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A massive scandal.
How the govt& #39;s obsession with privatisation destroyed Test and Trace.
How this caused the resurgence of Covid-19.
How the official "Anti-Corruption Champion" is in the thick of the disaster he should be investigating.
This week& #39;s column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/21/government-covid-contracts-britain-nhs-corporate-executives-test-and-trace">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
How the govt& #39;s obsession with privatisation destroyed Test and Trace.
How this caused the resurgence of Covid-19.
How the official "Anti-Corruption Champion" is in the thick of the disaster he should be investigating.
This week& #39;s column https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/21/government-covid-contracts-britain-nhs-corporate-executives-test-and-trace">https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
This is such an extraordinary story, and so outrageous when you draw all the threads together, that the Guardian let me have almost twice the usual word count.
I defy you to read to the end of it without gasping with rage and grief.
I defy you to read to the end of it without gasping with rage and grief.
One thing that wasn& #39;t clear to me before is the role of the horse racing industry as an entrepot of power. Dominated by immensely rich and influential people, it seems to have fingers everywhere. I suspect more high level deals are done at the race course than the golf course.
Take a look at the board of the Jockey Club, to give just one example. Sloshing with blue blood and City money. https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/about-us/our-structure/our-board/">https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/about-us/...
. @bluenicks_99 has been making further, important links (see his responses in the thread).
I reckon my column has merely scratched the surface of what& #39;s been going on. https://twitter.com/bluenicks_99/status/1318823537038196736">https://twitter.com/bluenicks...
I reckon my column has merely scratched the surface of what& #39;s been going on. https://twitter.com/bluenicks_99/status/1318823537038196736">https://twitter.com/bluenicks...
Several people have been asking what we can do about this scandal. A good start is to help crowdfund the excellent legal actions by @GoodLawProject, challenging some of the contracts the government has been issuing.
Also, follow and support @We_OwnIt and @CHPIthinktank
Also, follow and support @We_OwnIt and @CHPIthinktank
Subscribe to @openDemocracy, @BylineTimes, @DoubleDownNews and the Guardian, all of whom are trying to hold these scoundrels to account. Support the BMA& #39;s efforts. Join a union. Join the Green Party. Join Labour and press it to make more noise.
