The System on Trial

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On 15 May 2020 the Health Secretary said the government had tried to throw a protective ring around care homes. On 20 October 2026 the inquiry found the claim unfounded. What happens to its eight recommendations: ianmcniff.substack.com/p/no-protect...

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Growing up deaf, I was told I was doing well, "considering." Now ministers want Ofsted to adjust for schools' social background. Measure progress from each child's starting point instead. A diagnosis with no treatment is a verdict. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/a-diagnosi...

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Three collapsed law firms. Three enforcement actions against the regulator in 16 months. And a year of being told my complaint belonged on someone else's desk. On the architecture of non-accountability: ianmcniff.substack.com/p/someone-el...

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Before corporal punishment ended in Britain the men who hit hardest were called "strong." Last weekend a woman was struck with a walking stick at a party conference. The response: "boo hoo Same logic, new uniform. New piece: ianmcniff.substack.com/p/when-cruel... #UKPolitics #PoliticalViolence

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I led schools before corporal punishment ended in Britain. The men who hit the hardest were called "strong." This weekend, a woman was struck with a walking stick at a party conference. "boo hoo, get a life." Same logic, new uniform. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/when-cruel... #UKPolitics

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Unrepresented family court cases nearly trebled in a decade, 14% to 38%, before AI existed to blame. Meanwhile, the regulator meant to police solicitors is funded 60% by the firms it regulates. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/when-the-e... #AccessToJustice #SystemsOnTrial

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112 care leavers aged 18–24 died in England last year, 3–4x the general rate. 7.2% get a good GCSE. 41% are NEET. Over a quarter of prisoners were in care. Five agencies, five datasets, none of them talk. New piece on what that fragmentation actually cost ianmcniff.substack.com/p/seen-five-...

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Cardinal Allen Catholic High, Fleetwood: one day of strikes in July, two more booked for September, over a diocesan deadline to force every school into a trust. New on Systems on Trial: what "Catholic life" inspections certify, and what they can't. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/before-the...

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His family's statement after Jason Arday died used five words. Father. Partner. Brother. Uncle. Son. None of them a judgment. Almost everything else written about him was. I wrote about what gets lost in between. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/before-the...

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Politeness has a formula: the more power you hold over someone, the less cushioning your refusal needs. Watched the same tax collected by a diocese, a charity, a regulator, and a stranger who meant well. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/the-politi... #Accountability #Politics

The CEO of a workplace wellbeing charter signs his emails Be Brave. Same message: his organisation won't check whether a signatory kept its own commitments to me. ianmcniff.substack.com/p/be-brave?r... #Accountability #LegalProfession