It's not too late to say sorry
Article Abstract:
Papers released by the Public Record Office in Jan. 1997 reveal that the National Coal Board was shielded from the political impact of the 1966 Aberfan disaster by the man who is now the Government's education troubleshooter, Sir Ron Dearing. Dearing was deputy head of the Ministry of Power's coal division when 116 children and 28 adults died, smothered under a heap of colliery waste which slid down a hillside in Aberfan, Wales, on Oct. 21, 1966. Dearing's actions included blocking an offer by a private contractor to remove the Aberfan colliery waste tips following the disaster.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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How close were you to your dead child?
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The Charity Commission failed to protect the bereaved families of 109 schoolchildren who were engulfed by a colliery waste tip on October 21 1966. Documents show that the commission considered paying compensation only to those parents who could prove they had been close to their dead children and later failed to prevent the government from taking 150,000 pounds sterling from the trust fund to clear other tips. The National Coal Board insisted it was unaware that the tip had been built over a spring, even though local people insisted it was common knowledge.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1999
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Openness is our business
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Academics are failing to made adequate use of access to information in the United Kingdom, with the Public Record Office having relaxed its 30-year rule to release additional documents which could improve academic research. Academics should urge the Labour Government to bring in the Freedom of Information bill as soon as possible, with government information highly relevant to economic and scientific research, as well as to society in general. A Freedom of Information commissioner should be appointed to oversee the process.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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