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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 #CareHomeScandalš
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 #CareHomeScandalš
Three years on, these leaks reveal Hancock decided not to make it mandatory to test those entering care homes from the community!
āWe stuck to the science like glueā @BorisJohnson
āWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us ābehavioural/lockdown fatigueā
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were madeā¦but these werenāt āmistakesāš
āWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us ābehavioural/lockdown fatigueā
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were madeā¦but these werenāt āmistakesāš
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 āoutcomeā never a āstrategyā
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 āoutcomeā never a āstrategyā
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 SAGEās advice to:
1. introduce a circuit-breaker lockdown
2. close pubs, restaurants & gyms
3. stop households mixing in each otherās 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 otherās homes
4. stop face-to-face teaching at universities & colleges
Itās amazing what you can find if you look closely!
(Video & artwork by @rokubunnnoichi)
(Video & artwork by @rokubunnnoichi)
Itās amazing what you can see if you look close enough (artwork by @Coldwar_Steve)
#NigelFarage #DonaldTrump #ThisIsNotADrill #NeoNazis #Fascism
#NigelFarage #DonaldTrump #ThisIsNotADrill #NeoNazis #Fascism
Itās 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 š¤) is now hiring *permanent* staff:
jobs.ac.uk/job/CHZ649/nhsā¦
HT @samdownie
jobs.ac.uk/job/CHZ649/nhsā¦
HT @samdownie
Noting that neither @UKHSAgovuk OR the #JointBiosecurityCentre were listed as official @DHSCgovuk agencies in its latest update...
gov.uk/government/pubā¦
gov.uk/government/pubā¦
...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_ā¦
whatdotheyknow.com/request/joint_ā¦
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
Itās 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
Itās 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
Iād already traced the plan back to 2015
Russian interference in the 2016 #Trump election & #Brexit vote made perfect sense!
Iād already traced the plan back to 2015
Russian interference in the 2016 #Trump election & #Brexit vote made perfect sense!
āWe were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" @MattHancock
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said āwe stuck to the science like glueā
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpernās Nudge Unit & the ādata scienceā of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said āwe stuck to the science like glueā
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpernās Nudge Unit & the ādata scienceā of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
2/. On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
On 2/4/20 the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people āwho may have #COVID19ā 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 āwho may have #COVID19ā 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 agošon how the govt was sharing our private NHS health data for ālife science researchā (genomics) with private companies
Now, NHS Digital is ārefusing to rule out #Palantir being involved in the datastore from the GP data grab"
I call it the #PalantirPlan.
Now, NHS Digital is ārefusing 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, Blairās ex-Chief of staff ā someone who knows about political skulduggery ā wrote:
āThis looks like the beginning of a rolling coup. It starts with the civil service then moves on to the judiciary & the mediaā
A coup for health data?
A coup for genomic data?
āThis looks like the beginning of a rolling coup. It starts with the civil service then moves on to the judiciary & the mediaā
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 didnāt figure this out until the back end of Februaryā
#Cummings claims he was lied to by Hancock & others about the preparedness for COVID
These were not āmistakesā
#Cummings claims he was lied to by Hancock & others about the preparedness for COVID
These were not āmistakesā
2/. āLots of COBRA meetings are just a bunch of PowerPoints & not very usefulā
#Cummings explains why he didnāt bother to attend any of the 5 Crucial COBRA meetings in Feb 2020 & didnāt advise @BorisJohnson to attend either
He sent āhis friendā 33-year-old Ben Warner, instead.
#Cummings explains why he didnāt bother to attend any of the 5 Crucial COBRA meetings in Feb 2020 & didnāt advise @BorisJohnson to attend either
He sent āhis friendā 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 āstick to the science like glueā
Every epidemiologist & virologist will tell you #HerdImmunity is an āoutcomeā never a āstrategyā
And yet the govt briefed @Peston that it was their āstrategyā on 12/3/20 & it appears the strategy didnāt go away.
