It would be nice to think Government might now listen to the scientists who have been warning for months that it is dangerous for it to misuse lateral flow tests in such a way that they deliver huge numbers of false negatives.
This ITV report from 10 September identified the problems that have come to pass. But Government nevertheless pressed on. itv.com/news/2020-09-1…
On 17 September lawyers for @GoodLawProject wrote to Government asking for an explanation of who gave the go ahead for the programme and why with these weird counterparties. We have issued proceedings but three months later still have no good explanation. crowdjustice.com/case/operation… 
The story - of vast contracts going to weird counterparties without proper procurement (see below) - is a familiar one.
When @DavidRoseUK wrote this piece on 13 November Innova had £440m. @GoodLawProject now knows it has £676m of contracts.
When @DavidRoseUK wrote this piece on 13 November Innova had £440m. @GoodLawProject now knows it has £676m of contracts.
You only had to read the introduction to the Innova documentation - I tweeted it in October - to see even the manufacturer said the tests should not be used by untrained staff to test patients without symptoms.
Yet Government went ahead.
Yet Government went ahead.
The story with PPE was and is one of misuse of public money on an epic scale. But with misuse of tests there is far more than merely money at stake.
The story - of vast contracts going to weird counterparties without proper procurement (see below) - is a familiar one.
When @DavidRoseUK wrote this piece on 13 November Innova had £440m. @GoodLawProject now knows it has £676m of contracts.
When @DavidRoseUK wrote this piece on 13 November Innova had £440m. @GoodLawProject now knows it has £676m of contracts.
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