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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

‘#EatOutToHelpOut’ launched without telling official in charge, #CovidInquiry hears -

#SimonCase, who was responsible for #Covid19 policy at time, calls #BorisJohnson’s Downing Street the ‘#WorstGoverningEverSeen’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/23/boris-johnson-government-chaos-smashed-good-people-to-pieces-case-tells-covid-inquiry
#EatOutToHelpOutTheVirus
#LetTheBodiesPileHigh

“Perhaps you would care to say a few words, sir?’ said Ponder.
‘Yes.’ Ridcully looked thoughtful for a moment, and then brightened up. ‘Let’s get this over quickly, and have lunch.' “
Terry Pratchett; Science of DiscWorld
#DiscWorld #Sunak #EatOutToHelpOut #DrDeath #CovidInquiry

‘‘The optics are terrible’: how #RishiSunak’s 2020 ‘#EatOutToHelpOut’ scheme backfired

The then chancellor’s plan proved to be of no economic benefit and was decried by scientists – but it clearly set out the political aims of ‘Dishy Rishi’'
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/10/rishi-sunak-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-backfired-2020-chancellor
#Covid19 #CovidInquiry #ToryPoliciesInAction

Patrick Vallance contradicts Rishi Sunak’s evidence to Covid inquiry | Covid inquiry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/20/patrick-vallance-contradicts-rishi-sunak-evidence-to-covid-enquiry

#Vallance
#CovidInquiry
#Sunak
#EatOutToHelpOut
#EatOutToHelpTheVirusOut
#Pandemic
#Hospitality
#Johnson
#JohnsonsMostPeopleWhoDieHaveReachedTheirTimeAnyway
#Science
#BasicScientificConcepts
#Covid
#Treasury

#PatrickVallance contradicts #RishiSunak’s evidence to #CovidInquiry

PM would almost certainly have known concerns over ‘#EatOutToHelpOut’ scheme, says former chief scientific adviser

How Vallance’s diaries exposed chaos inside No 10
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/20/patrick-vallance-contradicts-rishi-sunak-evidence-to-covid-enquiry

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #ToryInhumanity

And... "Pete Weatherby KC, counsel for #CovidBereavedFamiliesForJustice, is asking questions now.

He starts by asking Sir #PatrickVallance to confirm that the #EatOutToHelpOut scheme would have increased the number of #CovidDeaths

Vallance accepts that.

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #CovidInquiry #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #MoneyBeforePeople #ToryInhumanity

Sunak 'likely' knew his policy would cause more deaths, #Covid19 inquiry told.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/covid-19-inquiry-patrick-vallance-rishi-sunak-eat-out-help-out-infections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_content=patrick_vallance_evidence

#RishiSunak #EatoutToHelpOut #CovidInquiry #ukcovid19inquiry

Boris Johnson ‘Prioritised Views of Telegraph Over the Science’, his Director of Comms Tells Inquiry – Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/10/31/boris-johnson-prioritised-views-of-the-telegraph-over-the-science-his-director-of-comms-tells-inquiry/

#Johnson
#Telegraph
#Science
#DirectorOfComms
#CovidInquiry
#Covid
#Cain
#Tories
#EatOutToHelpOut
#GetBackToWork
#Brexit
#DiversityGap
#LackOfDiversity
#Diversity

‘‘Nature’s way of dealing with #OldPeople’: the damning messages revealed to #CovidInquiry

Inquiry sees verbatim messages from #BorisJohnson, #DominicCummings and #PatrickVallance'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/31/natures-way-of-dealing-with-old-people-the-damning-messages-revealed-to-covid-inquiry

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #ToryCallousness #LetTheBodiesPileHigh

'#BorisJohnson told cabinet in December 2020 he favoured letting older people get #Covid19 to protect others from #lockdown – UK politics live

#DominicCummings starts to give evidence as #CovidInquiry hears former prime minister said ‘we should let the old people get it and protect others
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/oct/31/covid-inquiry-lee-cain-dominic-cummings-government-whatsapp-uk-politics-latest
#ToryPoliciesInAction #Covid19 #LetTheBodiesPileHigh #EvilParty #MoneyBeforePeople

#BorisJohnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the #economy during the #pandemic “for people who will die anyway soon” in a meeting with #RishiSunak, the #CovidInquiry was told on Monday https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/30/boris-johnson-mad-if-he-did-not-think-whatsapps-would-become-public-civil-servant
#ToryIndifference #MoneyBeforePeople #Covid19
#NastyParty

Science adviser referred to #RishiSunak as ‘#DrDeath’, #CovidInquiry hears

Comment by #DameAngelaMcLean in message during meeting was apparently in reference to ‘#EatOutToHelpOut’ scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/19/science-adviser-referred-to-rishi-sunak-as-dr-death-covid-inquiry-hears
#Covid19 #ToryPoliciesInAction #LetTheBodiesPileHigh

'What you’ve missed at the #CovidInquiry

From allegedly lost WhatsApp messages to Sir #PatrickVallance’s frank #lockdown diary, revelations only get more intriguing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/18/wednesday-briefing-first-edition-covid-inquiry-boris-johnson-patrick-vallance
#COVID19 #ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryIndifference #ToryInfighting

Poor Dave here admits taking cocaine after drinking incredibly potent" Japanese whisky. Poor Dave says the allegations about him had been "malicious" & he was set up, even though 3 women came forward to speak about his conduct
#davidwarburton #warburton #tories #tory #toryscum #bbc #news #sunday #laurak #laurakuenssberg #ToryCorruption #Corruption #partygate #toryscum #ToriesOut #boris #johnson #Sunak #dorries #nadinedorries #covid #COVID19 #CovidInquiry #brexit #EU #politics #ukpolitics