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14 Jun, 6 tweets, 4 min read
NEW: June 21 re-opening shelved. Govt finally acknowledges exponential growth of new variant. Yet it’s *still* refusing to disclose data on schools. In this week’s newsletter @dgurdasani1 explains why this is such a scandal
keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/when-dido-me…
We’ve been banging on about this for last 3 weeks & we intend to carry on because this lack of transparency is literally a threat to life. @dgurdasani1 couldn’t say it any clearer. Full interview 👇 To support our work, please consider subscribing

keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/when-dido-me…
Why haven’t scientists had access to the data? It’s absolutely infuriating that the govt has been allowed to bury this this crucial information. Secrecy & lack of outside scrutiny has allowed the govt to ignore the danger this new variant poses.
And then there’s the ongoing scandal of the #NHSDataGrab. The danger has by no means passed. Our legal action with @Foxglovelegal & other campaigners has won us a ‘pause’ but it’s very far from over.
We also dive into the question that Matt Hancock was asked in parliament last week about Palantir & Faculty… & how preposterous Hancock’s answer was
We’re once again in a desperate place. And this was all so avoidable. We have to find new ways of holding this govt to account. To get involved, we’re info@the-citizens.com. Or to help our work, pls consider subscribing 🙏

keepingthereceipts.substack.com/p/when-dido-me…

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14 Jun
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As a result of our legal challenge with our partner @foxglovelegal, the government had to admit Ministers and civil servants are allowed to set messages to delete instantly.

It's s YOUR WIN, because we could not have done it without your support.
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The admission from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) was obtained though an @allthecitizens FOIA request
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10 Jun
Following stunning assertions from @MattHancock that he had no idea of the relationship between Palantir, Faculty, and Cambridge Analytica:

“um… I don’t think I’m aware of that, no”

- @allthecitizens feels this claim raises serious questions that need to be addressed. THREAD:
Did Hancock really have no idea, despite numerous detailed reports on the matter and easily available mainstream media coverage? Why was proper due diligence not done on Palantir by the Health Secretary before embedding them in the NHS?
Firstly, it’s known that Hancock, then as Culture Secretary, was well aware of the actions of Cambridge Analytica, referring to the scandal as a “turning point” in the debate about online privacy.
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When you listen to the @MattHancock hearing today, just remember that there is a human cost to lies.
From the off, Cummings is dragged over the coals by the chair in the intro for not providing any evidence for the accusations he made that he’d promised to deliver.
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9 Jun
BREAKING: High Court rules Michael Gove acted unlawfully.

It got us thinking about how many times we’ve seen similar headlines since 2019, and yet nothing changes. Here are some of the big ones. THREAD:
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6 Jun
NEW: Cambridge Analytica on Steroids: a tale of 2 data scandals. @carolecadwalla reports on why #NHSDataGrab & PHE's refusal to publish schools data are both so alarming.

We've launched legal challenges against both. Please help us by subscribing🙏
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This newsletter owes particular debt to what govt calls 'activist lawyers'. Hugely grateful to @Foxglovelegal for organising challenge against #NHSDataGrab. We're taking on PHE with help of @A__W______O. And we report on threats to JRs as cited by @JolyonMaugham & @GoodLawProject
It also features the brilliant @doctor_oxford. We asked her to explain the #NHSDataGrab. Please watch this. She explains so clearly why we should all be worried. And why we have so little time to stop it.

cc @Foxglovelegal @openDemocracy @TheDA_UK @JustTreatment @DavidDavisMP
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