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When will the government respond to blood inquiry? 9:19pm on 25 Apr 2009 In 1933, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his famous inaugural address, America was in the grip of the Great Depression. He declared that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".
Today, Britain is governed by fear. Our government and its policies are paralysed by fear, the fear of setting a precedent. Imagine a government fearful of setting a precedent for doing the right thing! This week, the Gurkas are sadly just another example of this.
Our government is so fearful of this concept that they are prepared to turn their backs on this country’s must courageous, most dignified and the ones in which Britons should have the most respect and pride.
This tragedy should not only be remembered for the thousands of innocent people who were made critically ill or who died through their medical treatment but also its stealth like qualities which kept it under the radar of the national conscience and forced it victims into a thirty year battle for acknowledgment, truth, justice and even an apology.
For this country to be ‘great’ again, we need to be governed by fearless leaders who set the benchmark for humanity and morality, not one that drags its heels to even be on a parity with our European neighbours.
How ironic that this debate took place on St George’s Day. The Lords, who in modern times are often criticised, truly defended the innocent last Thursday. They defended them from the very government voted into power to protect them. So, whether it’s a sword of morality or public opinion which finally slays this dragon, the victims, their loved ones and our supporters will not rest until justice is done.

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