Tag Archives: South Yorkshire Police

Why is the Queen silent on Hillsborough?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

The Queen has not made a public statement about the Hillsborough finding of fact. Despite, 96 citizens being unlawfully killed, she is silent. In 2007 when 56 UK citizens died in a terrorist attack, she and other members of the … Continue reading →

Posted in censorship, justice, philosophy, statesmanship | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Why is the Queen silent on Hillsborough?

Hillsborough and the cognitive dissonance of UK police response

Posted on May 3, 2016 by lawrence serewicz

In psychology there is a term called “cognitive dissonance”. The term refers to the symptoms a person faces when their behaviour does not match their thoughts, attitude, or beliefs. Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or … Continue reading →

Posted in corruption | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Official Secrets Act and Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry: Arcana Imperii and the Secrets of State

Posted on April 13, 2015 by lawrence serewicz

The UK regime faces a critical time as a number of public inquiries into its past behavior unfold. The undeveloped issue within these inquiries is the nature of the change they will require in the regime. There is an added … Continue reading →

Posted in corruption, Government, justice, philosophy, privacy, republicanism, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Getting beyond the Rotherham Scandal Headlines

Posted on October 5, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

If we are to understand the Rotherham Child Sexual Exploitation scandal, we have to move beyond the headlines and the news stories. We may wish to stay on the surface of the issue and accept uncritically the journalist’s view or … Continue reading →

Posted in corruption, local government, public sector | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Getting beyond the Rotherham Scandal Headlines

The banality of institutional ignorance: Rotherham and child sexual exploitation

Posted on September 24, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

When people first heard the news about Rotherham Council’s child sexual exploitation scandal, they may have thought the Council and the Police were incompetent.[1] Some may have compared it to Haringey Council’s failure to protect Peter Donnelly (Baby P) and … Continue reading →

Posted in justice, philosophy, public sector, transparency | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments