Irish Examiner View: Prison investigations put on hold

Political anoraks of a certain age may remember Tony Blair’s formidable gatekeeper Anji Hunter. However, most political anoraks will remember her infamous, darkly cynical phrase: “A good day to bury bad news.” She uttered it as jets crashed into New York’s World Trade Center in September 2001.

It is, unfortunately, very difficult not to get at least a whiff of Hunter’s perspective in the decision to suspend investigations into allegations of malpractice in the prison service.