Chameleon Magazine

It is now time to vote Reform. Common sense has left government, as it continues to avoid debating the reasons behind Henry Nowak’s death and the police failures that led to the treatment of a young man who had already told officers he had been stabbed.

As much as I sympathise with the family, they have had a year to come to terms with their loss. If I were Henry’s father, I would be disgusted by the lack of accountability and the inability to seek proper answers from the police and the government policies that may have contributed to this situation.

The family cannot ask the British public not to be outraged simply because they do not like the debate. The British public have every right to demand assurances that their own children would not be treated in the same way Henry was treated. If the family are too consumed by grief to recognise it, this was not only an atrocity for them; it was an atrocity for the wider British public, many of whom have long feared that situations like this were happening.

There is now evidence—clear evidence—that the police did not approach this case with the care and diligence it deserved. At this point, the issue goes beyond the family. Nigel Farage appears to be one of the few politicians willing to ask the difficult questions that many believe should already have been asked.

As for Keir Starmer, he appears more interested in holding on to the keys of Number 10 than addressing the concerns being raised. After the mistakes made under his leadership, many people feel he is in no position to lecture others about what is right or wrong.

Once again, he seems to be looking for someone else to blame, and this time that person is Nigel Farage. However, the public are not blind. Many can see this as an attempt to deflect criticism and protect his position. If he genuinely cared about getting answers, he would order an inquiry immediately rather than waiting for the IOPC to produce explanations about confusion, poor visibility, being misled, or inadequate training.

To suggest that Henry would have died anyway is, in my view, a complete cop-out. It is like saying that because a tragedy may happen tomorrow, we should simply stand back, do nothing, and wait for it to occur. That is not accountability, and it is not justice.