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posted on 17/12/2020 11:32If this was a country in the global south, it would be called corruption - Gramsci.
Significantly this expose is from the New York Times, not a UK newspaper or mass media outlet.
VIP channel for Tory donors and pals. Extract from the article....
- “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell -
VIP channel for Tory donors and pals. Extract from the article....
- Taken together, about half of that $22 billion went to companies with political connections, no prior experience or histories of controversy.
- About $5 billion went to politically connected companies. Some had former ministers and government advisers on staff. Others donated to the Conservative Party.
- Around $6 billion went to companies that had no prior experience in supplying medical personal protective equipment. Fashion designers, pest controllers and jewelers won lucrative contracts.
- More than $5 billion was awarded to companies with histories of controversy, from tax evasion and fraud to corruption and human rights abuses.
- But that’s only half the story. It is impossible to know how much the government has spent on Covid-19 procurement. Much remains secret.
- “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell -
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