Every epidemiologist & virologist will tell you #HerdImmunity is an āoutcomeā never a āstrategyā
And yet the govt briefed @Peston that it was their āstrategyā on 12/3/20 & it appears the strategy didnāt go away.
3/. Could it be these repeated blunders were not really āmistakesā?
@sarahkendzior writes of the Trump admin:
āThey 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.ā
@sarahkendzior writes of the Trump admin:
āThey 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.ā
1/. Excuse me, but Iām confused
On 5 March 2020, @BorisJohnson told @Schofe on @thismorning:
āOne of the theories is we could take it on the chin...allow the disease to spread through the populationā
14 months & 150,000+ deaths on, WHY are the media shocked by these comments?
On 5 March 2020, @BorisJohnson told @Schofe on @thismorning:
āOne of the theories is we could take it on the chin...allow the disease to spread through the populationā
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 āfake newsā
āFake news merchants on the cesspit that is Twitter are distributing a clip of the PM!!!ā screamed @TheSun
The PM wasnāt āadvocatingā it, but he had clearly said it.
āFake news merchants on the cesspit that is Twitter are distributing a clip of the PM!!!ā screamed @TheSun
The PM wasnāt āadvocatingā it, but he had clearly said it.
1/ SAGE minutes still redact names of attendees (including a scientific adviser)
But since July, itās been the #JointBiosecurityCentre that shapes #COVID19 strategy
Run by Tom Hurd (MI6) then Clare Gardner (GCHQ), the #JBC hasnāt released ANY minutes or named ANY of its members
But since July, itās been the #JointBiosecurityCentre that shapes #COVID19 strategy
Run by Tom Hurd (MI6) then Clare Gardner (GCHQ), the #JBC hasnāt released ANY minutes or named ANY of its members
2/. SAGEās advice is fed to the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre who often seem to ignore it
In Sept, SAGEās call for a circuit-breaker lockdown was ignored
SAGE has been sidelined since the took over #COVID19 strategy
Why are Itās membership & itās discussions kept secret?
In Sept, SAGEās call for a circuit-breaker lockdown was ignored
SAGE has been sidelined since the took over #COVID19 strategy
Why are Itās membership & itās discussions kept secret?
3/. The #JointBiosecurityCentre, was launched as a Ā£9 billion directorate of @DHSCgovuk, on 1 June 2020
According to sources, there is no actual ācentreā. Instead the #JBC is spread across Whitehall offices
There is much speculation as to its membership
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polā¦
According to sources, there is no actual ācentreā. Instead the #JBC is spread across Whitehall offices
There is much speculation as to its membership
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polā¦
Oh boy! We're gonna have some fun with this one š¤£
@DHSCgovuk finally responded (after FOUR delays) to my #FOI request about the #JointBiosecurityCentre š¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļø
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 š¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļø
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/696875ā¦
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/2021040210ā¦
So, what did DHSC say? I asked for a copy of the "establishing document"...
whatdotheyknow.com/request/696875ā¦
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/2021040210ā¦
So, what did DHSC say? I asked for a copy of the "establishing document"...
...for the #JointBiosecurityCentre, a Ā£9 BILLION* new directorate** of @DHSCgovuk, and...
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*According @CMO_England's evidence to Parliament last July:
researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-polā¦
**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-polā¦
**According to its webpage, "#JBC was established as a new #directorate within DHSC on 1 June 2020".
1/. The PM claims that the govt āstuck to the science like glueā
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/. āBEHAVIOURAL FATIGUEā
A key justification for delaying lockdown was that āif we do it too early people will get boredā
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 āif we do it too early people will get boredā
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 āallow the virus to pass through the entire populationā.
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 āallow the virus to pass through the entire populationā.
