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Leaked emails show Matt Hancock ignored advice to test all people entering care homes during the pandemic
On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandalđ
Three years on, these leaks reveal Hancock decided not to make it mandatory to test those entering care homes from the community!
On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandalđ
Three years on, these leaks reveal Hancock decided not to make it mandatory to test those entering care homes from the community!
âWe stuck to the science like glueâ @BorisJohnson
âWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us âbehavioural/lockdown fatigueâ
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were madeâŚbut these werenât âmistakesâđ
âWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us âbehavioural/lockdown fatigueâ
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were madeâŚbut these werenât âmistakesâđ
The NHS is the most trusted brand in the UK
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir reportedly taught CA how to scrape data
Is the big plan deregulation in order to allow the hoovering up of genomic data to give levels of power & control only ever dreamed of?!
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir reportedly taught CA how to scrape data
Is the big plan deregulation in order to allow the hoovering up of genomic data to give levels of power & control only ever dreamed of?!
#RishiSunak was at the heart of the #HerdImmunityScandal
Every epidemiologist, virologist & scientist made clear that - without a vaccine - #HerdImmunity was an âoutcomeâ never a âstrategyâ
On 21/9/20, Sunak & Johnson skipped a crucial SAGE meeting to meet two lockdown sceptics
Every epidemiologist, virologist & scientist made clear that - without a vaccine - #HerdImmunity was an âoutcomeâ never a âstrategyâ
On 21/9/20, Sunak & Johnson skipped a crucial SAGE meeting to meet two lockdown sceptics
At the Sept meeting that Sunak skipped, SAGE had advised a circuit-breaker lockdown
Scientists had also warned against #Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which is closely linked to rise in #COViD19 cases & likely helped trigger a rise in deaths among ethnic minority populations
Scientists had also warned against #Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which is closely linked to rise in #COViD19 cases & likely helped trigger a rise in deaths among ethnic minority populations
After #Sunak & Johnson were briefed by the anti-lockdown sceptics, they ignored SAGEâs advice to:
1. introduce a circuit-breaker lockdown
2. close pubs, restaurants & gyms
3. stop households mixing in each otherâs homes
4. stop face-to-face teaching at universities & colleges
1. introduce a circuit-breaker lockdown
2. close pubs, restaurants & gyms
3. stop households mixing in each otherâs homes
4. stop face-to-face teaching at universities & colleges
Itâs amazing what you can find if you look closely!
(Video & artwork by @rokubunnnoichi)
(Video & artwork by @rokubunnnoichi)
Itâs amazing what you can see if you look close enough (artwork by @Coldwar_Steve)
#NigelFarage #DonaldTrump #ThisIsNotADrill #NeoNazis #Fascism
#NigelFarage #DonaldTrump #ThisIsNotADrill #NeoNazis #Fascism
Itâs amazing what you can see when you look closely
The NHS = the most trusted brand in the UK
Cambridge Analytica = the least trusted
And yet #Palantir & #FacultyAI who run our #COVID19 data store, rprtdly have links with #CambridgeAnalytica
#GenomeUK #PalantirPlan #Genomics
The NHS = the most trusted brand in the UK
Cambridge Analytica = the least trusted
And yet #Palantir & #FacultyAI who run our #COVID19 data store, rprtdly have links with #CambridgeAnalytica
#GenomeUK #PalantirPlan #Genomics
Hmm. So the shadowy #JBC, a part of @UKHSAgovuk (which is, I note, still answering #FOI requests as @PHE_uk đ¤) is now hiring *permanent* staff:
jobs.ac.uk/job/CHZ649/nhsâŚ
HT @samdownie
jobs.ac.uk/job/CHZ649/nhsâŚ
HT @samdownie
Noting that neither @UKHSAgovuk OR the #JointBiosecurityCentre were listed as official @DHSCgovuk agencies in its latest update...
