Are Public Enquiries, a waste of time and money ? (UK)?

Question

Apparently Ed Milliband, Labour Leader, has so far called for a Public Enquiry, on Jimmy Saville,the West Coast Main Line, GCSE papers, The Banks, Cash for Access, the Riots, Care Homes Abuse and Breast transplants.

Have Public Enquiries ever solved anything ?
Yes the Legal Profession can thrive to grow fat at the Taxpayers expense.

Surely any success of Public Enquires, should be judged in the change in Regulations and Legislations. Have we ever achieved this ?

NB. The enquiry into Harold Shipman, the serial killer, took four years and cost £21 million.

Your thoughts on this are much appreciated, thank you.

Answer 1

Hello!Grumpy. Hope you along with your family had a good Christmas and Here's to some good postings in the New Year.



Public Enquiries are nothing but a vehicle to find retired judges some work to do during their retirement and at the same time make the government appear to look that the ordinary guy has a voice.



Look at the Iraq Enquiry which must have cost millions of pounds and as yet has not provided any answers.



When it does appear. What is the betting that the principle names participants such as Blair and Brown are vindicated? and proved to be beyond and above suspicion.The word 'whitewash' comes to mind.



Remember Hans Blix of the United Nations said at the time that he would be very surprised if any atomic weapons would be found and this statement has been found to be correct.



Yet Blair said in parliament that there was evidence of such material. But how can the Report state that Blair was truthful in everything he said?



The Establishment will step in and 'water down' the questionable portions of the enquiry's report/findings so that awkward questions will be side stepped.



When you look at events under the microscope. What do you find?



Every country needs to create an impression of political stability so that large international investors in particular Arab's with their petro dollars will invest in their country in this case London so that any criticism of Arab involvement in the overthrow of Saddam Hussain of Iraq who was a threat to Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries can be 'watered down'.



Public enquiries are a waste of tax payers money as they find work for the retired judiciary.

Answer 2

all of us with a recommendations knows that Iraq became invaded with the aid of fact the U.S. necessary to get revenge for 9/11. the incontrovertible fact that Iraq had no longer something to do with 9/11 mattered no longer something. It became a Muslim united states of america, had defied the U.S. interior the previous, and had oil. Any baby-kisser who denies it particularly is protecting up the actual info however the enquiry has no tooth and could no longer ingredient out the elephant that all of us knows is status interior the corner of the room. it particularly is what has constantly passed off, and constantly will happen. The enquiry into the Falklands conflict concluded that some blame lay on the door of the government for retreating the Arctic survey deliver from the area, which became considered as a sign to the Argentinians that Britain would not combat, yet no person have been given sacked over it.

Answer 3

To me its a way of being seen to be doing something regarding an issue without actually tackling the issue, except where they find one person to cast as the villain demoisie them in the public domain then the issue is swiftly swept under the carpet.



Just political manoeuvring from me I'm afraid, if they actually acted on these enquiries I would be more in favour of them and by acted I mean bring in measures/legislation that will actually prevent such things happening again.

Answer 4

They are a useful tool in exposing publicly miscreants. It will deter others who may be contemplating similar misdeeds.They will also reassure the general public.