2/. It was clear that @Peston & his āsenior No.10 sourceā 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 āsenior No.10 sourceā @uksciencechief came out publicly to defend āthe strategyā
#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 didnāt 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 didnāt have an answer
We need answers from the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
On 21 Sept, SAGE warned UK faced a āvery large epidemic with catastrophic consequencesā without immediate action
But PM & @RishiSunak werenāt at that meeting
Instead, they were meeting anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell, Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta! dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8ā¦
But PM & @RishiSunak werenāt at that meeting
Instead, they were meeting anti-lockdown scientists Anders Tegnell, Prof Heneghan & Prof Gupta! dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8ā¦
In December, the PM was asked why the country wasnāt in lockdown
āThe Tier decisions arenāt for me,ā Patrick Vallance replied
In a system seemingly designed to ensure the buck stops with no one, decisions are made by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
āThe Tier decisions arenāt for me,ā 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/contā¦
All of that has now turned out to be false"
@maryftz & @cori_crider #PalantirPlan.
opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/contā¦
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 āwonā contracts at the same time to run #COVID19 data stores for the NHS & HHS
They revealed that Palantir āwonā contracts at the same time to run #COVID19 data stores for the NHS & HHS
3/. Unfortunately, the detail of how much of the UKās āhealth dataā 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
āThe Tier decisions are not for me,ā he says. Really?!
Itās 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
āThe Tier decisions are not for me,ā he says. Really?!
Itās a system designed to ensure the buck stops with no one
2/. Iām not a body language expert, but @uksciencechiefās habit of adjusting his glasses, looking away & um-Ing & ah-ing whenever heās 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 rememberā he said
SAGEās @JeremyFarrar says it was 13th
If these peopleās 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 rememberā he said
SAGEās @JeremyFarrar says it was 13th
If these peopleās memories are so bad now, imagine what they will be like in 2022 at a Public Inquiry!
Wow!!!
Since July, the UKās #COVID19 response is run by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
The #JBC doesnāt share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenāt released any minutes in 8 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
The #JBC doesnāt share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenāt 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?
āThere is no point having a merry Christmas then burying friends & family in January.ā
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
āI donāt think it will do that.ā
Hancock says he doesnāt think allowing families to gather at Christmas will lead to deaths
We donāt care what @MattHancock thinks
We care what experts & scientists advise
Why hasnāt the govt published any #JBC minutes?
Hancock says he doesnāt think allowing families to gather at Christmas will lead to deaths
We donāt care what @MattHancock thinks
We care what experts & scientists advise
Why hasnāt the govt published any #JBC minutes?
Since July, the UKās #COVID19 response is run by the secretive #JointBiosecurityCentre
The #JBC doesnāt share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenāt released any minutes in 7 months
This lack of transparency makes proper scrutiny of govt decisions difficult
The #JBC doesnāt share the science that leads them to take decisions
They havenāt 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 wouldnāt 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 wouldnāt 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 āYo-Yoā #lockdown has been known about since Mayš
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/groā¦
Instead, they say, the #JBC is scattered across offices in Whitehall & beyond, including intelligence agencies & research institutes
See: gov.uk/government/groā¦
1. āWhy were we faffing around with Excel when the scientists were telling us not to?" @skynewsniall
āThe system was designed in conjunction with our scientists... at PHE & the JBC they're all scientists who have been involved in this." @RishiSunak
āThe system was designed in conjunction with our scientists... at PHE & the JBC they're all scientists who have been involved in this." @RishiSunak
2. āScientistsā didnāt decide on using Excel. Itās 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: āWe are now testing 250,000 people a dayā
Thatās the figure for tests āprocessedā 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.
Thatās the figure for tests āprocessedā 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.
āA great journalist puts into words the things people feel. They seek truth & speak truth & are never seduced by the gilded strumpet of powerā
Emerson Warner
Poppy Harlow gives a masterclass in how to interview someone who doesnāt want to answer questions
Emerson Warner
Poppy Harlow gives a masterclass in how to interview someone who doesnāt want to answer questions
Hereās another masterclass, this time by @TovaOBrien
āGood journalists know balanced reporting is not as simple as providing both sides of the story. You have to squash falsehoods.ā @TovaOBrien
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Corona
theguardian.com/world/2020/octā¦
#COVID19 #coronavirus #Corona
theguardian.com/world/2020/octā¦
#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/uplā¦
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/uplā¦
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 scienceā, itās 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.
