The Independent covers vital issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and government accountability. It emphasizes the importance of ground reporting and transparent journalism, ensuring accessibility without paywalls. A report on the infected blood scandal reveals severe government failings in compensating victims, with only 460 compensated despite the acknowledgment of many eligible. Sir Brian Langstaff, leading the inquiry, criticized the lack of involvement for victims in decisions that have perpetuated psychological distress, pointing to injustices arising from closed-door dealings and delayed compensations for those affected.
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"Government failings over the compensation offered to victims of the infected blood scandal has left them facing a new and different layer of psychological pain, a damning report has concluded."
"Decisions have been made behind closed doors leading to obvious injustices."
"The government has known for years that compensation for thousands of people was inevitable and had identified many of those who should have had it."
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