Aurora Mizutani, born Dupelola Osaretin Ajala, known as Dupelola Ajala, daughter of Olabisi Ajala.

The July 2026 newsletter issued by the Islington Survivors Network is deeply troubling, but regrettably, very little of what it describes comes as a surprise. Indeed, many of the developments now being reported by ISN appear broadly consistent with concerns and predictions raised over the years in my online writings concerning the structure, funding, independence and eventual fate of the Islington Survivors Network. That does not mean that ISN achieved nothing. On the contrary, despite operating within a framework established, funded and ultimately controlled by the very local authority whose historical conduct survivors were seeking to challenge, ISN appears to have provided some survivors with practical assistance, solidarity, recognition and a measure of dignity. That should be acknowledged. The Support Payment Scheme also resulted in some survivors receiving financial payments which, however inadequate such payments may have been when measured against the gravity and lifelong conse...