.'Hard to make sense of a system that allows police to tell vile lies about the Hillsborough disaster for 32 years, then when all legal cases are over with nobody held accountable, police apologise and admit to failures. That’s what happened yesterday.' -
https://twitter.com/david_conn/status/1620701082933501952 ...
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Police chiefs apologise for Hillsborough failures' - by David Conn
NPCC chair launches report setting out commitments to learn lessons from 1989 football stadium disasterwww.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/31/police-chiefs-apologise-for-hillsborough-failures'
Lack of government response to Hillsborough report ‘intolerable’':-
Right Rev James Jones criticises failure to address its findings more than five years since publicationwww.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/31/lack-government-response-hillsborough-report-intolerable'
Police apologise for ‘years of deflection and denial’ over Hillsborough disaster':-
Leaders vow that ‘cultural change’ will improve families’ treatment after tragedieswww.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hillsborough-disaster-report-police-apology-b2272720.html'
Hillsborough campaigners respond to police apology for "profound failures" 34 years ago':-
An alliance of Liverpool fans has said the police response, including a first apology almost 34 years after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, does not go far enoughwww.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/hillsborough-disaster-campaign-police-apology-29095235Radio 4 program on the issue - with Phil Scraton and Jenni Hicks:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hp2f (and forward to 1:31:19 for when the subject starts).
^ Phil Scraton is on at 1:38:20 for 3/4 minutes - it is very much worth a listen to.
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National police apologise to Hillsborough families after 33 years' - a 2 minute video from Sky Sports News:-
https://www.youtube.com/v/nBW0pzLGejI^
or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBW0pzLGejI'
Hillsborough: Police apology has 'taken way too long'' - a 4 minute from Sky News:-
https://www.youtube.com/v/mMEHTvMLCos^
or click here to watch - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMEHTvMLCoshttps://twitter.com/NowHillsborough/status/1620462082931175424'“It has taken nearly 6 years for the leading UK police body to respond to the Bishop’s report and adopt his aspirational charter to promise to do better. The failure of the NPCC to support statutory change through the enactment of Hillsborough Law is a clear indication that they are only interested in PR rather than real change. HB Law will require public servants and all bodies with responsibility for public safety, including the police, to proactively come up with the truth after a disaster or other serious incident. The report is silent on why they will not endorse what the families. The report is silent on why they will not endorse what the families. chairs of many inquiries, and just about everyone else interested in justice and making the public safer wants. They don't oppose it but they won’t support it. Why?
The Government, shamefully, has still not responded to the report from the Bishop which the PM commissioned The @PoliceChiefs has missed a golden opportunity to push them into making real change”. #HillsboroughLawNow'
https://twitter.com/RichieG_LFC/status/1620420045431242754'A long overdue apology for the bereaved Hillsborough families from the police today. No mention of the people who survived their incompetence though, the ones who’ve been branded thieves, liars & drunks; the ones vilified & abused for over 3 decades because of their lies?'
https://twitter.com/charlhennessy1/status/1620395503161856002'12,344 days have passed since our loved ones were killed at #Hillsborough.
And only today are the police acknowledging that their failings caused the disaster, their lies contributed to the torment we continue to be put through!'
https://twitter.com/BrianReade/status/1620411096317456384'It’s taken 34 years for police to admit that their failings killed 97 people whose average age was 24. Then finally apologise to families, knowing all legal action has ended so none of their own will ever be held accountable. What a shameless country.'
https://twitter.com/TonyEvans92a/status/1620398092544794627'Seeing lots of 'charters,' 'codes,' and 'guidences' in today's police report about the response to Hillsborough. Yup, 34 years on we're getting the equivalent of 'thoughts and prayers.' The duty of candour needs to be enshrined in law'