Sir James Anderton

British police officer.
Died on Friday May 6th 2022

Tweets related to Sir James Anderton:

@kasperweinberg2: Thatcher’s copper - 2 years ago

@al_ackof: As well as many of his odious views, was responsible for the paramilitary tactics of the GMP and incidentally, my w… - 2 years ago

@DenisHinds2: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@PoliceMutual: Tributes have been paid to former @gmpolice Chief Constable Sir James Anderton. The force led the tributes to the 8… - 2 years ago

@HughJampton66: @gmpolice Without comment 🤔 - 2 years ago

@BriW74: @spectator Read the obituaries of Sir James Anderton, chief constable of Greater Manchester 1976-1991 then compare… - 2 years ago

@RobB_W1: 👀@AlwynTurner - spotted @guardian Sat 07.05.22 - Not sure if Sir James Anderton featured in your excellent ‘British… - 2 years ago

@CrimeLineLaw: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' [and the famous case of Anderton v Ryan] - 2 years ago

@ledhivissafety1: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@Strontelius: @gmpolice I might read the Guardian obit before paying any tribute to this man, may he rest in peace.… - 2 years ago

@BWoodzy99: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@Matthew_Hodson: @BJH80 @dolphinmaria @gmpolice I am not aware of any. The Guardian obituary describes him as ‘unrepentant’ of thes… - 2 years ago

@mancWBA: Well that's sad for his family but not those of us that lived through his brutality. "Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP… - 2 years ago

@AncestralEnq: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@talkJenny: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@antmeals: RT @stepickford: Goodnight to James Anderton, Manchester's own 'God's Cop' and all round homophobic, religious prick. A page from our Frea… - 2 years ago

@antmeals: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@MeesterAl: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@cymroglyn: @Nero_Hunde @gmpolice I’m sure Sir Anderton is delighted. Presumably your father hopes Sir James rots in hell. - 2 years ago

@stuarthalton: Apparently you should only talk good of the dead. Sir Cyril (?) James Anderton is dead. Good. - 2 years ago

@Penbedw: Surprised that his god didn’t want to meet the dreadful James Anderton rather earlier. Duncan Campbell has written… - 2 years ago

@joelondon76: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@steven_t_green: Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton's time as Chief Constable was a shameful period in GM Police's history. Hi… - 2 years ago

@OllyJohnstone: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@filly4animals: Controversial 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@OliAworth: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@SteveDrakovarii: RT @OliAworth: And may the homophobic cesspit of a man get what’s coming to him 🔥 - 2 years ago

@OliAworth: And may the homophobic cesspit of a man get what’s coming to him 🔥 - 2 years ago

@ObitIndex: From The Guardian Obituaries - Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@alkalite5: 'God's copper' James Anderton who said homosexuals, drug addicts and prostitutes who had HIV or ...… - 2 years ago

@michaellondonsf: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@mancunianmedic: i haven't thought about him for years but, like Celine, it's all coming back to me - 2 years ago

@caeciliusest1: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@dailyearworms: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@starchanton: RT @DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police it… - 2 years ago

@TW697467758: Prove him wrong: - 2 years ago

@DarrenJohnson66: When I was beaten unconscious, smashed through a shop window and kicked in the head aged 19 I never told the police… - 2 years ago

@glynbeddau: RT @WalesAtTheUN: 'Controversial' being a euphimism for neo fascist - 2 years ago

@TrueSeeker2022: RT @DrSpock_PhD: There would be a lot of Chief Constables who could not match this copper’s approach or achieve the results he did. That's… - 2 years ago

@James86768401: RT @DrSpock_PhD: There would be a lot of Chief Constables who could not match this copper’s approach or achieve the results he did. That's… - 2 years ago

@BibiLynch: RT @davidmbarnett: I suppose now he finds out if he really was God’s Cop - 2 years ago

@DrSpock_PhD: RT @DrSpock_PhD: There would be a lot of Chief Constables who could not match this copper’s approach or achieve the results he did. That's… - 2 years ago

@DrSpock_PhD: There would be a lot of Chief Constables who could not match this copper’s approach or achieve the results he did.… - 2 years ago