gov.uk/government/pubâŚ
gov.uk/government/pubâŚ
...and that, after months of delay, @DHSCgovuk FLAT OUT DENIED #JBC needed any official establishing documents, framework agreements, MoUs or data sharing agreements - and that, despite saying it "ensured robust privacy standards", it had done no #DPIAs:
whatdotheyknow.com/request/joint_âŚ
whatdotheyknow.com/request/joint_âŚ
1/. Starting today, the most important courtroom drama the UK has ever seen
The PM challenged on grounds of national security following the findings of the #RussiaReport by
@BenPBradshaw @RhonddaBryant @CarolineLucas @LordStras @AlynSmith & @PJWheatcroft
The PM challenged on grounds of national security following the findings of the #RussiaReport by
@BenPBradshaw @RhonddaBryant @CarolineLucas @LordStras @AlynSmith & @PJWheatcroft
2/. Last July - after much delay - the #RussiaReport was finally published
Itâs findings were truly terrifying
It revealed the govt & intelligence agencies had actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit vote
Self-sabotage
Itâs findings were truly terrifying
It revealed the govt & intelligence agencies had actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit vote
Self-sabotage
3/. The implications of the #RussiaReport fed into my ongoing investigation into what appears to be a global #DataGrab for population-wide genomic data
Iâd already traced the plan back to 2015
Russian interference in the 2016 #Trump election & #Brexit vote made perfect sense!
Iâd already traced the plan back to 2015
Russian interference in the 2016 #Trump election & #Brexit vote made perfect sense!
âWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" @MattHancock
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said âwe stuck to the science like glueâ
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpernâs Nudge Unit & the âdata scienceâ of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said âwe stuck to the science like glueâ
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpernâs Nudge Unit & the âdata scienceâ of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
2/. On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
On 2/4/20 the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people âwho may have #COVID19â to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
The question is which Minister signed off this directive.
On 2/4/20 the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people âwho may have #COVID19â to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
The question is which Minister signed off this directive.
3/. Hancock claims that no one knew about ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD
This is not true
The govt knew asymptomatic transmission of #COVID19 was likely in Jan & had this confirmed in Feb
SAGE minutes on 28 January 2020 state that early indications suggest there was asymptomatic spread.
This is not true
The govt knew asymptomatic transmission of #COVID19 was likely in Jan & had this confirmed in Feb
SAGE minutes on 28 January 2020 state that early indications suggest there was asymptomatic spread.
Tweet from 8 months agođon how the govt was sharing our private NHS health data for âlife science researchâ (genomics) with private companies
Now, NHS Digital is ârefusing to rule out #Palantir being involved in the datastore from the GP data grab"
I call it the #PalantirPlan.
Now, NHS Digital is ârefusing to rule out #Palantir being involved in the datastore from the GP data grab"
I call it the #PalantirPlan.
2/. The NHS is the most trusted brand in UK
#CambridgeAnalytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir - who rptdly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data - run the NHS #COVID data store along with #FacultyAI, a company that worked for LeaveEU/Cummings & also has links to CA
#CambridgeAnalytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir - who rptdly taught Cambridge Analytica how to scrape data - run the NHS #COVID data store along with #FacultyAI, a company that worked for LeaveEU/Cummings & also has links to CA
3/. A year ago, Blairâs ex-Chief of staff â someone who knows about political skulduggery â wrote:
âThis looks like the beginning of a rolling coup. It starts with the civil service then moves on to the judiciary & the mediaâ
A coup for health data?
A coup for genomic data?
âThis looks like the beginning of a rolling coup. It starts with the civil service then moves on to the judiciary & the mediaâ
A coup for health data?
A coup for genomic data?
1/. All the claims about our preparations & how everything was in order were basically completely hollow, but we didnât figure this out until the back end of Februaryâ
#Cummings claims he was lied to by Hancock & others about the preparedness for COVID
These were not âmistakesâ
#Cummings claims he was lied to by Hancock & others about the preparedness for COVID
These were not âmistakesâ
2/. âLots of COBRA meetings are just a bunch of PowerPoints & not very usefulâ
#Cummings explains why he didnât bother to attend any of the 5 Crucial COBRA meetings in Feb 2020 & didnât advise @BorisJohnson to attend either
He sent âhis friendâ 33-year-old Ben Warner, instead.
