Astonishingly, in the early summer of 2010, the Prime Minister had a pop at the none existent «
compensation culture» and wheeled out Lord Young to investigate reform of health and safety legislation and this
alleged culture.
The government
alleged in the Queen's Speech that there was a «rampant
compensation culture» (despite two government reports concluding that there wasn't) and used «fraud» in whiplash claims as an excuse to attack anyone injured anywhere — including at work — and undermine the well - established principle that in personal injury claims «the polluter pays».