There is an interesting article in today’s Daily Telegraph suggesting that the latest public inquiry into allegations that the UK Government allegedly knew about and/or sanctioned torture of prisoners held without trial under the Terrorism Act.
In essence, the Telegraph columnist says this is a waste of public money. Maybe the writer is getting older and more cynical but I do completely agree. is it just me oir are we having an ever increasing number of these inquiries which apear to neither solve the issue which prompted the inquiry or to bring anybody to book for wrongdoing ?
Frankly, this is getting very irritating. Cust are being made all over the place, including to vital legal aid services and in many other areas. The Government’s response to any criticism that has “legs” is to call an inquiry, hand it over to a Senior Judge and then let a year pass whilst he or she speaks to witnesses and then produces a 1,000 page report, all at a cost of millions for each one.
I suggest that we stop these inquiries and start holding people accountable, that’s what the justice system is there for ! But hey, what do I know ?