Forcing infected blood survivors to wait until the end of this year for full compensation is yet another scandal, with one dying every four days.
In April last year the inquiry’s second interim report had called for the fund to be set up. But Tories dragging their feet is a further insult to those hit by official stonewalling.
The fatalities and lives ruined by blunders and cover-ups are, sadly, not unique, as the Hillsborough disaster families and IT scandal sub-postmasters know only too well. On Wednesday it is the turn of former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells to be grilled at the Horizon IT inquiry.
And why is justice still denied to nuclear test victims, radiation human guinea pigs exposed to atomic bomb explosions? Righting past wrongs requires ministers to think ahead and act in the public interest rather than waiting to be shamed into taking the correct course of action.
Sky-high terror
Air passengers are more likely to die in a car crash while driving to an airport than lose their lives during turbulence. But the death of a man of 73 from a suspected heart attack on a nightmare flight from London to Singapore is terrifying.
Hospitals run out of oxygen and mortuaries full amid NHS chaos
The horror and injuries endured by more than 200 on the Singapore Airlines service that dramatically dropped mid-air was laid bare in shocking footage onboard the Boeing 777. Air travel remains one of the safest modes of transport but if climate change means these rare incidents become more common, the industry is going to need to combat it rapidly. Measures by authorities may include wearing seat belts at all times when sitting.
Anne duty-free
Anne Robinson said she has given her £50million fortune to her family to avoid inheritance tax when she dies. It means they will avoid paying about £20m, which could have been used by the NHS. Talk about being the Weakest Link, Anne.
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