Jeremy Hunt Is Rhyming Slang In Liverpool
JEREMY Hunt is now rhyming slang in some parts of Liverpool. The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt suggested that hooliganism had played a part in the Hillsborough football disaster when 96 Liverpool fans died.
Well, it did. Had it not been for hooliganism, there would have been no fencing around the Hillsborough pitch. But that is not what Hunt meant. He said that the “terrible problems” of “Heysel and Hillsborough in the 1980s seem now to be behind us.”
But violence paid no part in that day’s event. Hunt is wrong. He rushes out an apology:
“I know that fan unrest played no part in the terrible events of April 1989 and I apologise to Liverpool fans and the families of those killed and injured in the Hillsborough disaster if my comments caused any offence.”
While Hunt backtracks and looks contrite, we note that his comments were meant to illustrate how violence–free this 2010 World Cup has been. On this point he is right. There has been no talk of England’s shame and scenes of smashed of bars and tossed plastic patio furniture.
And this, says Hunt, is because hooliganism has been beaten. And he is wrong again. Hooligans are not in evidence in South Africa because the kind of thug who follows England or his domestic club into Europe can neither afford nor be bothered to head to South Africa.
Look out for Hunt being bothered to head to Liverpool in chains…
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15th APRIL: On the day in 1989 overcrowding at the Liverpool v Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final football match led to the deaths of 95 people. Liverpool fans at Hillsborough, trying to escape severe overcrowding during the FA Cup semi-final football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. On 15/04/99, Liverpool will mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy (13/4/99). * 96 people died and 170 were injured in the Hillsborough disaster. The dead will be honoured at the 10th anniversary with a traditional memorial service at Liverpool football stadium, Anfield. 12/4/01: 43 people have died and scores of others injured following a stampede of supporters at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, during a local soccer derby match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. 15/4/04: Thousands of football fans were attending a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The memorial service was taking place at the Kop stand at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield stadium.
Posted: 28th, June 2010 | In: Politicians Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