#Cummings explains why he didnât bother to attend any of the 5 Crucial COBRA meetings in Feb 2020 & didnât advise @BorisJohnson to attend either
He sent âhis friendâ 33-year-old Ben Warner, instead.
1/. We know SAGE recommended a circuit-breaker lockdown on 21 Sept
We know that on that day, the PM & @RishiSunak met controversial anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell & Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta
Now we know Prof Gupta advised a full #HerdImmunity strategy. #DISPATCHES
We know that on that day, the PM & @RishiSunak met controversial anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell & Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta
Now we know Prof Gupta advised a full #HerdImmunity strategy. #DISPATCHES
2/. We know that the PM did NOT âstick to the science like glueâ
Every epidemiologist & virologist will tell you #HerdImmunity is an âoutcomeâ never a âstrategyâ
And yet the govt briefed @Peston that it was their âstrategyâ on 12/3/20 & it appears the strategy didnât go away.
Every epidemiologist & virologist will tell you #HerdImmunity is an âoutcomeâ never a âstrategyâ
And yet the govt briefed @Peston that it was their âstrategyâ on 12/3/20 & it appears the strategy didnât go away.
3/. Could it be these repeated blunders were not really âmistakesâ?
@sarahkendzior writes of the Trump admin:
âThey cover up crime with scandal & cover up malice with incompetence. They want to project an image of being inept, instead of as having a cruel & well-defined plan.â
@sarahkendzior writes of the Trump admin:
âThey cover up crime with scandal & cover up malice with incompetence. They want to project an image of being inept, instead of as having a cruel & well-defined plan.â
1/. Excuse me, but Iâm confused
On 5 March 2020, @BorisJohnson told @Schofe on @thismorning:
âOne of the theories is we could take it on the chin...allow the disease to spread through the populationâ
14 months & 150,000+ deaths on, WHY are the media shocked by these comments?
On 5 March 2020, @BorisJohnson told @Schofe on @thismorning:
âOne of the theories is we could take it on the chin...allow the disease to spread through the populationâ
14 months & 150,000+ deaths on, WHY are the media shocked by these comments?
2/. The #TakeItOnTheChin clip I dug out on 8/3/20 went viral (2.5m views in 48hrs)
But incredibly it was ignored by the media
At the time, I thought the PM was floating the theory as a rhetorical device - a straw man he could tear down later - but I was wrong
He was serious!
But incredibly it was ignored by the media
At the time, I thought the PM was floating the theory as a rhetorical device - a straw man he could tear down later - but I was wrong
He was serious!
3/. Not only did the mainstream media fail to report on #TakeItOnTheChin, but some tried to brand it âfake newsâ
âFake news merchants on the cesspit that is Twitter are distributing a clip of the PM!!!â screamed @TheSun
The PM wasnât âadvocatingâ it, but he had clearly said it.
âFake news merchants on the cesspit that is Twitter are distributing a clip of the PM!!!â screamed @TheSun
The PM wasnât âadvocatingâ it, but he had clearly said it.
1/ SAGE minutes still redact names of attendees (including a scientific adviser)
But since July, itâs been the #JointBiosecurityCentre that shapes #COVID19 strategy
Run by Tom Hurd (MI6) then Clare Gardner (GCHQ), the #JBC hasnât released ANY minutes or named ANY of its members
But since July, itâs been the #JointBiosecurityCentre that shapes #COVID19 strategy
Run by Tom Hurd (MI6) then Clare Gardner (GCHQ), the #JBC hasnât released ANY minutes or named ANY of its members
2/. SAGEâs advice is fed to the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre who often seem to ignore it
In Sept, SAGEâs call for a circuit-breaker lockdown was ignored
SAGE has been sidelined since the took over #COVID19 strategy
Why are Itâs membership & itâs discussions kept secret?
