Hot Press takes its metaphorical hat off to LBC radio presenter James O’Brien who ritually disembowels Kelvin MacKenzie, the editor who presided over the Sun’s vile Hillsborough coverage, on his morning talk show.
“The massive majority of ordinary journalists don’t deserve to lose their jobs because of the actions 27 years ago of a disgraced individual editor,” he reflects. “A man whose conduct that day was so despicable that frankly he should never have been employed again, let alone elevated subsequently and rewarded today with another column. He still has a column in The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie; absolutely unbelievable.
“Six months ago, Kelvin MacKenzie was still joking about it in his column about how he could be Lord MacKenzie of Anfield if it was true that George Osborne was putting gongs up for sale. Oh, that’s hilarious yeah. Hilarious. 96 dead people. Families still grieving.”