Isabel Alderson-Blench
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Isabel Alderson-Blench
@izzyaldersonb.bsky.social
Investigations at ITV News
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
Health Secretary calls for investigation into care company after ITV News investigation, writes @danielhewittitv.bsky.social
www.itv.com/news/2025-03...
March 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our investigation into Lifeways - one of the biggest care providers for disabled and vulnerable adults in the UK.
Watch / listen to our podcast episode: www.itv.com/watch/news/t...
March 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
Exclusive: Three children under the care of social services in Birmingham were left homeless for five months, my ITV News investigation has uncovered.

A “shocking” and “extreme” case of failure: the care crisis colliding with the housing crisis.

www.itv.com/news/2025-01...
www.itv.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Exclusive: The commander running the Post Office criminal investigation tells ITV News he is not ruling out corporate manslaughter, in his first interview.

He also says the team of detectives have 'dozens' of suspects, and the number is expected to rise.

www.itv.com/news/2024-12...
www.itv.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:38 PM
We spent three days on the frontline of children’s social services in Lewisham, witnessing firsthand the impact rising poverty and chronic underfunding is having.
Watch here: www.itv.com/watch/news/a...
www.itv.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
The @itvnews.bsky.social / SWU social work survey is one of the biggest surveys of its kind. The results are in and social workers are reporting a poverty crisis for children: swu-union.org.uk/2024/12/soci...

Thank you to all of our members who participated and made this possible.
December 5, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
Four years ago I stumbled upon a scandal. This is the story of what happened next, and how people without a voice are treated in Britain.

Our new documentary podcast series - The Trapped - is out now.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at thetrapped.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
My piece in today’s Guardian, ahead of the release of our new documentary podcast series The Trapped on Monday.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Homes left to rot and families left to rot in them: that's social housing in Britain | Daniel Hewitt
I’ve spent years investigating this problem – and I’ve been horrified by what I’ve found. Labour, address this scandal now, says journalist Daniel Hewitt
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Reposted by Isabel Alderson-Blench
INVESTIGATION;

We’ve been digging into Project Phoenix - the internal Post Office inquiry into the way it’s own investigators conducted interviews and interrogations of hundreds of innocent subpostmasters which helped get them prosecuted.

Watch the full report on ITVX

www.itv.com/watch/news/r...
www.itv.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM