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Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:34 pm I've not actually been following this that closely, but from what I can gather the following has happened:

• Neil Paterson was paid £500ph to advise for Randox while they were bidding for a government contract to perform Covid testing.

• Randox had their contract with the police terminated after it was discovered that a "most serious breach" of forensic science standards had occured.

• The Rugby Football Union & Premiership Rugby terminated their contracts with Randox as it was responsible for errors that saw false positives for a number of Bath Rugby players.

• Randox also had to recall up to 750,000 unused coronavirus testing kits because of safety concerns.

• And yet, despite all this, lucky old Randox won a £133m contract for Covid testing without any other firms getting a chance to bid!

• The Government then made the Randox Covid tests mandatory for travel.

• Randox then reports £218million revenue (+85%).

• And, if that isn't enough, Randox has also received millions in Government grants. When a Freedom of Information request was made to understand how much Randox had received and for what purpose, the Department for Trade refused saying that it would cost too much to response to the request with the information.

Have I got this right? Is this it, or am I missing something? I'm all for balance, being rational and reasonable, so am more than happy to be directed towards a proper explanation.

Breaking news - Neil Patterson’s brother, Owen, has been forced to resign.

Hope you’re all happy.

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:44 am It's just spam

I hope the moderator and Admin take appropriate action

Can't say I'm particularly fussed either way on this subject although I'd agree they're not particularly amusing.

He wants a life "outside the cruel world of politics"

Nice 'Goodbye Cruel World' flounce

Now that the corruption stuff has been dealt with, let’s move on to the new breaking news:

Boris Johnson given £25k holiday for free by man he made a peer after he lost his seat as an MP.*

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... la-holiday

* The luxurious multi million pound villa is believed to be ultimately owned by the billionaire Goldsmith family, but it’s impossible to tell for certain as it’s held by an opaque offshore structure in multiple tax havens.

Owen Paterson is suggesting in his resignation statement that MPs have publicly mocked and derided his wife’s death. Has anyone see that? It would be low of anyone to have done that, but I've not yet come across it myself.

Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:48 pm Owen Paterson is suggesting in his resignation statement that MPs have publicly mocked and derided his wife’s death. Has anyone see that? It would be low of anyone to have done that, but I've not yet come across it myself.

It's just another Tory lie. They don't even know they're doing it anymore.

Oh. It's not been a good day for them, has it.

What do you reckon - CON +2 or +3?

Dunners wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:48 pm Owen Paterson is suggesting in his resignation statement that MPs have publicly mocked and derided his wife’s death. Has anyone see that? It would be low of anyone to have done that, but I've not yet come across it myself.

Of course it hasn’t happened.

Wouldn’t surprise me if someone has - quite rightly - criticised him and others that have used his wife’s tragic death as some sort or excuse or defence for his corrupt behaviour and he’s incorrectly referencing that?

Straight out of their usual playbook. Mind Cameron cynically invoking his late son's name in his claim to be the best guardian of the NHS, and then being portrayed as the victim when people called him out on it.

They make my skin crawl.

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:37 pm

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:37 pm

tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:33 pm

Clive Evans wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:10 pm Massive U turn by the Sleaze Party.

How many U-Turns is it now ?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... s-in-no-10

Real Al wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:01 pm He wants a life "outside the cruel world of politics"

Nice 'Goodbye Cruel World' flounce

Indeed
Poor bloke not being able to get richer, because of those pesky
Electorate types who vote for Labour the S.N.P & the greens .

they just dont understand whats its like ro be a conservative M.P .

That is a good one. How do we get in on this action?

Doesn't sound like it's true

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... s-mps-told

https://fullfact.org/health/viral-faceb ... fulfilled/

Also the large PPE order that went unused was from Ayanda, not Uniserve

https://goodlawproject.org/update/unise ... contracts/

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:03 pm Doesn't sound like it's true

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... s-mps-told

https://fullfact.org/health/viral-faceb ... fulfilled/

Also the large PPE order that went unused was from Ayanda, not Uniserve

But it was on Twitter?

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:13 pm

Currywurst and Chips wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:03 pm Doesn't sound like it's true

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... s-mps-told

https://fullfact.org/health/viral-faceb ... fulfilled/

Also the large PPE order that went unused was from Ayanda, not Uniserve

But it was on Twitter?

I bet the Story party are loving
the Yorkshire Racist Cricket news ,
takes the heat off of them for a bit .

MPs call for inquiry over Boris Johnson's Spanish holiday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59177409

Theyre not going to let him rest

It will probably come to nothing ,
but this is classic give him enough rope
he'll hang himself terriTORY !

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:43 pm

Was that because him being blatant and excessively greedy has blown the gig for him and his mates?

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:43 pm

After his election as an MP in December 2019, Wakeford continued claiming public allowances for at least three roles outside the House of Commons – as a Lancashire County Council councillor, as chair of that council's education scrutiny committee and as a Pendle Borough Council councillor – despite having announced "to a full Lancashire council chamber" his resignation in February 2020