My Authors
Read all threads
3 official "smoking guns", all showing how the Tories massaged the test figures to fake-reach the target of 100,000 tests a day.

1. Definition quietly changed on 27 April Twitter update released by the Department of Health (see footnote). Vanished again by the next day.
2. Government's public guidance updated after 29 April to expand the definition of the number of tests.

29 April
web.archive.org/web/2020042904…

30 April
web.archive.org/web/2020043017…
3. Slide at 1 May 2020 press conference (a new one, presumably designed to show off a spike in testing) includes a revealing footnote.

gov.uk/government/pub…
To be fair, testing HAS massively expanded since 1 April.

But it's not unreasonable to expect 100,000 actual tests when 100,000 "carried out" tests were promised.

The propaganda is like claiming to have run a marathon when you were taken by taxi the last 7 miles to the finish.
Added: there's some confusion surrounding what was initially promised.

The PM tweeted about "100,000 people". But both Matt Hancock and the Department of Health consistently talked about "100,000 tests" since the beginning. So the difference might be over-exuberance.
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡, UK 🔜 EU

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!