SINGER Morrissey has attacked the responses of The Queen, the Prime Minister and London mayor Sadiq Khan to the Manchester terrorist atrocity.
The 58-year-old former lead singer of The Smiths, who grew up in Manchester, got mixed reviews for his commentary on the reaction to the deadly suicide bombing that occurred at Ariana Grande’s concert.
He lashed out against British politicians, criticizing their statements on the Manchester attack.
“Theresa May says such attacks ‘will not break us,’ but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues,” he wrote.
“Also, ‘will not break us’ means that the tragedy will not break her, or her policies on immigration. The young people of Manchester are already broken - thanks all the same, Theresa.”
He continued: “Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections.”
He added: "Sadiq Khan says 'London is united with Manchester', but he does not condemn Islamic State - who have claimed responsibility for the bomb.
"The Queen receives absurd praise for her 'strong words' against the attack, yet she does not cancel today's garden party at Buckingham Palace - for which no criticism is allowed in the Britain of free press.
"Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an "extremist". An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?
"In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections."
His remarks prompted arguments over the rights and wrongs of his views.
Hundreds liked comments made by Loz Humber who said: "Unnecessarily divisive. Our thoughts and actions should be with, and for, the victims of the attack; not exploiting it for political motive."
Hundreds more supported the view of Andreas Kielczynski who wrote: "I absolutely knew that you would speak up on this and for Manchester. Thank you Morrissey Official You're a champion and I'll always be a fan. Happy Birthday and bless everyone in Manchester and around the world exhausted by this almost daily reminder of how inhuman humans have become."
Duane Moore added: "Mozza, prepare to be next on the 'you're a fascist/nazi' list, but you're absolutely right. Be well."
Samanduh LairPressher disagreed saying: " Your hate is not allowed. Using the deaths of others to promote xenophobia is not welcome. I reject your anti-immigration and hate."
Jo Cox wasn't 'protected from the line of fire', was she, Morrissey? pic.twitter.com/AogDLVipSr
— ❄JulietteAdAstra❄ (@JulietteAdAstra) May 23, 2017
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel