Tony Barrett - support the Hillsborough campaign

By Tony Barrett on May 16, 09 10:38 AM in Journalists

THE 20th anniversary of Hillsborough has resulted in the fight for justice for the 96 victims of British football's worst ever disaster being reinvigorated.

All of a sudden there are no shortage of politicians, media commentators and people in general who believe that the campaign for justice is one which deserves their backing.

It would be easy to question the motives of some of those who have discovered a conscience 20 years on but that would be to miss a glaring opportunity as for the first time since the tragedy there is a genuine chance that public pressure could result in the truth of what happened on April 15, 1989, finally being known.

As such, all support should be welcomed because the more people who let the government know that they will not rest until justice is done the more chance there is of it actually happening.

For the people of Liverpool - where there are five Labour MPs - the best way this government can win back the favour they seem hell bent on losing would be to finally produce some sort of justice for the 96.

With the 20th anniversary coinciding with the very moment that a serving government is at its lowest ebb means that a unique opportunity has been missed so if anything can be done to aid the ongoing battle now is the time to do it.

Even if campaigning and sparring with politicians isn't really your thing, there are still ways you can help to try and heal one of this country's biggest wounds.

An online petition calling on the government to further investigate what happened at Hillsborough has been set up and it has already collected 11,000 signatures.

The website address is http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/lfcdisaster/ and it only takes a few seconds to go online and add your name.

Similarly, Liverpool fan Helen Boyle has collected the names of 78,000 people who are willing to join a proposed march for justice on June 20.

By adding your name at http://www.m4j.co.uk/ you could play your part in turning the demand for justice into a command.

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