In Sept, SAGEâs call for a circuit-breaker lockdown was ignored
SAGE has been sidelined since the took over #COVID19 strategy
Why are Itâs membership & itâs discussions kept secret?
3/. The #JointBiosecurityCentre, was launched as a ÂŁ9 billion directorate of @DHSCgovuk, on 1 June 2020
According to sources, there is no actual âcentreâ. Instead the #JBC is spread across Whitehall offices
There is much speculation as to its membership
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polâŚ
According to sources, there is no actual âcentreâ. Instead the #JBC is spread across Whitehall offices
There is much speculation as to its membership
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polâŚ
Oh boy! We're gonna have some fun with this one đ¤Ł
@DHSCgovuk finally responded (after FOUR delays) to my #FOI request about the #JointBiosecurityCentre đ¤Śđťââď¸đ¤Śđťââď¸đ¤Śđťââď¸
TL;DR: Contradicting its own published statements, official procedures & Codes, #DHSC says it doesn't hold anything...
@DHSCgovuk finally responded (after FOUR delays) to my #FOI request about the #JointBiosecurityCentre đ¤Śđťââď¸đ¤Śđťââď¸đ¤Śđťââď¸
TL;DR: Contradicting its own published statements, official procedures & Codes, #DHSC says it doesn't hold anything...
Here is @DHSCgovuk's response:
whatdotheyknow.com/request/696875âŚ
and, for reference, here is a snapshot of the GOV.UK page about #JBC, taken 4 days after #DHSC's reply:
web.archive.org/web/2021040210âŚ
So, what did DHSC say? I asked for a copy of the "establishing document"...
whatdotheyknow.com/request/696875âŚ
and, for reference, here is a snapshot of the GOV.UK page about #JBC, taken 4 days after #DHSC's reply:
web.archive.org/web/2021040210âŚ
So, what did DHSC say? I asked for a copy of the "establishing document"...
...for the #JointBiosecurityCentre, a ÂŁ9 BILLION* new directorate** of @DHSCgovuk, and...
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*According @CMO_England's evidence to Parliament last July:
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polâŚ
**According to its webpage, "#JBC was established as a new #directorate within DHSC on 1 June 2020".
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*According @CMO_England's evidence to Parliament last July:
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polâŚ
**According to its webpage, "#JBC was established as a new #directorate within DHSC on 1 June 2020".
1/. The PM claims that the govt âstuck to the science like glueâ
But this is not true
At crucial times they ignored the science or concocted pseudo-scientific justifications for their actions & inaction
This thread, & the embedded threads, set them out
But this is not true
At crucial times they ignored the science or concocted pseudo-scientific justifications for their actions & inaction
This thread, & the embedded threads, set them out
2/. âBEHAVIOURAL FATIGUEâ
A key justification for delaying lockdown was that âif we do it too early people will get boredâ
The paper-thin reasoning of this claim was apparent at the time
But it was repeated by the PM, Ministers, @uksciencechief & Whitty
A key justification for delaying lockdown was that âif we do it too early people will get boredâ
The paper-thin reasoning of this claim was apparent at the time
But it was repeated by the PM, Ministers, @uksciencechief & Whitty
3/. The concept of "lockdown fatigue" had no basis in behavioural science
On 14 March, 700 behavioural scientists published an open letter stating this
So where had the idea come from?
How had it been allowed to shape govt policy at this crucial time?
On 14 March, 700 behavioural scientists published an open letter stating this
So where had the idea come from?
How had it been allowed to shape govt policy at this crucial time?
1/. On 5 March 2020, the PM was asked why Britain hadn't locked down
He replied saying "one the theories is that we could #TakeItOnTheChin"
A year ago today - briefed by No.10 - @Peston revealed the govt strategy was to âallow the virus to pass through the entire populationâ.
