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'I speak on the shoulders of 80 dead boys'

Farnham's Steve Nicholls was given infected blood while at a school that offered specialist support for children with haemophilia. He is calling for compensation to be paid quickly, as more victims of the infected blood scandal die each week.

Photo: 麻豆社 / Julia Gregory

We asked the government to comment. It sent us this statement:

"The victims of this scandal have suffered unspeakably. "We remain fully committed to cooperating with the Inquiry, are acting on its recommendations, and are grateful for its work to date.
We have paid nearly 拢80 million in compensation so far, and have set aside 拢11.8 billion to deliver what is one of the most comprehensive compensation schemes in modern history."

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