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The Guardian view on Covid and Hillsborough: families forced the state to face the truth | Editorial
By Editorial

Lady Hallett exposed waste and secrecy. Hillsborough campaigners showed why public bodies must be honest before and after catastrophe strikes

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/the-guardian-view-on-covid-and-hillsborough-families-forced-the-state-to-face-the-truth

#Covidinquiry #Hillsboroughdisaster #AndyBurnham #Politics #Coronavirus #Liverpool #ManchesterArenaattack #MichelleMone #Infectiousdiseases #TheGuardian #Editorial

Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/boris-johnson-government-wasted-vast-sums-on-ppe-covid-inquiry-finds #CovidInquiry #BorisJohnson #MichelleMone #Conservatives #Politics #UkNews #Coronavirus

Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
By David Conn

Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/boris-johnson-government-wasted-vast-sums-on-ppe-covid-inquiry-finds

#Covidinquiry #BorisJohnson #MichelleMone #Conservatives #Politics #UKnews #Coronavirus #TheGuardian #DavidConn

So #No10 was run by donkeys who went to #Oxbridge. My dog could have done better

#HelenMacNamara may reveal more soul than #Boris and co during #Covid19, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/01/so-no-10-run-by-donkeys-went-to-oxbridge-my-dog-could-have-done-better
#CovidInquiry #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryBehaviour

#Brexit distracted #UK ministers from #Covid19 planning, official tells #CovidInquiry

Government focused on no-deal preparation and did not foresee need for #PPE, #ContactTracing or possible #lockdowns
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/16/brexit-distracted-uk-ministers-from-covid-planning-official-tells-inquiry
#ToryChoices #ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitCostsLives
#ToryInfighting

#UK #CovidInquiry: what we learned from the first week of the hearings

Government’s readiness for #pandemic, #HealthInequalities and testimonies of bereaved families featured at opening of inquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/16/uk-covid-inquiry-what-we-learned-first-week-hearings
#ToryChoices #Brexit #ToryPoliciesInAction #Austerity

“….he talked about history and destiny and all the other words that always got trotted out to put a gloss on slaughter. It was heady stuff, except that brains weren’t involved.”
Terry Pratchett; Thud
#DiscWorld #LordBethell #ToryWhatsAppChat #TheTruthWillOut #CovidInquiry

“….sometimes you should follow the arrogance … You should look for those who can’t believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!”
Terry Pratchett; Snuff
#DiscWorld #ToryWhatsAppChat #ToryContempt #ToriesPartiedWhilePeopleDied #CovidInquiry #CovidCommonsCommittee