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	The Truth Hurts: Why the Government Has Refused No 2 Abuse Its Enquiry No 2 Abuse April 9, 2009 http://www.no2abuse.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-truth-hurts/ In the wake of startling new discoveries made by Teresa Cooper and in what can only be described as an appalling act of political cowardice, the government has issued a statement confirming that it will resist an enquiry into the illegal drugging of girls at Kendall House and possibly at least six other major care homes around the country. A spokeswoman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families has stated that she could not "see the merits" of raising an enquiry in relation to the treatment these girls received during a period which spanned over twenty years. The merits, according to the DCSF have been diminished by the sands of time and by past attempts at addressing similar issues, most notably in Sir William Utting's 1996 report 'People Like Us' and Sir Ronald Waterhouse's report 'Lost in care'. What the DCFS don't elaborate upon however is the systematic failure of these reports to motivate the government into responding appropriately to the findings and fears over the lack of action post these reports have been voiced as recently as 2005. There are still grave concerns over how children in care are being treated and with mounting pressure from opposition parties and pressure groups like No 2 Abuse, the present government will need to do more than try to faze the public with its tired rhetoric and its superficial spin.
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