@WalesAtTheUN: 'Controversial' being a euphimism for neo fascist - 2 years ago

@BritEvaNet: Obituary of James Anderton, controversial chief constable, publicly known for his Christianity. - 2 years ago

@hi5connectgh: Sir James Anderton family: Wife, Children, Parents, Siblings - 2 years ago

@hi5connectgh: Sir James Anderton children: Meet his daughter Gill Anderton - 2 years ago

@dollopojjam: RT @OldRoberts953: The old-school homophobe, who just used to say it loud and clear. Unlike the spectacularly thick homophobes of today,… - 2 years ago

@Cosmopeleton: RIP. "God's Copper..." x. #RIPSirJamesAnderton #police - 2 years ago

@IanBroadmore: God's copper' James Anderton who said homosexuals, drug addicts and prostitutes who had HIV or AIDS were 'swirling… - 2 years ago

@hi5connectgh: Sir James Anderton Wife: Who Is Lady Joan Anderton? - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @SpeakPaul: It is with great sadness we have lost the best Chief Constable that @gmpolice has ever had. A true Gentleman. RIP Sir James… - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @ShazmoRuns: Rest in peace Sir Cyril JAMES Anderton. He was CC when I joined GMP and never have I heard of a leader held in such high re… - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @Alisonexcop: Sir Cyril James Anderton sadly passed away. A fantastic Chief Constable who I had the privilege to work for. RIP Sir https… - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @November_7: Hearing sad news that my very first Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton has passed. He was the best I ever served unde… - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @davidmbarnett: I suppose now he finds out if he really was God’s Cop - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @InsJimJones: Sir James Anderton retired from @gmpolice 6 years before I joined the force. He lived in Trafford where I first started my… - 2 years ago

@PAULSAU39022947: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@hi5connectgh: Sir James Anderton Obituary, Funeral, Burial, Memorial Service - 2 years ago

@hi5connectgh: Sir James Anderton Cause Of Death - 2 years ago

@MandyTiffany1: Controversial 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@SP_Duckworth: Thinking of that Lloyd Cole lyric, but seems to crass to post. Sir James Anderton, controversial former chief con… - 2 years ago

@LFC38551992: RT @OldRoberts953: The old-school homophobe, who just used to say it loud and clear. Unlike the spectacularly thick homophobes of today,… - 2 years ago

@casertron3000: God’s cop is dead. - 2 years ago

@MarySchmoller: RT @100_maincove: Oh well. - 2 years ago

@MrPaulRobinson: Me and the chief got slowly stoned - 2 years ago

@OldRoberts953: The old-school homophobe, who just used to say it loud and clear. Unlike the spectacularly thick homophobes of to… - 2 years ago

@020644: 'God's copper' James Anderton who said homosexuals, drug addicts and prostitutes who had HIV or AIDS were 'swirling… - 2 years ago

@Richcompno: Sorry to hear passing of Sir James Anderton, many years Chief Constable of The Greater Manchester Police As a l… - 2 years ago

@malchera: I was thinking of him the other day. I remember his briefly in Spitting Image - 2 years ago

@Sperocaof: RT @GaspardWinckler: Cheering news. I hope it was painful. - 2 years ago

@GaspardWinckler: Cheering news. I hope it was painful. - 2 years ago

@mariali94316534: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@mariali94316534: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@deadbloke: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@den_jw: BBC News - Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' Horrible human being. - 2 years ago

@100_maincove: Oh well. - 2 years ago

@nazmulmarketer1: Manchester’s ‘God’s copper’ Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@DetSuptBurnside: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@AbidSardar20: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@adabagcompany: Controversial 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@Big_City_Radio: Manchester's 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@triantafyllidi2: V 'God's copper' James Anderton who said homosexuals, drug addicts and prostitutes who had HIV or AIDS were 'swirli… - 2 years ago

@cathbooth: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@PoliceChiefs: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@nazmulmarketer1: Manchester’s ‘God’s copper’ Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@nazmulmarketer1: Manchester’s ‘God’s copper’ Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@NewsfeedsMedia: Manchester's 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@ryan451970: RT @PoliceWatch666: Police chief who claimed victims of Aids were in 'human cesspool of their own making' dies. 🎻 - 2 years ago

@swannphil: I’d completely forgotten “God’s copper”. Sir James Anderton 1932 - 2022 - 2 years ago

