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At last some common sense

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petra Fri 12-Aug-16 13:49:21

Alexis Jay is going to be the new chair woman of the enquiry into child sex abuse in England and Wales.
This is the woman who led the enquiry into the Rotherham child sex abuse scandle.
Let's hope it gets somewhere now.

daphnedill Fri 12-Aug-16 13:54:46

OMG!! I knew I should have gone for a lie down. I agree with you again! In my very humble opinion, she was the obvious choice from the beginning.

PS. I'm teetotal, so no 'juice'.

petra Fri 12-Aug-16 14:10:04

daphnidill lol. This is getting boring smile I'll have to think of something to get you riled.

petra Fri 12-Aug-16 14:14:48

She has been part of the enquiry but wasn't given the lead role because she hasn't got a legal background. I'm not a fan of Amber Rudd, but it appears she made the appointment.

Jane10 Fri 12-Aug-16 17:11:58

Have we heard why that NZ woman resigned? Up in Scotland we've had several chairs of our survivors of abuse enquiry throw in the towel. They complained of excessive govt interference. I wonder what Lowell Goddard isn't saying?hmm

petra Fri 12-Aug-16 17:22:30

She was out of her depth. She might have been a big fish in NZ but this was too big for her. Plus, she preferred to go on holiday too often which upset a lot of people.

rosesarered Fri 12-Aug-16 18:13:41

A good choice, and it should have been her to start with!