In 2020, Supermax won a £311 contract to supply gloves to the NHS.
They've since been included on a further £6bn framework agreement to continue supplying PPE despite the allegations, so severe that last October the US banned imports from the company.
The move came after and investigation which identified 10 of the 11 International Labour Organisation's indicators of forced labour in Supermax-run facilities.
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We interviewed @moonalice, a member of @FBoversight, which is one of our very own US projects, about the role of tech platforms, specifically #Facebook, in aiding this unfortunate event.
.@Moonalice explains: "people who attacked the Capitol... probably two years earlier could not have imagined themselves... attacking the seat of government... These are people who were manipulated and the tool that was used to manipulate them was the internet. Mostly #Facebook".
Showing how the #Jan6thInsurrection was telling of a rot in US democracy, @Moonalice explains that the people behind the riots were "people who are normally charged with protecting our democracy", like people from the President's administration & "active duty or retired military"
🚨Over 100 British organisations have signed a joint letter to the House of Lords opposing the government’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill. 🧵
The letter calls for an amendment protecting the rights of ethnic minority citizens in Britain, in the face of the proposed new ‘blanket’ powers to revoke citizenship without notice. thelondonpost.net/over-100-briti…
The Bill, which enters its second reading in the House of Lords today, has been widely condemned as ‘overtly racist’, and that it would render many British citizens of African, Caribbean and Asian descent “second class citizens”. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
🚨NEW: Leaks cast doubt on Liz Truss’ explanation for using £1,400 of taxpayer money to fund a private lunch at the elite club of a multi-millionaire Tory donor. 🧵
The former secretary of state for international trade had “insisted” on booking the Mayfair-based 5 Hertford Street (5HS) members venue, owned by millionaire aristocrat Robin Birley, a major Brexit supporter and donor to the Conservatives and PM. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
In leaked Emails, Truss reportedly “explicitly asked that we book 5 Hertford Street” and “refused to consider anywhere else”, despite, as one civil servant put it, the venue being “obviously incredibly expensive and more than I understand we’d usually pay” theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
Tough year.
Covid has exacerbated the cracks in the system.
The Uk gov has increasingly shown its authoritarian tendencies while trying to avoid scrutiny
So, 🙏 for being there: with your growing support, we have kept holding power to account.
1. JANUARY
We discovered Cronysm at the highest level and how the Covid pandemic has been a bonanza for some, while the country was on its knees.
This year we've uncovered crony contracts, Whitehall parties, police misbehaviour, gender inequality, dug into asylum data and much more. Here are 12 of our winter BITEs…
1. First up - our agenda-setting investigations into Covid-19 contracts revealed how the UK's outsourcing of Covid response has cost more than the GDP of 140 countries. bylinetimes.com/2021/07/12/uk-…
2. We exposed how £121.7 million increase in profits for Covid contract winners with Conservative links. bylinetimes.com/2021/10/12/121…