Rejected petition Strip Bernard Ingham of his knighthood

the title ‘sir’ is supposed to represent honour and respect and there’s nothing honourable or respectful about the way Ingham has over many years consistently abused the people who lost loved ones in such a tragic way in the Hillsborough disaster.

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Letter from Sir Bernard Ingham to Graham Skinner in December 30, 1996
Thank you for your letter of December 11. I believe that there would have been no Hillsborough disaster if tanked-up yobs had not turned up in very large numbers to try to force their way into the ground.

over the years he has insulted all Hillsborough relatives and Liverpool fans and even refers to them as ‘contemptible’:

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Date submitted 26 April 2016
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