Macpherson

American

[muhk-fur-suhn] / məkˈfɜr sən /

noun

James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.

Macpherson British

/ məkˈfɜːsən /

noun

James. 1736–96, Scottish poet and translator. He published supposed translations of the legendary Gaelic poet Ossian, in reality largely his own work

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Reviews conducted decades ago have criticised discrimination within the Met - including the 1999 Macpherson report that called the force "institutionally racist" after the mishandling of Stephen Lawrence's case.

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He said the activity continued for years and reached into the Macpherson Inquiry - a 1999 inquiry into Stephen's murder and the subsequent police investigation - and it was "truly abhorrent and shocking" that personal information about the couple was passed to officers.

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"The undercover policing of the Lawrences occurred at times of the utmost sensitivity, while resources should have been focused on finding Stephen's killers, and during Macpherson," Mr Odogwu said.

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Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson said the collapse was the result of multiple failures including the use of substandard materials, structural cracks, and visible gaps.

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"The work should have stopped," Macpherson said.

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