A Kelly Inquest

A body of eminent specialist doctors is the latest voice to call for this. Why has it not already happened? I am told that Dr Kelly's family "accepted the finding of the Hutton inquiry" as to the cause of his death. Well, I suppose someone had to. But anyway, so what? Contrary to what is often assumed, a Coroner's Inquest is not for the benefit of the deceased's family. Technically, they (as such, rather than as the public) do not even have to be informed that it is being held. From time to time, they are not. Bad practice, perhaps. But perfectly within both the letter and the spirit of the law.