Interested to know how people can make loads of money on the back of an epidemic which has killed more than 40000 people in the UK?
Then you& #39;ll love this sordid little thread
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https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/04/09/1586418034000/Leading--UK--start-ups-want-a-handout-too/">https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/04/0...
April 2020. R Sunak asked to help out high-growth UK tech companies, by CEOs including M Warner of Faculty (Vote Leave ally of D Cummings, brother Ben attended SAGE meetings with same D Cummings). Also some “UK” CEOs not based in the UK
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/04/vote-leave-ai-firm-wins-seven-government-contracts-in-18-months">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
March 2020 Faculty win contract (extension of existing contract, no tendering) to help mine NHS patient data for COVID-19 response. Minister of State in charge of Government Digital Service AND shareholder in Faculty Theodore Agnew

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https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/20/firm-linked-to-gove-and-cummings-hired-to-work-with-ofqual-on-a-levels
20.8.20">https://www.theguardian.com/education... Revealed that outfit called Public First run by J Frayne and R Wolf, old pals of Michael Gove, given contract to help Ofqual by “single tender justification process” just like with two other COVID-related contracts they “won”
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