He replied saying "one the theories is that we could #TakeItOnTheChin"
A year ago today - briefed by No.10 - @Peston revealed the govt strategy was to âallow the virus to pass through the entire populationâ.
2/. It was clear that @Peston & his âsenior No.10 sourceâ had not understood #HerdImmunity which - as every virologist will tell you - is an OUTCOME never a STRATEGY
Allowing #COVID19 to spread
without a vaccine would be madness & result in mass deaths.
Allowing #COVID19 to spread
without a vaccine would be madness & result in mass deaths.
3/. Rather than correct @Peston & his âsenior No.10 sourceâ @uksciencechief came out publicly to defend âthe strategyâ
#HerdImmunity without a vaccine is, by definition, not a preventative measure
What was going on?!!
The was no lockdown & the #CheltenhamFestival was starting!
#HerdImmunity without a vaccine is, by definition, not a preventative measure
What was going on?!!
The was no lockdown & the #CheltenhamFestival was starting!
Ten weeks ago, Sage warned No.10 about mutant #COVID19 strai
Three weeks ago, @YvetteCooperMP asked @BorisJohnson what the UK was doing to stop the #SouthAfricanVariant
The PM didnât have an answer
We need answers from the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
Three weeks ago, @YvetteCooperMP asked @BorisJohnson what the UK was doing to stop the #SouthAfricanVariant
The PM didnât have an answer
We need answers from the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
On 21 Sept, SAGE warned UK faced a âvery large epidemic with catastrophic consequencesâ without immediate action
But PM & @RishiSunak werenât at that meeting
Instead, they were meeting anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell, Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta! dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8âŚ
But PM & @RishiSunak werenât at that meeting
Instead, they were meeting anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell, Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta! dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8âŚ
In December, the PM was asked why the country wasnât in lockdown
âThe Tier decisions arenât for me,â Patrick Vallance replied
In a system seemingly designed to ensure the buck stops with no one, decisions are made by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
âThe Tier decisions arenât for me,â Patrick Vallance replied
In a system seemingly designed to ensure the buck stops with no one, decisions are made by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
"The govt assured us that the #COVID datastore would be unwound at the end of the pandemic & the data destroyed. They also said any extension would go out to public tender.
All of that has now turned out to be false"
@maryftz & @cori_crider #PalantirPlan.
opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/contâŚ
All of that has now turned out to be false"
@maryftz & @cori_crider #PalantirPlan.
opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/contâŚ
2/. The #PalantirPlan was first properly revealed after another legal challenges by @openDemocracy & @Foxglovelegal in the UK & @nytimes in the US
They revealed that Palantir âwonâ contracts at the same time to run #COVID19 data stores for the NHS & HHS
They revealed that Palantir âwonâ contracts at the same time to run #COVID19 data stores for the NHS & HHS
3/. Unfortunately, the detail of how much of the UKâs âhealth dataâ is being collated by #Palantir has been redacted from the contract
What possible reason could there be for wanting to keep these hidden?
The answer lies in the #PalantirPlan.
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID20
What possible reason could there be for wanting to keep these hidden?
The answer lies in the #PalantirPlan.
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVID20
1/. Extraordinary!
Sir Patrick Vallance yet again washes his hands entirely of any responsibility
Here, @PippaCrerar asks why the whole country isn't in lockdown
âThe Tier decisions are not for me,â he says. Really?!
Itâs a system designed to ensure the buck stops with no one
Sir Patrick Vallance yet again washes his hands entirely of any responsibility
Here, @PippaCrerar asks why the whole country isn't in lockdown
âThe Tier decisions are not for me,â he says. Really?!
Itâs a system designed to ensure the buck stops with no one
2/. Iâm not a body language expert, but @uksciencechiefâs habit of adjusting his glasses, looking away & um-Ing & ah-ing whenever heâs asked a penetrating question is getting wearily familiar.
Here is Vallance being questioned by @Jeremy_Hunt in May.
Here is Vallance being questioned by @Jeremy_Hunt in May.
