Infected blood scandal probe must be thorough – suffering families cannot afford more delays
No more delays
SHAMEFULLY, they’ve been forced to wait for decades for proper compensation and a public apology.
This week victims of the infected blood scandal will get both.
A fund of £10billion is no less than the families deserve after years of pain, suffering and grief.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is one of dozens of politicians from both parties who admits he could and should and have done more to speed up the process of justice.
It has taken ten years for his promise to a dying constituent to be realised.
It is also a pivotal moment for the NHS.
Ministers were repeatedly put off by Department of Health chiefs desperate to cover up individual mistakes.
Such is the NHS’s sacred cow status they were never sufficiently challenged.
Collective worshipping of our free health service allows these scandals to unfold.
Whistleblowers are still routinely ignored or shut down.
Who will ever stand up to it?
The infected blood inquiry report has been delayed twice.
We hope it is thorough in its condemnation and provides answers the families have repeatedly been denied.
Now they must get their money as soon as possible.
There can be no more disgraceful delays.
D-Day insult
AT a time when our enemies are queuing up to take aim at Britain, nothing shows our lack of preparedness like a lack of aircraft for the D-Day ceremonies next month.
Commitments in war zones across the globe have left the RAF facing the excruciating embarrassment of being able to send just one plane of paratroopers to Normandy.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps insists more aircraft will be found in time.
But it highlights what a damaging decision it was to scrap the perfectly serviceable Hercules fleet without a ready-made replacement.
It was symptomatic of how both main parties carelessly slashed our defence capability for too long — despite repeated warnings from The Sun.
Only now is that being put right with an extra £75billion of spending.
Those heroes who gave their lives 80 years ago – and the handful of survivors still with us – deserve a suitably significant display from today’s Armed Forces.
We must put on a show.
Blow for Tyson
A PRIZE purse of £80million may soften the near-knockout blows suffered by Tyson Fury.
But he will know that making boxing history is what being undisputed champ is all about.
After all, how much money can the King of the Gypsies really spend in Morecambe?