Gary Jordan

Villa away today, and as always when we play a team from the Midlands, I'll be wearing this in support of @Justice4the21 52 years, still waiting for justice Let Right Be Done 🩵

On 21st August 2026 the Home Office organised the 'National Day for Victims & Survivors of Terrorism". The commemorative service was, of course, held in London, nowhere else exists outside the Westminster bubble, even though our new Prime Minister is keen to remind everyone that he wants to see greater devolution of power. The event could have been held in Birmingham? A city in the middle of England and recognised as the country's second city. More distressing than the venue is the fact that none of the families of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974 were invited to this event or even made aware of the 'National Day for Victims & Survivors of Terrorism', thus furthering the claims and rumours that the State were involved and it was not an actual 'terrorist' attack. It has been 51 years since our loved ones were murdered. Ironically, they were killed on the 21st November 1974. Today is the 21st. Our loved ones were killed on the 21st. There were 21 of them who never saw the light of day again. Every day, every month, every year we miss them. We grieve for them. Our lives have been hollowed out because they are no longer with us. WHY? 21 souls were slain in cold blood with a further 200 injured survivors, many left with life changing injuries in what remains England's longest unsolved mass murder of England's 20th century? This event was organised by the Home Office. The Home Secretary is a Birmingham MP and STILL our families and our loved ones, the survivors, the community, emergency services and our city have yet again been forgotten by the very people who organised this very significant day for families like ours. But, again, we have been ignored, forgotten and treated as if our loved ones and their surviving relatives do not and have never existed. Andy Burnham in his speech at the event today told victims of terrorism “we see you, we hear you, we stand with you” REALLY?! Clearly NOT! Where was our invitation? Or is this yet another example of one of those 'special' clubs but we're not invited? Our families are so aggrieved and insulted by the apparent iniquitous and reprehensible behaviour that we demand an apology from the Home Secretary, the Home Office (who organised it), Dan Jarvis and the Prime Minister Andy Burnham. How is it possible for Dan Jarvis and Shabana Mahmood, an MP for the City of Birmingham, to forget an atrocity that currently sits on their desk awaiting a decision on whether to hold a Public Inquiry. Being excluded from today's commemoration illustrates exactly how the establishment view the victims, survivors, the Irish community, emergency services, and families of the Birmingham Pub Bombings. It simply confirms that the community and our city is to be ignored. Justice4the21 For & on behalf of: James Frederick Caddick Charles Harper Grey John 'Cliff' Jones Desmond William Reilly Eugene Thomas Reilly Thomas Frederick Chaytor James Goodlett Craig Michael William Beasley Stanley James Bodman John Rowlands Trevor George Thrupp Stephen John Whalley Anne Hayes Pamela Joan Palmer Maureen Anne Roberts Maxine Hambleton Lynn Jane Bennett Marilyn Paula Nash Jane Elizabeth Davis Paul Anthony Davies Neil 'Tommy' Marsh NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN! @andyburnham @aburnhammp @ukhomeoffice @shabanamahmood @ukhomesectetary @preetkgillmp @liambyrnemp @larry_turner @paulettehamilto @AyoubKhanMP @AndrewmitchMP @TahirAliMP @jessphillips @AlistairCarns @CamillaTominey @afneil @littlejohnycmiu @10DowningStreet @BostonGlobe @elonmusk @beltel @irishtimes @skynews @gbnews @itvcentral @bbcmtd @bbcbreakfast @guardian @telegraph @expressandstar @news_letter @nytimes @independent_ire @andy4wm @Mayorwestmids @westmidspcc @nanaakua1 @larisamlbrown @danjarvismbe

Justice for the 21 campaigners marched through Birmingham this afternoon, calling for a public enquiry into the 1974 Pub Bombings. Julie's sister was one of the 21 killed in the explosions. Watch below 👇