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8 Sep, 12 tweets, 5 min read
Thread of News Articles about UK Govt #COVID19 Contracts...

'Damning report from the National Audit Office,... UK Government gave preferential treatment to firms with political links, and ignored basic conflicts of interest in PPE contracts
[..Thread]
bylinetimes.com/2020/11/18/pro…
'he firm owned by the major Tory donor made £13million in profits in 2020 – up more than 9,000% – after securing a string of PPE contracts during the pandemic without the usual competitive tender process' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
Nov 2020: 'At least £526.3m in PPE contracts awarded to firms with links to Conservative Party'

Via @BylineTimes

bylinetimes.com/2020/10/25/500…
'Prime Minister Boris Johnson Confronted About The Great Procurement Scandal'

'....Prime Minister is quizzed about the Government’s outpouring of money to private sector firms during the Coronavirus pandemic'
via @BylineTimes

bylinetimes.com/2020/11/11/pri…
'£52m+ in contracts for hand sanitiser awarded to a dormant firm'
bylinetimes.com/2020/09/02/gov…
'A deal worth £122m for gowns awarded to a 44-day-old firm'

Via @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2020/09/14/gov…
'£70m contract for face masks to a “luxury packaging” firm with £46k in the bank'

Via @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2020/10/08/70-…
'Contracts worth £40.5 million for gloves and face shields awarded to a “micro” firm with £134,500 assets'

Via @BylineTimes
bylinetimes.com/2020/10/26/mil…
"A parliamentary committee found that of the 47 successful bidders, 12 were referred by MPs, seven by peers, and 18 by government officials. In another five cases, it is not known who referred the companies".opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-…
Friend of Matt Hancock Wins £14.4 Million PPE Contract – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2021/02/10/fri…
Firm Owned By Conservative Donor Nets Additional £81.8 Million Government PPE Deals
@BylineTimes bylinetimes.com/2020/09/18/fir…
Shetland Tory donor wins £93m UK Government contract for PPE | Press and Journal pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politi…

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'I have been trying to get a measure of the government's PPE procurement splurge for the past couple of months.

The amount of cash shelled out to private sector firms is mind-boggling.'
Via @WritesBright @BylineTimes 🔽
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Opinion: I've raised this issue before but it needs action?

UK Politicians continually refer to scottish Independence in a manner that breaches the law?

Supporting Independence is a Democratic Political Right!

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Anyone has a legal democratic right to support Scottish Independence..
Anyone has a right to democratically oppose it...

No one (especially not politicians) have a right to deligitimise its right to exist or its rightful legal status as a political cause in a democracy|
To refer to Scottish Independence support with the suggestion it is somehow illegitimate is an act that is discriminatory and needs challenged?
...gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality,...all are rights ..political freedom within the law in the uk is also a right!
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