Worksheet Grade 8 – Unit 11

Science and technology are the keys__________ economic and social development.

It is predicted that 10 million self-driving cars will be on the road__________ 2020.

John J. Stone-Parker came__________ the idea of creating a star-shaped device when he was 4 years old.

If you don’t__________ your invention, other people may well take advantage of it.

Vivian said that she__________ Jim at the supermarket the previous day.

__________ create the applications or Systems that run on a Computer.

When I called them yesterday, they told me that they were going to the movies__________.

Technological advancements have turned AI and robotics from science fiction to__________.

We’ll have flying cars in the future, __________ we can travel much faster and further.

“Modern technology saves us lots of time.” - “__________”

Bell is best known for his inventor of the telephone, for which he received his first patent in 1876.

Voyager 2 is a spacecraft which has expanded us knowledge of the solar System.

As just about everyone are taught, Thomas Edison invented the light-bulb.

She promised me two days ago that she won’t tell him about that.

I disagree to the idea that robots will only bring benefits to people in the future.

Don’t come round before midday because I will be clean the house until then.

While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easily, it has also made us lazy.

Scientists said they would explore a possibility of living on Mars.

Technology is considered as a key factor for development economic.

She told to me that her parents were arriving the following day.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

      COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY?
      Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (1) __________ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (2) __________. And it could be afaster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now.
      Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (3) __________. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (4) __________ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (5) __________ faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world.
      People using the Hyperloop would shoot (6) __________ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (7) __________ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (8) __________ at the Hyperloop station.

SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
      It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic communication needs.
      The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate and play.
      While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an effective way. 

SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
      It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic communication needs.
      The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate and play.
      While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an effective way. 

SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
      It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic communication needs.
      The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate and play.
      While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an effective way. 

SMARTPHONE REVOLUTION
      It was just over a decade ago when cell phones were primarily used for calling and sending texts. Today, the uses of cell phones run the gamut. Phones do everything from taking high-resolution pictures to watching pixel-perfect videos, browsing the Internet to playing graphic-intensive games to monitoring your movements in addition to fulfilling basic communication needs.
      The advent of smartphones has greatly simplified our lives. People now connect with their loved ones more frequently and easily through video calls and instant messaging Services. Tasks, like creating slides, reading emails, and creating documents don’t require a PC anymore. Brieflỵ, smartphone and apps have changed the way we work, communicate and play.
      While the smartphone revolution has made our lives easy, it has also made us lazy. Today, the whole world is at our fingertips, and thus we don’t have to work or move around like we did previously to get things done. Our inactive lifestyle and lack of physical activities can be partly attributed to the over-dependence on smartphones. This is especially true for the younger generation, who are constantly glued to their cell phones. Cell phone addiction is having a negative impact on our lives. Care needs to be taken to deal with this issue in an effective way. 

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.

Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and bereaved families are disillusioned and angry, with renewed expectations and a sense of urgency for change. With the upcoming election and expected Conservative defeat, campaigners have sharpened their demands for justice and accountability. The failure to implement recommendations from the first phase of the inquiry, including evacuation plans for disabled residents in high-rise flats, has caused deep dismay among disability and housing groups and Grenfell families. The announcement that prosecutions of those responsible will not take place before 2027 is described as "unbearable."

Labour has pledged to introduce a legal duty of candour on public authorities and committed to legal aid for victims of state-related deaths. However, these measures alone will not satisfy campaigners. This week's call by Grenfell groups and participants in other inquiries is for a new national body to oversee the implementation of inquiry recommendations, as proposed last year by the legal charity Inquest.

Public inquiries play a vital function in enabling failures by state bodies to be thoroughly and independently examined. They generally combine an investigative and truth-telling role with a goal of ensuring accountability and preventing similar things from happening again. However, for this mechanism to work, governments and other authorities need to cooperate. This week's call from survivors shows that they are losing confidence in the ability of inquiries to bring about change.

Campaigners are right to push the point that public inquiries produce excellent documents and recommendations grounded in facts, but these are not always taken up. Ministers could become more reluctant to commission inquiries, but the current position is not sustainable either. People who have suffered enormous losses should not be encouraged to put their faith in a process if it cannot deliver accountability and change.