Victims of infected blood scandal should get payments now, say former health secretaries

[patman post]

Did you see that squiggly thing at the end of the sentence, PP?
Here's another?
It shows I am positing a possible explanation. Hope that's OK with you.

Sticking a question mark on the end of a statement doesn't alter the fact it's a statement.

Even the modern raising inflection imported from Neighbours wouldn't help.

Posit all you like, but it doesn't alter the fact it's declarative...

[Barry]

Why — do you know (or suspect) that any of them has anything at stake in the outcome...?

Did you see that squiggly thing at the end of the sentence, PP?
Here's another?
It shows I am positing a possible explanation. Hope that's OK with you.

[patman post]

Must be something to do with the leadership challenge?

Why — do you know (or suspect) that any of them has anything at stake in the outcome...?

[Barry]

£400 million is not a great deal of money. Why wasn't it paid earlier? It happened more than 40 years ago, and now there is a rush.
Must be something to do with the leadership challenge?

[patman post]

I'd guess that there are a number of serving and past politicians, officials, and health service supremes responsible for the initial catastrophe, and the following cover ups. 

Perhaps the logjam to apportioning blame and making payouts has now cleared through retirements and other reasons...

[johnofgwent]

This seems a bit strange to me. Government ministers are not exactly known for wanting to throw money away. Are several Tory backbenchers among the claimants ??

[SKY News]

Victims of infected blood scandal should get payments now, say former health secretaries

Three former health secretaries have written to Boris Johnson, urging him to authorise immediate interim payments to the victims of the infected blood scandal.

Source: Victims of infected blood scandal should get payments now, say former health secretaries