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🔍 POWER VACUUM: A closer look at the PM's connections to James Dyson.
Let's start at the beginning... 🧵
Let's start at the beginning... 🧵
Back in 2016, the PM's brother Jo Johnson was Minister for Universities and Science.
When James Dyson complained to him about the "engineering skills crisis" in the UK, Jo Johnson encouraged him to set up his own higher education provider.
When James Dyson complained to him about the "engineering skills crisis" in the UK, Jo Johnson encouraged him to set up his own higher education provider.
This encouragement seems to have been quite significant... Jo Johnson is explicitly credited on the Dyson Institute's website! 
“Sweden hoped herd immunity would curb #COVID19. Don't do what we did” write 25 leading Swedish scientists
“Sweden’s approach to COVID has led to death, grief & suffering. The only example we're setting is how not to deal with a deadly infectious disease” usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
“Sweden’s approach to COVID has led to death, grief & suffering. The only example we're setting is how not to deal with a deadly infectious disease” usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
UK & US are also attempting a
#HerdImmunity strategy despite the fact almost every epidemiologist/virologist will tell you that Herd Immunity is an “outcome”, never a “strategy”
Late lockdowns, keeping schools/workplaces open etc are political decisions not just scientific ones
#HerdImmunity strategy despite the fact almost every epidemiologist/virologist will tell you that Herd Immunity is an “outcome”, never a “strategy”
Late lockdowns, keeping schools/workplaces open etc are political decisions not just scientific ones
I’m not a scientist. 8 months months ago, i knew nothing about communicable diseases
But I stumbled on @BorisJohnson’s #TakeItOnTheChin comments
They led me to the #GreenwichSpeech, the #HerdImmunityScandal, #Palantir/#PalantirPlan & #GenomeUK
I’ve just been joining the dots.
But I stumbled on @BorisJohnson’s #TakeItOnTheChin comments
They led me to the #GreenwichSpeech, the #HerdImmunityScandal, #Palantir/#PalantirPlan & #GenomeUK
I’ve just been joining the dots.
The @BBCNews six o’clock news are talking about #PestFix & contact scandals
Well done @sophie_e_hill for #MyLittleCrony & all those at @GoodLawProject @BylineTimes @openDemocracy incldg @JolyonMaugham @peterjukes @NafeezAhmed @PeterKGeoghegan
@PaulLewis
Well done @sophie_e_hill for #MyLittleCrony & all those at @GoodLawProject @BylineTimes @openDemocracy incldg @JolyonMaugham @peterjukes @NafeezAhmed @PeterKGeoghegan
@PaulLewis
Just as it is helpful to see a visualisation of the #ContractScandal, so it’s helpful to see a visualisation of the wider structure into which it fits
The shadowy surveillance firm, #Palantir, run #COVID digital health platforms In the UK, US & many other countries
Data heaven!
The shadowy surveillance firm, #Palantir, run #COVID digital health platforms In the UK, US & many other countries
Data heaven!
