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Government corruption why is no one shouting from the housetops?

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rubysong Fri 11-Sept-20 08:35:46

Whitewavemark2 would you please say what WA and MSM are. Sorry, I can't think what they stand for.

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 11-Sept-20 08:26:53

Well parliament should be the brake, and prior to the election it was just that.

It saw the problems with the WA etc, but you have a new-fascist government that is using its majority to tank through policy.

Commentators are getting seriously alarmed though so let’s hope some if this alarm feeds through to the MSM which is largely right wing.

“this is the act of a profoundly corrupt and now very obviously neo-fascist government, intent on disrupting order in pursuit of its own aims that are very clearly only capable of delivery by way of breach of the law and all reasonable ethical standards. Down this route there is totalitarian control. And with it comes the aggression that cannot help but lead to conflict.“

Murphy.

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Grany Fri 11-Sept-20 08:16:51

Couldn't shouldn't there be a system that's recognises wrong doing criminal activities that can call this government to account, it is obvious they are not acting in the publics interest and doing untold damage?

Who should there be to put a stop to all this wrong doing?

Do other countries have a brake they can put on their government if they are acting illegally?

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Whitewavemark2 Fri 11-Sept-20 08:04:27

I am glad someone has started this, as I think it is an absolute major issue.

Social media is alive with examples but I think the latest is one if the worse as far as money is concerned.

“How dare they commit over £100bn of public money without no evident transparent procurement process? With no clarity on what contracts have been awarded or to whom or how those companies were chosen?”

This is a major breach of trust and honesty with the British people.

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Furret Fri 11-Sept-20 07:31:15

“Fear, shame, embarrassment: these brakes no longer apply. The government has discovered that it can bluster through any scandal. No minister need resign. No one need apologise. No one need explain.

As public outrage grows over the billions of pounds of coronavirus contracts issued by the government without competition, it seems determined only to award more of them. Never mind that the consulting company Deloitte, whose personnel circulate in and out of government, has been strongly criticised for the disastrous system it devised to supply protective equipment to the NHS. It has now been granted a massive new contract to test the population for Covid-19.

Cummings ally's PR firm given Covid-19 contracts without tenders

Never mind that some of these contracts have reportedly cost taxpayers £800 for every protective overall delivered. Never mind that at least two multi-million pound contracts appear to have been issued to dormant companies. Awarding contracts to unusual companies, without advertising, transparency or competition now appears to have been adopted as the norm. Several of the firms that have benefited from this largesse are closely linked to senior figures in the government.“

From today’s papers.

Several of the above dodgy (downright illegal) deals have been mentioned on GN never mind the press and other media, but this government simply carries on handing out tax-payers money to cronies and born-to-fail projects. Billions.

Why are we sitting back and doing nothing.

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