a sad show of what our society has become? the failings of a council? the failing of the system designed to protect children like baby p? or is it now just become a political numbers game?
it turned political yesterday (weds) when the enchanting obama-like *he wishes* leader of the opposition david cameron urged the govt to intervene in the enquiry into the failings of the council which was being conducted by the council themselves. "nobody is taking responsibility, nobody has resigned" and added of the woman in charge of the review: "She cannot possibly investigate the failure of her own department."
The row was prompted by the PM accusing the Tory leader of "making a party political issue" of it.
so is there a reason to make it a bigger issue? i think so.
its scary that this is the very same council who was involved in the massive faliures of the Victoria Climbie case. It was shocking how the council closed itself in to avoid being labelled as the cause faliure in that case and one feels this is what is happening again. the internal enquiry is not needed when it is that very department that has repeatedly failed especially after being highlight in such a high profile case.
a public enquiry like the laming report is required. accusations of racist failings littered the climibie case but there's no excuse for this. excuses were made that climbie's timidness was maybe a show of respect of her african elders but this time?
everyone at Haringey council is sorry for what has happened. sorry just isnt enough.
On 2 August 2007 police announced they were dropping an investigation into allegations of child abuse they had launched the previous December.
Baby P's mother was elated and told social workers she would go home to hug her son and bake cakes.
The next morning he was dead.
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