3/. In July, Vallance claimed he couldn't remember which date SAGE called for lockdown!
"The 18th or the 16th, I don't rememberâ he said
SAGEâs @JeremyFarrar says it was 13th
If these peopleâs memories are so bad now, imagine what they will be like in 2022 at a Public Inquiry!
"The 18th or the 16th, I don't rememberâ he said
SAGEâs @JeremyFarrar says it was 13th
If these peopleâs memories are so bad now, imagine what they will be like in 2022 at a Public Inquiry!
Wow!!!
Since July, the UKâs #COVID19 response is run by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
The #JBC doesnât share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenât released any minutes in 8 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
The #JBC doesnât share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenât released any minutes in 8 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
Decisions on UK #COVID19 response are formulated by the #JointBiosecurityCentre in Silver meetings
Recommendations are then made in Gold meetings & implemented by the govt
No minutes
No scrutiny
No transparency
No accountability
Who is in the #JBC?
Cummings?
Warner brothers?
Recommendations are then made in Gold meetings & implemented by the govt
No minutes
No scrutiny
No transparency
No accountability
Who is in the #JBC?
Cummings?
Warner brothers?
âThere is no point having a merry Christmas then burying friends & family in January.â
Director the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre & @IndependentSage member,
@GabrielScally #COVID19 #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2020 #holidays #coronavirus
Director the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre & @IndependentSage member,
@GabrielScally #COVID19 #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2020 #holidays #coronavirus
âI donât think it will do that.â
Hancock says he doesnât think allowing families to gather at Christmas will lead to deaths
We donât care what @MattHancock thinks
We care what experts & scientists advise
Why hasnât the govt published any #JBC minutes?
Hancock says he doesnât think allowing families to gather at Christmas will lead to deaths
We donât care what @MattHancock thinks
We care what experts & scientists advise
Why hasnât the govt published any #JBC minutes?
Since July, the UKâs #COVID19 response is run by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
The #JBC doesnât share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenât released any minutes in 7 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
The #JBC doesnât share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenât released any minutes in 7 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
#BREAKING: England to enter second national lockdown for a month from Thursday 5th November
Hear the details from @BorisJohnson here. #CovidUK #Lockdown2 #lockdown #coronavirus #BreakingNews #BorisJohnson
Hear the details from @BorisJohnson here. #CovidUK #Lockdown2 #lockdown #coronavirus #BreakingNews #BorisJohnson
This is terrifying!
#BorisJohnson says even if the NHS had DOUBLE the capacity it still wouldnât be enough
The NHS has 150,000 beds & with the Nightgale Hospitals there is even greater capacity
Its biggest weakness isn't space, it's staff shortages.
#Lockdown2 #covidbriefing
#BorisJohnson says even if the NHS had DOUBLE the capacity it still wouldnât be enough
The NHS has 150,000 beds & with the Nightgale Hospitals there is even greater capacity
Its biggest weakness isn't space, it's staff shortages.
#Lockdown2 #covidbriefing
The reality of âYo-Yoâ #lockdown has been known about since Mayđ
Govt scientists have modelled for 2nd, 3rd, 4th waves etc. but this modelling was not shared publicly by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre running the UK #COVID19 response.
#lockdownUK
Govt scientists have modelled for 2nd, 3rd, 4th waves etc. but this modelling was not shared publicly by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre running the UK #COVID19 response.
