Wasn't Maggie Thatcher Prime Minister at the time of Hillsborough?

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• By Kenny Dalglish

The Kenny Dalglish column Justice for the 96? Why has the FA not been brought to book?

19 Oct 2012 22:30 It has taken a long, long time for a lot of organisations to face up to what they did in 1989, says Kenny Dalglish in his latest column, and now it’s the Football Association’s turn

Right to the top: The English game's governing body ordered the match to be held at unsafe Hillsborough AP

In the last few weeks, many welcome advances have been made in finally proving the truth of what happened at Hillsborough.​

Even though they were not in power at the time, our current government has picked up the baton and handled the issue superbly.(How did that get past the proof readers)


In the 1987 general election, Thatcher won an unprecedented third term in office. But controversial policies, including the poll tax and her opposition to any closer integration with Europe, produced divisions within the Conservative Party which led to a leadership challenge. In November 1990, she agreed to resign and was succeeded as party leader and prime minister by John Major

 

[Tubey]

Bizarre... I assume they just mean that the current set of ministers - as in the actual people - didn't hold government positions at the time.

Still a pretty bad blooper.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

HE MEANS THE ACTUAL PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO THE PARTY

 

[Mrk]

It's pretty clear what he means. A government is different to a political party.