchdog still won’t throw the book at Hillsborough police chief Sir Norman Bettison. Norman Bettison abused his position and would have faced dismissal for gross misconduct, but he resigned from the police and so he keeps his full pension, £83,000 per year, and his knighthood. How is that for injustice.

The finger prints of Jack Straw

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ios-hillsborough-exclusive-revealed--the-critical-role-of-jack-straw-8165990.html Jack Straw had made up his mind within five weeks of coming to power that there was no need for a fresh inquiry into the Hillsborough tragedy. We should not be surprised that Straw has his  finger prints on the Hillsborough coverup scandal. He was deeply involved with Blair and others in the deception of Parliament and the nation, on the Iraq WMD myth and the subsequent decision in league with the Americans, to launch an illegal act of aggression against the Iraqi people. What his motives were in seeking to avoid a fresh inquiry into Hillsborough are speculative. However, we can be sure that there are other skeletons in Jack Straw's cupboard.

The DPP and Hillsborough.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/cps-told-of-hillsborough-coverup-14-years-ago-8140104.html Alun Jones, QC says the Director of Public Prosecutions needs to explain why his office did "absolutely nothing" in 1998 after considering a line-by-line analysis of tampered reports by South Yorkshire police.   There are far too many events involving the police where the CPS  has, "decided to take no action against any officers involved". Perhaps the CPS should be investigated as well, not only on the Hillsborough tragedy but also on the numerous other cases where their decisions have caused concern.