It seems the Establishment is still closing ranks and fighting the victims,” he added. "But amongst the list of people that failed to stop him sowing the wrong seed, you wouldnât include the club?" The noble Lord, Lord Dean, asks about a debate. But it is too soon to be satisfied. Steve Rotheram, the MP for Liverpool Walton who read out the names of the 96 dead in Parliament, said the comments revealed “prejudice and ignorance”. ", The witness replied: "I don't disagree that this is what he says.". "So far, the figures this season show a marked improvement in the number of arrests and ejections from football grounds. Is there, perhaps, a lesson there for the Hillsborough campaigners?”. Analysis of the BBC reverage revealed that, far from being an objective, balanced, ... Heysel Stadium in Brussels Orior to the 1985 European Cup Final between ... tragedy in the setting up of the Popplewell Enquiry, which ensured that by He said: "Do you agree with his [Mr Justice Popplewell's] proposition that the most important lesson is that if hooligans didn't behave like hooligans at football matches, there would be no such risk of death or injury? “The terrible tragedies at Bradford and Hillsborough are simply not comparable, said Burnham. Soon after the Committee of Inquiry had been established a disaster in Belgium occurred at the Heysel Stadium which was visited and implications of the collapse of the separating wall were taken into account also. I know that the noble Lord has a powerful concern about this subject. Mr Duckenfield was appointed 19 days before the disaster. I shall examine Mr. Justice Popplewell's recommendations for further powers when we see how the new Act works in practice. ", Mr Cutlack said: "I couldn't argue with you that the physical fact of that fence being there made it substantially more difficult for people to escape through the gates in that fence in the event that they needed to.". Mr Cutlack replied: "It might be, but I might also question whether that was an appropriate person to put in charge.". By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. In addition to dealing with the events at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 29th May and discussing the causes of hooliganism, the final report makes its recommendations on, separately, ... That is a welcome first step, as Mr. Justice Popplewell remarks in his report. We have taken action to ban some other items which may be used as missiles. Every time you have to set the record straight it hurts.”. Heysel and the death of English hooliganism Friday marks the 30th anniversary of the day 39 people died when a wall collapsed after Liverpool fans charged their Juventus counterparts. A retired judge who produced a report into football safety following the Bradford stadium fire has provoked outrage after saying the families of those lost at Hillsborough should “move on” and stop harbouring “conspiracy theories”. "On membership cards, I fully endorse Mr. Justice Popplewell's recommendation. Sir Oliver Popplewell, 84, contrasted the “quiet dignity and great courage” of the relatives of 56 people killed in the blaze at Valley Parade in May 1985 to that of the Hillsborough campaigners, who are pushing for the release of government papers related to the tragedy. Hillsborough witness questioned over Popplewell Report. Every step will be taken to encourage such co-operation; I give the noble Lord that assurance. “Was there a conspiracy after the Bradford fire? My Lords, I note those points and I am sure my right honourable friend will do so, too. "The Police and Criminal Evidence Act which came into force on 1st January has already extended the police powers of search and of arrest in ways which will help them deal with troublemakers at football grounds. The new interim chief constable of South Yorkshire Police has said he plans to listen to the families of those who died at Hillsborough. They did not harbour conspiracy theories. "I think it is unlikely," Mr Cutlack said. Powers are immediately available under both the Safety of Sports Grounds Act and the Fire Precautions Act to deal with any exceptional hazard which might be found in the course of the inspections. I have asked for more information from the football authorities and will wish to consider that carefully, in the light of the inquiry's recommendation, before deciding whether to allow some relaxation of the controls on alcohol in executive boxes. "On disorderly conduct, the Public Order Bill now before the House seeks to create a new offence which will cover hooliganism in football grounds as elsewhere. Mr Beggs quoted conclusions from the 1986 Popplewell Report, which made recommendations following the Heysel disaster the previous year. "In Scotland my right honourable friend intends to introduce similarly, as soon as practicable, an order designating stadia of clubs with accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators in the first and second divisions of the Scottish Football League.