Scrap Fujitsu’s new Government contract

The Post Office scandal is one the greatest ever miscarriages of #justice, but #Fujitsu have just been handed yet another Government contract.

Promising not to bid clearly isn’t enough: hold them to account and revoke their contract.

Petition:

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-fujitsu-stick-to-their-promises-and-scrap-their-new-contract

#PostOffice #privatisation #corruption #ToryCronyism #ToryCorruption #scandal #petition

Scrap Fujitsu’s new Government contract

The Post Office scandal is one the greatest ever miscarriages of justice. Yet reports suggest Fujitsu - whose software is behind the Post Office scandal - have just been handed a new Government contract. They promised they wouldn’t bid for contracts until the Post Office Inquiry was finished - but according to reports of leaked documents, they’ve been training staff on how to bid despite the ban. We have to act quickly to stop those responsible from being given any more of our money while...

38 Degrees

The normalisation of neglect: Covid, human rights and water quality
In the last 14 years, the British government has brought about destruction and chaos. Never before has there been so much mismanagement in public office, more so since Brexit and the Covid pandemic.

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/the-normalisation-of-neglect-covid-human-rights-and-water-quality/

#ToryCorruption #PeopleNotProfits #Covid19 #HumanRights #ToryFascism #CorporateTerrorism #government #ToryScum #Conservatives #Brexit #corruption #ToryCronyism

The normalisation of neglect: Covid, human rights and water quality

A critical look at the government's Covid strategy, their approach to human rights, and their mismanagement of our waterways

North East Bylines

Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%

Analysis follows widespread anger after record sewage spills

Environment Agency data shows raw #sewage discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers, seas last year – 129% increase on the previous year

Increased raw sewage in rivers means higher risk of infections as people likely to contact the #bacteria in human waste.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/hospital-admissions-for-waterborne-diseases-in-england-up-60-report-shows

#PeopleNotProfits #ToryCorruption #water #ToryCronyism #ToryScum #ToryFascism

Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows

