Lancashire reporter upholds journalistic values

clipped from www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk Bailiffs change after death of Knuzden pensioner Reporeter Emma Cruces, Lancashire Telegraph BAILIFFS will no longer be allowed to judge a householder’s ‘vulnerability’ following a report into the death of pensioner Andy Miller. The 78-year-old father-of-five collapsed and died of a heart attack in January after a bailiff took him to a cash point to pay an overdue speeding fine, which had spiralled from £60 to £350. In the report, Mr Straw said in future the court’s contractors, Marston Group bailiffs, should use its customer service unit to investigate these claims, separating the task from the enforcement of warrants.

It is the story stupid.
Behind the headlines are always the victims. For Andy Miller and his immediate family it means that four teenagers will be growing up without their father.
For Greg Pope, MP Accrigton Labour, a decent, honest man, the weight of working within such a corrupt regime seems too much and he is sadly leaving Parliament.
The one shining light is the emergence of a good, clear reporter in a paper that still hold values of decency and accuracy.