It’s imperative that the inquiry is held in public
Alex Smith
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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982
The Guardian is reporting today that the decision to hold the inquiry into the Iraq War behind closed doors was influenced in part by Tony Blair.
If public scepticism was not already enough, these developments should force the PM to think again about the need to hold the inquiry in private.
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Alex Smith
Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.
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