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I was absolutely horrified to learn of new Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's comments about Hillsborough today.
He has praised the behaviour of England football supporters at the World Cup, saying that he is thankful that the days of Hillsborough and Heysel were behind us.
Years after it was established that violence played no part in the Hillsborough tragedy, he has reopened many old wounds for the families of the victims and those who survived a living nightmare. Quite rightly, they have been very quick to condemn his thoughtless gaffe.
Yes, Mr Hunt has been very quick to apologise, and Home Secretary Theresa May has reinforced this by acknowledging that the facts of the tragedy were determined a very long time ago.
But this Coalition government has many problems ahead of it. There is no guarantee that it will last a full five-year term.
Given the disquiet on the Liberal Democrat backbenches that is already surfacing in the wake of the Budget, the last thing we need is cabinet ministers shooting their mouths off and making utterly insensitive remarks that are simply not true.
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