MacKenzie hated the people of Liverpool - he said so last month...

Since the verdict of unlawful killing was passed last week, MacKenzie and The Sun have been at pains to portray themselves as innocent victims of the lies spread by South Yorkshire police. However, it's clear his readiness to accept those lies and to continue spreading them without checking facts was fueled by his hatred of the people of Liverpool. Here's what he said about the Liverpool dockers (and the striking miners) on 1 April when talking about the junior doctors' strike. He wasn't just an innocent victim and he knows it.