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23 Oct, 6 tweets, 5 min read
We have spent months looking at UK gov Covid 19 contracts, and wondered if major Tory Donors are winning any? What of Alpha Solway - does it have links to a Conservative party donor club? It won 6 PPE contracts worth nearly £11 million:
Alpha Solway is a PPE manufacturing firm for the oil, gas, manufacturing and food sectors, and part of the Globus Group (alongside Globus (Shetland) Ltd, Showa, Vision Lab (Ormskirk) Ltd, and Haika).

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The firm has received 6 contracts totalling £10,655,180 since March.

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Yes, the contracts were issued by the Scottish Government, but Globus CEO Haraldur Agustsson is a Conservative donor and member of Tory dining club ‘The Leaders Group’. Globus donated more than £400,000 to Conservatives since 2016. Pictured, Agustsson receiving Queen’s Award:
This concerns because Globus Shetland also won a PPE contract in July, for “the manufacture of FFP3 respirators”. It was worth £93.6 million. This brings the total accrued by companies directed by Tory donor Agustsson to over £104 million.

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23 Oct
We need your help! We’ve looked at 1000+ contracts issued by the UK gov in response to COVID-19. These total £11.2+ billion of public money given to private companies. Help us scrutinise and improve the data - viewable here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
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This thread explains how to use Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to find out information about the companies in our list that have won COVID-19 related contracts.
Dozens of stories have already been published looking at particular companies or contracts in this list, revealing concerns about their financial assets, their ability to fulfil the contracts, and their connections to the government.
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Our COVID-19 contracts list is not comprehensive, and can be improved. We want the public to use this data set as a starting point in holding the government accountable for their response to the pandemic.
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We’ve examined 1000+ contracts issued by the UK gov in response to COVID-19. Are contracts going to political donors? Are public servants profiting? What about tax-avoiding companies? Are City Firms making huge profits? And tiny firms getting £million contracts without scrutiny?
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