David Conn
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Investigations correspondent for the Guardian. Author: The Fall of the House of Fifa https://t.co/XqtqVaT3c1 .
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170+ FSA supporter groups and Tracey Crouch have co-signed our open letter calling on party leaders to include the Football Governance Bill in their manifestos and to reintroduce the legislation post-general election.
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My latest for Guardian sport. How do Arsenal fans assess the season? Big thanks to Latte Firm, Akhil Vyas, Laura Kirk-Francis and Clive for their input.
theguardian.com/football/artic…
“How is it that [so many] British citizens have been the victims of quite colossal injustice for decades and yet the state has just tried to push them into the wilderness” Andy Burnham on why iblood scandal reinforces need for #hillsboroughlawnow theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…
I started off as a freelance journalist mostly writing for Private Eye Magazine so I am very very happy to be on the longlist this year for the Paul Foot Award alongside ace colleagues Rowena Mason and matthew weaver for our stories on Frank Hester.
private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-award
Graham Roberts, my precious big brother should be celebrating his 60th birthday today. The tragic, devastating & preventable events of 15th April 1989 stole him from us… my family the families of the other 96 victims changed forever that day #HillsboroughLawNOW
It’s also notable that out of all our ethnically diverse political leaders, Sadiq Khan is the only one who has consistently won big at the ballot box despite the torrent of racist abuse he faces. Quite something. A true trail blazer. But it must take its toll on him personally.
Robert Fenlon is one of 28 people to have died a self-inflicted death at Woodhill prison since 2013.
Now an inquest found he died by unlawful killing.
His daughter Hennie told Channel 4 News about her dad & why prison shouldn't be a death sentence.
channel4.com/news/call-for-…
Re-elected with huge majority in Manchester, powerful call for better times by Andy Burnham:
“We all need to reconnect power with the promotion of the common good, rather than what we have seen in recent times - the association of power with corruption and lies.”
Since 2020, Stuart Potts has housed hundreds of homeless people in his own one-bed flat. I’ve been spending time there over the last few months. My latest for The Guardian Long Read theguardian.com/society/2024/a…
Superb piece by Mihir Bose on his life and fine career, as an Indian in Britain:
“I know I have a positive story to tell but still I feel Britain is a work in progress…To become a truly diverse society, this country must come to terms with its less than glorious imperial past.”
