The editors and writers from those days have long gone
Kelvin MacKenzie is still very much in the media these days, popping up here and there giving his opinions on all sorts of issues. And yet it has taken until today for him to apologise for the headline for which he was directly responsible (as revealed by the reporter who wrote the story).
as I said on another thread I feel (unwillingly) sorry for the paper and its editor: they published what the police chief and local MP told them. Other papers printed some of the allegations too, though much less luridly.
News flash on Live Liverpool TV, To the people of liverpool we are offering 20 tonnes of news paper FREE OF CHARGE? The Editor, "THE SUN" I think the people of Liverpool know what I mean by this?
On the Radio Four news tonight, they confirmed that both the current Editor and Kelvin Mackenszie had offered full apologies, and as advised, Mackensie reiterited his stance that he acted on what he believe was accurate information.
It is a terrible business, and I do hope that where possible, legal action is taken.