Articles tagged "Boris Johnson"

Tory Plans to Restrict Judicial Review Will Weaken the Rule of Law

Proposals undermine government accountability. Wonder why that's a goal of any government? Answer: They do not want to be held to account for their actions

This is Shocking ...

Evidence that two contracts awarded to Pharmaceuticals Direct Limited (at eye watering prices) were pushed through by Tory some cabinet members advisors including Boris Johnson's.

We Will Keep Going

The devil is a Government with a diminishing attachment to the truth

Boris Johnson 'Unfit' to be PM, says Former Top Adviser Cummings

Cummings said the British government is being overly secretive and bureaucratic and said that domestic media had not subjected its policies to any real independent scrutiny.

The PPE/VIP Lane Hearing is Over

"a relentless campaign by the Defendant to obscure what really happened on significant issues."

UK High Court Day 4 Tory - 'VIP Lane' Covid-19 Contract Awarding Process

Government's defence of the “VIP” Lane is apparently determined to keep quiet the details of the politically-connected beneficiaries - and which Ministers or senior officials referred them.

'Taliban' Faction Among the Tories Plan to Destroy BBC for Political Motives?

Did Tories dredge up 26 year old story for excuse to destroy the BBC? Totalitarian governments always move to shut down media/news outlets they can't control or dictate to.

Thousands of Work-Related Covid Deaths go Unreported in UK

One example: More than 600 transport & storage workers died last year from the Coronavirus, according to the ONS, but only 10 deaths in the sector were reported.

Video Update: This Week in Court - Tory Government PPE Procurement Scandal

Legal Director of Good Law Project, Gemma Abbott, provides a 2 minute update of week's court hearings against Tory government awarding multi-million pound contracts to friends & donors

Outsourced, Tory Preferred Private Provider Serco's Test-and-Trace Mistakes Blamed for Spread of India Covid Variant

Tory government’s £37bn test-and-trace system has helped fuel the spread of the highly-transmissible Covid-19 Indian variant

High Court Updates - PPE 'VIP Lane' Commissioning

Today the High Court heard Good Law Project lawyers detail waste, mismanagement - and yet more special treatment for politically connected companies placed in the “VIP” Lane.

Nurse who Cared for Boris Johnson Resigns over Tory Government's ‘Lack of Respect’ for NHS Workers

Jenny McGee, who kept vigil by PM’s bedside when he was sick with Covid, derides government’s handling of pandemic