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Deborah Orr: One more inquiry isn't going to help
I don't believe a public inquiry into the Baby P case is necessary. I think the failings in Haringey are already perfectly clear. Why should they not be? They are, after all, the same failings that are revealed in almost every public inquiry, into almost every public service dereliction.
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Columnist Comments
• Deborah Orr: One more inquiry isn't going to help
I don't believe a public inquiry into the Baby P case is necessary
• Hamish McRae: It will take time, but we'll recover
If officialdom seems over-optimistic in its forecasts, the markets seem too pessimistic
• Janet Street-Porter: Mother does not always know best
One of the most sensitive subjects for writers is the mother-daughter relationship
• Mark Steel: Never mind the baby, just get back to work
The next thing will be an exciting new scheme known as the 'workhouse'
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