The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has issued an “unreserved apology” to a civil servant hounded out of her job because she blew the whistle on potential fraud and animal suffering and attempted to enforce the law.
On Thursday, the Belfast Telegraph revealed that the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has abandoned its attempt to overturn a devastating industrial tribunal judgment that a senior vet in his department, Tamara Bronckaers, was effectively sacked — and was treated appallingly by one of Stormont’s most senior officials who remains in post.
(AP) If a government hopes to function, it has to be able to enforce its laws. Our country is no exception, and in fact, the U.S. government is very good at enforcement. So when a big fraud case c...