Apologising

wellquickwoody · Jun 13, 2014

for being seen with/reading a newspaper (loose terminology) :facepalm:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27829958

And the people in Merseyside criticizing him for it, FFS!

Albumen · Jun 13, 2014

wellquickwoody said:
for being seen with/reading a newspaper (loose terminology)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27829958

And the people in Merseyside criticizing him for it, FFS!

And so they should.

Machiavelli · Jun 13, 2014

Must be contagious:
I got one from Bozza today

beorhthelm · Jun 13, 2014

our politics has become pretty petty if holding a mainstream newspaper causes offense.

Buzzer · Jun 13, 2014

It's a very odd state of affairs. He's been pictured with the Sun loads of times, so it's hardly a momentary lapse. This from only last month:

I don't think anyone from Self-Pity City asked him to apologise for that photo-opportunity or the previous ones either.

Nibble · Jun 13, 2014

I'd be worried if our politicians weren't checking out EVERY daily they can get their hands, time permitting. As shockingly shit as some of them are or even as abhorant as some are it is what the people of the UK read and they should know what they are filling their heads with.

However, posing with it, as these other politicians have also done is such a second rate and wholly misjudged attempt to be "one of the lads" and in touch with the man on the street that it just confirms our thoughts about these shitheels.

Wozza · Jun 13, 2014

"He is sorry to those who feel offended..."

= Doesn't really think he's done anything wrong.

edna krabappel · Jun 13, 2014

Machiavelli said:
Must be contagious:
I got one from Bozza today

Bozza gave you a copy of the Sun?

W.C. · Jun 13, 2014

Why shouldn't they have a pop?

Disgusting what those ***** wrote. This free paper thing has been one of their biggest ever publicity stunts.

Good on the scousers for having a go at them and anyone associated with it.

nwgull · Jun 13, 2014

Lord Storey: "I don't think people outside of Merseyside realise the great upset and harm The Sun caused to the people of this city"

No. I don't think that it's been mentioned that much in the last 25 years.

W.C. · Jun 13, 2014

nwgull said:
Lord Storey: "I don't think people outside of Merseyside realise the great upset and harm The Sun caused to the people of this city"

No. I don't think that it's been mentioned that much in the last 25 years.

Might have had something to do with the cover up and smear from the authorities for the last 25 years no?

Or, god forbid if something happened to one of our loved ones, and then we were lied about by police/governments/newspapers, we'd all go, oh yes, sorry about that? Didn't mean to be any trouble.

Unbelievable that people still trot out this stuff after all the facts came out.

nwgull · Jun 13, 2014

W.C. said:
Might have had something to do with the cover up and smear from the authorities for the last 25 years no?

Or, god forbid if something happened to one of our loved ones, and then we were lied about by police/governments/newspapers, we'd all go, oh yes, sorry about that? Didn't mean to be any trouble.

Unbelievable that people still trot out this stuff after all the facts came out.

This is all about the Sun though who've unreservedly apologised for mis reporting the disaster.

The cause and progression of the disaster, which has nothing to do with the Sun, is being investigated in great depth at this very moment.

Cian · Jun 13, 2014

I wonder what The Sun would actually have to do to deal with this - short of having Kelvin McKenzie tarred, feather, and then submerged in Albert Dock?

wellquickwoody · Jun 13, 2014

nwgull said:
Lord Storey: "I don't think people outside of Merseyside realise the great upset and harm The Sun caused to the people of this city"

No. I don't think that it's been mentioned that much in the last 25 years.

LOL

The Large One · Jun 13, 2014

nwgull said:
This is all about the Sun though who've unreservedly apologised for mis reporting the disaster.

The cause and progression of the disaster, which has nothing to do with the Sun, is being investigated in great depth at this very moment.

Really? Kelvin MacKenzie later retracted his apology.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/12/broadcasting.pressandpublishing

Cian · Jun 13, 2014

The Large One said:
Really? Kelvin MacKenzie later retracted his apology.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/12/broadcasting.pressandpublishing

I didn't know he'd done one prior to 2007 - the last one was 2012:

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/sep/12/hillsborough-disaster-mackenzie-profuse-apologies-sun

Although you've no way of knowing if its genuine of course. And he's tried to blame the police for "leading him" to publishing the original story.

nwgull · Jun 13, 2014

The Large One said:
Really? Kelvin MacKenzie later retracted his apology.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/12/broadcasting.pressandpublishing

Kelvin Mackenzie isn't The Sun. If he was then they could have ended their boycott when he left as editor in the mid 90s.

Buzzer · Jun 13, 2014

Did Liverpool FC ever officially apologise to Chelsea Football Club for remarks by their then chairman, John Smith attributing the blame for Heysel to Chelsea fans?

Or more pertinently, the Liverpool Echo who "devoted swaths of space to witnesses' accounts reporting that the riot had been the work of the National Front, Chelsea or Leeds supporters or had even, as one diehard Red insisted, been provoked by disgruntled Evertonians. Liberal councillor Peter Millea, who was at the match, told the Echo he distinctly made out a contingent of skinheads wearing Union Jack T-shirts and speaking with cockney accents."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport14

Righteous indignation can be a two-way street.

Iggle Piggle · Jun 13, 2014

The Large One said:
Really? Kelvin MacKenzie later retracted his apology.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/12/broadcasting.pressandpublishing

Domonic Mohan or whatever his name was, certainly did

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...dly-sorry-over-false-fan-conduct-reports.html

Iggle Piggle · Jun 13, 2014

Whilst I have little time for the Sun, alright, a bit of time for any paper that comes up with the headlines 'Diniz in the oven' and 'Swedes 2 Turnips 1', what it printed was briefed to them by an MP and Chief of Police. 1, if not both, of those guys knew what they were saying to be lies whereas Kelvin Mackenzie was crossing his fingers and taking a flyer to sell papers. They for me, are the real villians of the piece. Bismirching the dead in order to take some of the blame off themselves. What a way to behave.

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