Roger Alton Roger Alton

Liverpool’s press mess

This bitter drama could have savage implications for freedom of the press

issue 01 April 2017

The comedian Jimmy Carr is not necessarily a guy you would trust on much, but he was spot on the other day when he said that the Hillsborough disaster was something you would never joke about. Of course not, but it seems you can’t have even a sliver of a divergent view.

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