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Michael Shields: A campaign that won wide support across Liverpool and beyond Jul 3 2009 by Greg O'Keeffe, Liverpool Echo THE campaign to win justice for Michael Shields captured the heart of Merseyside and the attention of the country. What started as a tightly-knit group of Michael’s immediate family spread to involve the Bishop of Liverpool James Jones, Reds captain Steven Gerrard, pop group Atomic Kitten and politicians Louise Ellman and Arlene McCarthy. It was a campaign supported by thousands of people who marched in Liverpool and London, and refused to stop until what they saw as an horrendous miscarriage of justice was finally righted. Now those campaigners, who organised a 2006 concert at the Empire to help pay Michael’s £97,000 Bulgarian court fine, are reeling from the ultimate disappointment. Immediately after... [read full story]
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