There’s been a lot of discussion recently about #MrBatesVsThePostOffice & parallels with Windrush, Hillsborough & other miscarriages of justice. But we need more scrutiny on the solicitors & judiciary in these scandals.
A long thread.../ We are told in the UK we have a separation of powers - that our executive (govt) is separate from our judiciary, to ensure checks and balances. Even if that’s true, and it’s debatable, the judiciary’s institutional bias in favour of authority is itself an impediment to justice

I see Rupert Murdoch is finally handing over the reins. My own Rupert story... in 2009 I wrote a piece for The Observer about Hillsborough, to mark the 20th anniversary. I wrote about my own experience, but also interviewed others whose lives had been changed 1/ 2/ One woman I interviewed appeared in the piece anonymously. She had been married to "Ian", a man who survived the crush in pen 3, but lost his mate who he'd gone to the match with. Ian was devastated by this, and by his own experience

@ChampionsLeague My experience at Stade de France on Saturday was the 2nd worst I’ve had at a football match, after Hillsborough. It’s difficult to convey the disdain of French police for the welfare of supporters outside the stadium - LFC fans, Madrid fans and neutrals 1/... 2/ This thread is based on what I witnessed, and the accounts of mates out there - around 15-20 of us in total, all with legitimate tickets

#Hillsborough thread
One of the great unknowns, to this day, concerns the whereabouts of Chief Supt David Duckenfield on 15 April 1989, from around late morning to 2pm. These were crucial hours, when - as match commander - he should have been leading the best part of...
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1,000 officers at the stadium.

This is a thread that considers the significance of his unexplained absence, and his explanation for not recalling his whereabouts. It’s long. Bear with me.