After years of inquiries, why are victims of gross errors by public bodies still waiting for proper compensation? | Simon Jenkins

The contaminated blood and Post Office scandals have resulted in politicians and Whitehall both dodging accountabilityHow much money should go to those given infected blood in the 1970s and 80s? And how much to the wronged subpost office operators? Such questions surge periodically into the daylight and then subside. Last month it was the subpost office operators’ turn, stirring a burst of public rage. Today, an amendment to a bill demanding expanded compensation for victims of infected bl