@BerkleyBearNews: Manchester's 'God's copper' Sir James Anderton dies aged 89 - 2 years ago

@LindsayNorthWe1: RT @NoirMJ: Revealed: Secret documents show how Margaret Thatcher helped save ex-Manchester police chief Sir James Anderton after row over… - 2 years ago

@neilbast: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@MyWiganUK: Sir James led Greater Manchester Police between 1975 and 1991 and became one of the country's most high profile pol… - 2 years ago

@TanyaAGT: RT @GlenMitchell1: The humanity in me would never welcome anyone’s death but as a gay man I certainly won’t be shedding any tears today.… - 2 years ago

@sue_lees: James Anderton, the Mary Whitehouse of police. Another bigoted evangelical bites the dust. - 2 years ago

@SeanFionn: Gone to his eternal reward Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@gmjackgm: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@pirateirwin: Controversial former chief constable of GMP Sir James Anderton dies - 2 years ago

@Bob__Hudson: Had forgotten all about Anderton, what a despicable character he was. - 2 years ago

@chrisrwright: "SIR" James Anderton is dead, hopefully swirling about in a cesspit of his own making. Good riddance. - 2 years ago

@JohnRow64286327: If there is an afterlife, Sir James Anderton had better hope that God isn’t a lesbian #r4today - 2 years ago

@seaniegriff: RT @taxbod: Good riddance. - 2 years ago

@ASlightReturn1: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@BrianGJCooper: RIP Sir James Anderton – without him I’d never have known I had a cesspit of my own making ready to swirl in. - 2 years ago

@LGBTHM: RT @Police_Oracle: Controversial former Chief Sir James Anderton has died. 'God's Cop' tackled crime gangs and rioters. But he also offende… - 2 years ago

@timstorrieqc: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@SheilaFell: Sir James Anderton, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester dubbed ‘God’s Cop’ for his fiery moralism – obituary - 2 years ago

@mariali94316534: RT @In___Memoriam: ✝️ Sir Cyril James ANDERTON, CBE, KStJ, QPM, DL 🗓 24 May 1932 - 5 May 2022 🗺 🇬🇧 📜 Police officer ☠️ - 💻 @gmpolice  I… - 2 years ago

@isearch247: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' - Tributes are paid to… - 2 years ago

@music_amigo: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' - 2 years ago

@mikenstuff: RT @BBCNWT: Sir James Anderton, the former Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, has died aged 89. Known as "God's copper" he was an often… - 2 years ago

@LeeRourke: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@RecentLatestVia: 𝗕𝗕𝗖 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 - 𝗨𝗞: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' - 2 years ago

@Tim_Middleton: Remember him? Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@treadders: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@LaikaAlan: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@carlgardner: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@luisguy61: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@PhyllisRosemary: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@oxoball: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@PolHisSoc1985: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@In___Memoriam: ✝️ Sir Cyril James ANDERTON, CBE, KStJ, QPM, DL 🗓 24 May 1932 - 5 May 2022 🗺 🇬🇧 📜 Police officer ☠️ - 💻 @gmpolice… - 2 years ago

@BarbaraT09: RT @Nathanjones0001: Sir James Anderton. Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police 1976 - 1991. Rest in Peace. 💙 - 2 years ago

@ProjektProsper: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy' - BBC News - 2 years ago

@bulletin_ex: The obituary of Sir James Anderton police - 2 years ago

@PC15630: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@UkCountyLines: RT @Nathanjones0001: Sir James Anderton. Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police 1976 - 1991. Rest in Peace. 💙 - 2 years ago

@MPA_GMP: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@SimonMarkSmith1: On behalf of my brother, and those who served under his command. Rip Sir James Anderton. #copperscopper - 2 years ago

@RichardScarbor8: RT @stepickford: Goodnight to James Anderton, Manchester's own 'God's Cop' and all round homophobic, religious prick. A page from our Frea… - 2 years ago

@Thievesbook: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@Thievesbook: RT @davidmbarnett: I suppose now he finds out if he really was God’s Cop - 2 years ago

@butchandriley: RT @BriW74: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@MikeWalmsleyMBE: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@WadeyWade: At the height of the Aids crisis, he said gay men were "swirling about in a human cesspit of their own making". Ch… - 2 years ago

