Why Is There No Death Award?
Thousands were infected. Thousands have died. Families were left to pick up the pieces.
The Infected Blood Scandal was not just a tragedy for those who survived—it was a life sentence for those who didn’t.
Today, those who are living rightly
SalBrinton
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Chair, Liberal International Human Rights Committee; Vice Pres @ALDE. Lib Dem in House of Lords. Lib Dem President 2015-19. Wheelchair user.
Watford and Westminster
Joined December 2008
- SalBrinton repostedFar too many leaseholders are still living in unsafe buildings they can't afford to fix. Kath Pinnock has introduced a bill in the House of Lords to make freeholders legally responsible for fixing unsafe buildings and the right to take action if they don't comply.
00:00 - SalBrinton repostedHalf the story! Obfuscation, smoke & mirrors! Only deceased registered SCM when alive are eligible, not all. Reason, “they are not alive to speak for themselves, cannot be medically assessed.” CANDOUR and TRANSPARENCY are just words to these people! 😡 @AndyBurnhamGM @SalBrinton
- SalBrinton repostedHappy Pride Month! We have come a long way in LGBTQ+ rights, but there are still threats to the community - we as Young Liberals continue to fight for LGBTQ+ rights - as they are human rights.
- SalBrinton repostedRehearsing for tonight’s event at Southwark Cathedral starting at 730 commemorating those who were executed for their sexuality including James Pratt and John Smith who were hanged in 1835. 🌈
00:00 - SalBrinton repostedDuring pregnancy women were not warned about the harmful risks of sodium valproate. When will the Government act and provide the redress these families deserve? @SarahGreenLD
00:00 - SalBrinton repostedIl y a 82 ans, 14 000 Canadiens ont débarqué à Juno Beach. Beaucoup d’entre eux ne sont jamais rentrés chez eux. À l’occasion de l’anniversaire du jour J, nous prenons le temps de rendre hommage à ceux qui ont servi et consenti des sacrifices. Nous nous souvenons que nous
- SalBrinton repostedUnited against regime violence and impunity! 🇬🇪 Marking day 556 of the Georgian people's resistance against the authoritarian "Georgian Dream" regime. 📸 MOSE #GeorgiaProtests
00:00 - SalBrinton repostedReplying to @FamiliesoftheIB and @owainharris3When it comes to the handling of compensation, I believe there is a “scandal within a scandal”. No true recognition of HCV haemophiliacs having their lost education recognised @NickTorfaen you are paying £20k for all who were infected as children. Yet hiv already have their lost
- SalBrinton repostedReplying to @TeriG2569 @owainharris3 and @NickTorfaenThese weren’t statistics. They were children. Children who missed school, missed opportunities, missed parts of their childhood, and in many cases carried the burden of infection for decades. No amount of money can restore what was lost, but compensation should at least
- SalBrinton reposted⸻ X Post Nicci’s father was infected with Hepatitis C through NHS treatment in 1984. The infection cost him his marriage, his job, his home and ultimately changed the lives of his children forever. Now, the family who lived through those losses may receive nothing, while

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![Des soldats de la 9e Brigade d’infanterie canadienne (Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry Highlanders) débarquent du LCI (L) 299 [chaland de débarquement d’infanterie], à Bernières-sur-Mer, en Normandie, en France, le 6 juin 1944. [Bibliothèque et Archives Canada 3408540]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HKJCZ2mWkAAbC-N.jpg)



