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We are in a public health crisis unprecedented in living memory. We have written to the prime minister because we are very concerned for the safety and wellbeing of the public. There is ample evidence that effective epidemic control requires the public to trust and respect both the messages and the messengers who are advocating action. This trust has been badly damaged by the actions of Dominic Cummings, including his failure to stand down or resign in the public interest, and Boris Johnsons subsequent unwillingness to remove him.As lockdown is eased, public trust and high compliance is essential to reduce the risk of a second spike in infections and deaths. It is vital for all people in positions of power to follow the rules with the same discipline as the rest of th stanley cup e population. The public also needs to see that the necessary infrastructure and effective systems are put in place rapidly and effectively.A national track and trace scheme is a major undertaking. This makes it e stanley cups ven more crucial that there is complete transparency about likely time scales and the risks associated with the strategy and plan. The public mood is fragile and unlikely to cope with another over-optimistic target-based strategy that goes on to fail. We are also concerned that the needs of people primarily affected by non-Covid-19 diseases are being neglecte stanley cup d. For example, since the pandemic hit, there has been a 70% or more reduction in cancer diagnoses and there is an estimated backlog of 100,000 undi Hmdv To protect the supreme court s legitimacy, a conservative justice should step down
The independent monitoring board report on HMP Wormwood Scrubs is the latest in a series of stark, critical independent monitoring board and HM inspectorate o stanley thermoskanne f prisons reports that reveal a prison service buckling under the strain of unprecedented staff and budget cuts Wormwood Scrubs cuts led to chaos and dysfunction, 8 October . If, as Eric Allison reports Graylings prisons plan Shoot the messenger, 8 October , justice ministers are considering making changes, they would b stanley fr e better advised to listen to a well-respected, independent chief inspector, read the information submitted by IMBs and act to put things right rather than ignore a growing crisis in our jails.Juliet LyonDirector, Prison Reform Trust The substance of Alan Traviss report on the deteriorating state of the prison service would find few dissenters among officers or prisoners, but it is worth pointing out that the designation official watchdog does the independent monitoring boards no f stanley quencher avours. Every prison and immigration removal centre has an IMB to monitor standards and procedures. Recruitment to them is a struggle. The IMBs are crucial to the prison system and any opportunity to raise their profile should be taken.Professor Simon MillerAshburton, Devon