@Andrewwhitton2: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@BenedictAshton: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@loreoftherose: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@belford_roxo: @GNev2 - 2 years ago

@Voodoo_Roy: - 2 years ago

@taxbod: RT @gareth0108: I remember this tosser , the first of the UKs culture wars warriors Sir James Anderton obituary | Police | The Guardian h… - 2 years ago

@MyWiganUK: Known for his controversial opinions and hard line views, he inspired a Happy Mondays track and once had his job sa… - 2 years ago

@gareth0108: I remember this tosser , the first of the UKs culture wars warriors Sir James Anderton obituary | Police | The Gu… - 2 years ago

@DonaldJudge: RT @BrynleyHeaven: here goes, Duncan Campbell had one prepared? - 2 years ago

@Bubblejet: Did they just say Sir James Anderton has died? Oh, good! Vile, homophobic, racist, self-righteous pig! - 2 years ago

@BrynleyHeaven: here goes, Duncan Campbell had one prepared? - 2 years ago

@MGM304: Good riddance, soz. - 2 years ago

@Rob_McLoughlin: RT @Rob_McLoughlin: RIP one of the most divisive Police Chiefs in UK history: he was known as ‘God’s Cop’ and once arrested his own Vice Sq… - 2 years ago

@Rob_McLoughlin: RIP one of the most divisive Police Chiefs in UK history: he was known as ‘God’s Cop’ and once arrested his own Vic… - 2 years ago

@AliaNAlly: RT @InsJimJones: Sir James Anderton retired from @gmpolice 6 years before I joined the force. He lived in Trafford where I first started my… - 2 years ago

@mturner1961: RIP Sir James Anderton. Always told it the way he saw it, like it or not. - 2 years ago

@BrianColeman251: Sir James Anderton, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester dubbed ‘God’s Cop’ for his fiery moralism – obituary " - 2 years ago

@xannon199: RT @1983Jackhancock: He was a truly evil man, and the glowing tributes from people currently on the force just reinforce what we already kn… - 2 years ago

@1983Jackhancock: He was a truly evil man, and the glowing tributes from people currently on the force just reinforce what we already… - 2 years ago

@TheMancClock: Sir James Anderton: Ex-GMP chief constable 'leaves lasting legacy'. - 2 years ago

@basnettdavid1: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@carolinerichmnd: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@allanholloway: RT @BriW74: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@AodhBC: Sir James Anderton, when he received Mrs Mary Whitehouse in his office, would always join her in plunging to their… - 2 years ago

@AodhBC: Christian policing: 'gay people as “swirling around in a cesspit of their own making” and suggesting that “sodomy… - 2 years ago

@parajon82: RT @gmpolice: Today we pay tribute to retired Chief Constable Sir Cyril James Anderton who has sadly passed away. James served as Chief Con… - 2 years ago

@lordbonkers: RT @guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his t… - 2 years ago

@guardianobits: Sir James Anderton obituary. ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during… - 2 years ago

@adrianslatcher: RT @stepickford: Goodnight to James Anderton, Manchester's own 'God's Cop' and all round homophobic, religious prick. A page from our Frea… - 2 years ago

@ecocrime101: I am so very upset with this news. First, I wish the media would stop using the word 'controversial' with this gre… - 2 years ago

@pchallinor: A repulsive crank - 2 years ago

@babbabbabb: RT @Mr_Dave_Haslam: Unloved right wing homophobe is dead - 2 years ago

@AtticumFloreat: RT @BriW74: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@form_whisperer: RT @alexneedham74: "God's cop" James Anderton died yesterday aged 89. He'll be remembered by me for saying at the height of the Aids crisis… - 2 years ago

@BriW74: Sir James Anderton obituary - 2 years ago

@alexneedham74: "God's cop" James Anderton died yesterday aged 89. He'll be remembered by me for saying at the height of the Aids c… - 2 years ago

@womeninforensic: Sir James Anderton obituary: ‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during… - 2 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: It's a sad day, Sir James Anderton dies - #SirJamesAnderton #Sir #JamesAnderton #rip - 2 years ago

@RichardPopperw1: Controversial former Greater Manchester Police chief Sir James Anderton dies age 89. - 2 years ago