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Thread | Covid contracts worth £15bn had corruption ‘red flags’,
at 22:54 11 Sep 2024
An article appeared in a couple of the Nationals this week following an investigation by Transparency International UK
The study has uncovered corruption “red flags” in government Covid contracts worth more than £15bn – representing nearly one in every three pounds awarded by the government during the pandemic.
The review of more than 5,000 contracts across 400 public bodies identified 135 high-risk contracts with a value of £15.3bn where it is claimed an investigation is merited due to the identification of THREE ( not 1 or 2 but 3) or more corruption red flags.
At least 28 contracts, worth £4.1bn, went to those with known political connections to the Conservative party. This amounts to almost a tenth of the money spent on the pandemic response.
Fifty-one contracts, worth £4bn, went through the “VIP lane” of which 24, worth £1.7bn, were referred by politicians from the Conservative party or their offices.
£1bn was spent on personal protective equipment from 25 VIP-lane suppliers that was later deemed unfit for use.
Eight contracts, worth £500m, went to suppliers that were no more than 100 days old.
The UK government awarded more than £30.7bn in high- value contracts without competition – equivalent to almost two-thirds of all Covid contracts by value.
The Department of Health and Social Care wrote off £14.9bn in public money over a two-year period – equivalent to the government’s total spend on personal protective equipment.
Starmer should insist on a full investigation with every effort made to address wrong doing.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13827585/More-5-000-contracts-15-billio |
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Thread | Travel Insurance Advice
at 12:29 26 May 2024
I have an elderly relative in her 80’s who has a couple of underlying health issues, the relative is looking to book a holiday and needs to source travel insurance. I have obtained 1 quote which was, to be quite frank extortionate. I was wondering if anyone on here had suggestions on where I might be able to try and get a better price. |
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Thread | Anyone been to Athens?
at 19:30 1 Apr 2024
I’m off to Athens in the next couple of months and was wondering if anyone had been there and if they had suggestions and recommendations. I intend visiting the Acropolis but was wondering if anyone had any other tips or suggestions. TVM. |
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Thread | HMRC
at 09:56 20 Mar 2024
Just how on earth can the government sign this off? It’s a blatant example of another one of our public services going further down the tubes ! Having been criticised for the massive delays in answering the phone or my even answering the phone in many cases the HMRC have taken action and decided to close their telephones for 6 months of the year - it’s absolutely scandalous. At a time when more and more people are going to be caught up in the tax system - especially pensioners who are less likely to have on line skills they’re reducing accessibility. Outrageous.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/19/hmrc-to-close-its-self-assessme
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Thread | Another MP accused of inappropriate conduct
at 23:17 16 Oct 2023
This time is Peter Bone, Conservative MP for Wellingborough who according to the Daily Mail has been accused of a bullying and sexual misconduct campaign. It looks like one of the Commons regulators is proposing a 6 week ban which will be enough to start a recall petition in the constituency.
It seems the allegations go back 9 years and were reported to Theresa May back in 2017, but were still unresolved some 4 years later so the complainant decided to reported to the Standards watchdog instead. It also appears the complainants father mentioned the incident to David Cameron who was the PM at the time back in 2015. I’d be interested to now why the Conservative Party hadn’t resolved/reached a conclusion to the investigation after 4 years.
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Thread | Margaret Ferrier MP -30 day suspension
at 15:41 7 Jun 2023
Margaret Ferrier the SNP MP who breached the Covid Regs and traveled home on a train after testing positive has been suspended for 30 days which means her constituents can petition to have a by election.
The vote was 185 in favour of the suspension while 40 MP’s voted against suspending her which would have meant she was free to carry on as an MP. Of the 40 MPs who voted against Ferrier's suspension 32 were Conservatives, two were DUP, two were Alba and one was Reclaim. Interestingly, the Conservatives who backed her included former ministers David Davis and Jacob Rees-Mogg, and party grandees Sir Bill Cash and Sir Edward Leigh and there is speculation they voted against the suspension in an attempt to set the ground to save Boris from a similar suspension if found guilty. I think it’s pretty shocking, she’s broken the law and should be out and I’d expect MP’s to have supported that.
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Thread | A Fans Dad
at 23:07 17 May 2022
It may be me, but I don’t recall having seen him post on here for a while, anyone know him or heard from him. Hope he’s ok. |
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Thread | Boris Flat Refurb Investigation
at 16:17 9 Dec 2021
The Conservative Party have been fined for incorrect record keeping and there is speculation and some suggestion that Boris lied to his Standards Advisor.
In May, the PM's independent adviser on standards Lord Geidt cleared Mr Johnson of a conflict of interest over the donation from Lord Brownlow, saying the PM appeared not to be aware of the arrangement with the peer, but Lord Geidt did conclude Mr Johnson had "acted unwisely" by not being more "rigorous" in finding out who paid for the refurbishment. It appears Boris gave evidence to Lord Geidt earlier this year that Boris was unaware of the source of the money until February, however it now looks like Boris sent a Whats App message to Lord Brownlow in the November asking for more money towards the refurb!! Something isn’t right!!!!!!!!
Its clear the likes of Boris have nothing but contempt for us and the rules, no wonder he tried to use the Patterson incident to try and undermine and get rid of the Electoral Commission. How can you not know who’s paying for the refurb of the place you live in?
Boris is without doubt, the worst PM we have ever had.
We need a huge overhaul of our Parliamentary Standards and the effective regulation of politicians. We need meaningful impartial oversight from bodies with real power who have the ability to hold people to account and sanction individuals where necessary. We need a more effective Freedom of Information Act which ensures transparency and facilitates effective oversight and the government plans to introduce legislation to prevent juridical reviews of government decisions should be stopped.
Without effective supervision and oversight we’ll end up like Zimbabwe and other countries where the people are ruled by the corrupt.
Edit Extra detail. [Post edited 10 Dec 2021 23:20]
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Thread | Priti Patel
at 20:59 4 Mar 2021
Government has just paid out £340K to settle Philip Rutnam’s claim for unlawful dismissal. Boris had backed her following an investigation re bullying which led to the Standards Chef resigning. Rotten to the core.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56281781
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Thread | Holiday Destination March Suggestions
at 20:25 1 Nov 2019
I am looking for suggestions for a 7 to 10 day short-haul holiday for next March, was considering Malta or Cyprus but am open to alternative suggestions. I appreciate it won’t be really hot, but t shirt weather is fine. Don’t fancy the Canaries. I was wondering if the Planet Swans brothers and sisters could assist with some tidy suggestions. Thanks [Post edited 1 Nov 2019 20:36]
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Thread | Hammer Attack
at 09:33 20 Jul 2019
Just read the below article, this scumbag has been given life and will serve a minimum of 9 years. He was on licence after serving just over half of a 6year licence after being found with a load of weapons and a pipe bomb, he also has form for a hammer attack on a woman and a knife attack on a woman. He has destroyed this woman’s life, he should never have been allowed out in the first place, if he’d been kept in this wouldn’t have happened.
Scumbag.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49045505 |
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