Tony Blair's daughter in suicide bid

[Mandy]

An interesting line by the PCC is :
"It judged that the naming of the complainant herself - even though it carried with it an implicit identification of her child - was necessary in the context of the story and enabled a fuller, legitimate discussion of the issues at stake, including whether the State in general and Tower Hamlets Council in particular was able to offer appropriate schooling for children with special needs."

In the story which started the thread, the power of the story would still be there if the minister was not named. Therefore I agree with faceless and the majority on this thread that it was correct not to publish the original story.

But there should have been some discussion, even in the most general way, about the pressures on children to "succeed", and the ever rising mental problems (which are linked to Suicide and eating problems).

This must be in the public interest, especially if ministers have the power to alleviate it (e.g. by making the school / career system fairer).

[Karl]

[Skylace]

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