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mackenzie
proper noun
Of Scottish origin.
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Mackenzie was the editor of the Sun when it sold more than 4m copies and was arguably at its most influential in Thatcherite Britain.
I understand that the editor, Tony Gallagher, was made aware by the sports desk of deep upset about the hiring of MacKenzie by its writers, especially its star columnist Alan Hansen.
The MacKenzie article was brought to the attorney general's attention by a supporter of the Hillsborough families campaign for justice.
It was, according to the post-election MacKenzie headline that Murdoch disliked intensely, the Sun that won it (for John Major).
With MacKenzie at the helm, the paper not only regained its energy but became an agenda-setting paper renowned for its strident support for the blessed Margaret Thatcher and outrageous headlines that achieved iconic status: Freddie Starr ate my hamster, Up yours Delors, Gotcha! and It was the Sun wot won it.
Another reader wrote: "It is with profound regret and utter dismay that I see you have given space to Kelvin MacKenzie, who was responsible for printing one of the most hurtful, disgusting and outrageous editions of any British newspaper that there has ever been.
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The first onshore wells were sunk in Canada's Mackenzie River valley in 1920; since then over 400 Arctic oil and gas fields have been discovered.
No matter how often I (or my explosive editor, Kelvin MacKenzie) pledged not to deal with him any longer, it was impossible to do so because he came up with the goods.
The company's chief executive Andrew Mackenzie said: We expect to maintain strong momentum and remain on track to generate group production growth of 16% over the two years to the end of the 2015 financial year.
Many relatives and friends of the 96 people who died at the Hillsborough stadium nearly 26 years ago were deeply shocked when Kelvin MacKenzie, the former editor of the Sun, was commissioned to write an Opinion article in the Guardian.
A spokesperson for Jeremy Wright said: "I can confirm this office has been asked to consider a number of articles, including the one written by Kelvin MacKenzie, regarding the evidence heard in the Hillsborough inquest and last week we issued a media advisory that urged restraint when publishing, including by way of social media.
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