Subject Index: Sport

Anything with a sporting theme.

Boris Johnson Airbrushed From History

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borisjohnson
On October 16th 2004 The Spectator published an unsigned editorial by Boris Johnson (aparently with a little help from Simon Heffer) in which he stated that Liverpool fans were wallowing in self pity when they themselves were responsible for the Hillsborough disaster. This article has since gone missing from The Spectator online archive. In an... More →

Why The Hillsborough Panel Has Not Reported The Truth

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By Dan Bennett,
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On April 15, 1989 I was sitting in the North Stand at Hillsborough with a perfect view of the Leppings Lane end. Along with 40,000-odd other people I witnessed what has now been described as the biggest cover up in modern British history. How can you cover up something which is witnessed by over 40,000 people? As a 19-year-old, I returned to... More →

Sheila Coleman

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With: Sheila Coleman,
misc-poster-2011
The recent debate in the House of Commons which culminated in a decision to release all Hillsborough documents was generally  perceived as a victory for those fighting for justice. The debate arose because of an e-petition to release documents. The e-petition was initiated after the Hillsborough Justice Campaign issued a statement condemning the... More →

Political Football: Meanings and Mystery at the World Cup

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With: David Goldblatt,
misc-poster-2010
The World Cup Finals, now 80 years old, attracts the biggest television audience of any global event. In an era of globalization, it is, if only for a month every four years, the closest we come to imagining and being a global community. It’s the kind of audience no state, no political movement can turn down and since the Uruguayans celebrated... More →

The Bristol Boys

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With: Mike Baker,
Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Radical History Zone 2011 Poster
As the perfect après fair, artist Mike Baker will present his ‘Bristol Boys’ plaque which was recently unveiled outside the Hatchet Inn. At the turn of the 19th Century the Hatchet was the bare knuckle boxing venue in Bristol an produced several renowned champions. Mike is the man behind the Easton Signs Tail and collaborated with BRHG on the... More →

‘Soccer vs. the State: Tackling Football and Radical Politics’

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With: Gabriel Kuhn,
Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Radical History Zone 2011 Poster
A former semi-professional football player, Gabriel Kuhn shares his thoughts on the game in his latest book. Besides exploring the history and the politics of the professional game, Kuhn takes a look at radical supporter culture and grassroots football efforts around the world. The book also includes numerous contributions from football activists... More →

"Make Them Grovel": The 1976 West Indies Cricket Tour

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Life Before Thatcher
The West Indies Cricket Tour to England in 1976 came at a time of mounting attacks and provocations on black communities both by fascist groups such as the National Front and by the institutionally racist police forces. The situation was inflamed by the comments of England Captain and native South African Tony Greig, who before the tour claimed "I... More →

Hillsborough: What Really Happened?

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With: Sheila Coleman, Dan Bennett, David Goldblatt,
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This April is the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough football disaster which killed 96 Liverpool fans and injured hundreds more. Twenty years on, few people know what actually happened and the (now admitted) lies told by the Police to the press at the time remain as many people's memory of events. The coroner and the inquiry narrowly restricted... More →