#lockdownUK
1 - The fact that the govt ignored SAGE's advice on #circuitbreaker lockdown doesn't come as a big surprise as SAGE has been increasingly sidelined since the setting up of the #JointBiosecurityCentre in July
The JBC is part of the "NHS" Test and Trace Service run by @didoharding
The JBC is part of the "NHS" Test and Trace Service run by @didoharding
2 - The #JointBiosecurityCentre runs the govt's #COVID19 response
Set up in May, it was originally headed by Tom Hurd (MI6)
He was replaced by Clare Gardiner (GCHQ)
This suggests it sits within UK intelligence structures
Over the last 6 months, the JBC has released no minutes
Set up in May, it was originally headed by Tom Hurd (MI6)
He was replaced by Clare Gardiner (GCHQ)
This suggests it sits within UK intelligence structures
Over the last 6 months, the JBC has released no minutes
3 - Whilst little is known about the staffing & membership of this body, sources suggest that there is no "centre"
Instead, they say, the #JBC is scattered across offices in Whitehall & beyond, including intelligence agencies & research institutes
See: gov.uk/government/groâŚ
Instead, they say, the #JBC is scattered across offices in Whitehall & beyond, including intelligence agencies & research institutes
See: gov.uk/government/groâŚ
1. âWhy were we faffing around with Excel when the scientists were telling us not to?" @skynewsniall
âThe system was designed in conjunction with our scientists... at PHE & the JBC they're all scientists who have been involved in this." @RishiSunak
âThe system was designed in conjunction with our scientists... at PHE & the JBC they're all scientists who have been involved in this." @RishiSunak
2. âScientistsâ didnât decide on using Excel. Itâs a reporting/admin tool
The scientists would have told IT what info the database needed to hold. The IT team should have designed a database fit for that purpose rather than using an old version of Excel.
The scientists would have told IT what info the database needed to hold. The IT team should have designed a database fit for that purpose rather than using an old version of Excel.
3. Sunak is also allowed to claim: âWe are now testing 250,000 people a dayâ
Thatâs the figure for tests âprocessedâ NOT people tested
When @MattHancock claimed 226,000 people were being tested on 21/9, the actual figure turned out to be around 82,000.
Thatâs the figure for tests âprocessedâ NOT people tested
When @MattHancock claimed 226,000 people were being tested on 21/9, the actual figure turned out to be around 82,000.
âA great journalist puts into words the things people feel. They seek truth & speak truth & are never seduced by the gilded strumpet of powerâ
Emerson Warner
Poppy Harlow gives a masterclass in how to interview someone who doesnât want to answer questions
Emerson Warner
Poppy Harlow gives a masterclass in how to interview someone who doesnât want to answer questions
Hereâs another masterclass, this time by @TovaOBrien
âGood journalists know balanced reporting is not as simple as providing both sides of the story. You have to squash falsehoods.â @TovaOBrien
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Corona
theguardian.com/world/2020/octâŚ
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Corona
theguardian.com/world/2020/octâŚ
#BREAKING: @IndependentSage issue an emergency 10 point action plan to avoid a second national #COVID lockdown
The document says that "the govt has abdicated its responsibility to provide such a plan. @TheLancet @devisridhar @bmj_latest @HSJnews #COVID19
independentsage.org/wp-content/uplâŚ
The document says that "the govt has abdicated its responsibility to provide such a plan. @TheLancet @devisridhar @bmj_latest @HSJnews #COVID19
independentsage.org/wp-content/uplâŚ
Apart from the Harries, Vallance & Whitty govt scientists have disappeared
SAGE > #JointBiosecurityCentre run by Clare Gardiner, GCHQ
PHE > #NIHP run by Dido Hardy
@B_I_Tweet run by Rachel Coyle, ex-MOD (Tom Hurd MI5)
Lord Guthrie, ex-SAS/MOD, Palantir
SAGE > #JointBiosecurityCentre run by Clare Gardiner, GCHQ
PHE > #NIHP run by Dido Hardy
@B_I_Tweet run by Rachel Coyle, ex-MOD (Tom Hurd MI5)
Lord Guthrie, ex-SAS/MOD, Palantir
Despite claiming to be "guided entirely by the scienceâ, itâs now clear that crucial decisions did not follow the science.
Warnings from WHO, @IndependentSage, public health experts & even SAGE members were ignored.
In July SAGE was sidelined altogether.
Warnings from WHO, @IndependentSage, public health experts & even SAGE members were ignored.
In July SAGE was sidelined altogether.
