This is exactly the sort of thing we should have a minute's applause for, not the proliferation of "my grandad's dead, he was a villa fan, he lived at number 25, can we have a minute's applause on the 25th minute, please?" style thing.
Having just read 'Justice4the21.co.uk' I'm not clear about what the applause is for.It seems the coroner has agreed to resume the inquest, ie due process is underway. Is the applause in support of public funding for the lawyers representing the families? Or is it in memory of the dead? Or something else?
So the applause is in support of the families' claim for legal aid?
Did anyone else go the match in 1974 at St. Andrews just after the bombing?I can't remember it that well, but vaguely recall it was England vs .Blues & Villa.
Quote from: oldhill_avfc on October 25, 2016, 07:42:34 AMSo the applause is in support of the families' claim for legal aid?Yes. They have already been refused funding by Amber Rudd, and now they are being forced to wait for a decision for aid from higher up. You can understand the government of the day being reticent on the matter, what with it being a massive establishment cover-up (miscarriages of justice, lost evidence including a bomb, 75-year embargo on files of evidence) and all that.
There's a hint in some reports that it's tied in with the Unionist movement. The Traditional Unionist Voice hosted the campaign's team in 'voicing their plight' to the people of Northern Ireland.