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Thu 11 Nov 2002McDowell defends report of Ms Justice LindsayMs Justice Alison Lindsay has been subjected to "increasingly vindictive and thoughtless attacks" following the publication of her report into the infection of hundreds of haemophilia patients by the Blood Transfusion Service, the Attorney General, Mr McDowell has declared. Strongly defending Ms Justice Lindsay, whose report was published in September, Mr McDowell said it was "a model of clarity, concision and fairness"."It is entirely faithful to the terms of reference which this House set for the tribunal. It is a sad day when politicians turn themselves into a lynch mob to turn on the judiciary to whom they entrust serious inquiries.