Patients maimed by infected blood, innocents jailed, lives ruined. We want real justice – not inquiries| Simon Jenkins
30-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com

Patients maimed by infected blood, innocents jailed, lives ruined. We want real justice – not inquiries| Simon Jenkins

The contaminated blood and Post Office scandals demand accountability and speedy redress for victims. We’re getting neitherHow 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
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