Infected blood scandal victims betrayed by cover-up, inquiry says

Sue Wathen says cost is a huge factor in this, and “it’s going to cost much much more”.

“That’s just in monetary terms, I’m not thinking about the loss of life, which is the most unbearable cost,” she added.

Clive Smith adds that we “continue not to learn from failures”, drawing similarities to the post office scandal.

“Had this inquiry happened decades ago when it should have, might the post office scandal have been avoided? Possibly.”