Peter Hooton
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Peter Joseph Hooton is the vocalist of Liverpool-based group the Farm. He was also its sole founder member in 1983, overseeing its rise to prominence with two top 10 singles in 1990, its breakup in 19
Peter Hooton performing live at Let's Rock Liverpool, 31 July 2021. Photograph by Andrew D. Hurley
Coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster by the British tabloid The Sun led to the newspaper's decline in Liverpool and the broader Merseyside region, with organised boycotts against it. The disaste
Peter Hooton
…Certificate in Education, was awarded an honorary degree by Edge Hill University. Hooton has been a spokesperson for boycotts of The Sun following its coverage of the Hillsborough disaster. In November 2019, along with 34 other musicians, Hooton signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2019 UK general election…
The front page of The Sun on 19 April 1989 carried lies about fan behaviour during the Hillsborough disaster.
A banner commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster and the 96 people at the time (now 97) who had died from injuries sustained
A pride flag emblazoned with the Total Eclipse of the Sun campaign logo
Don't Buy the Sun sticker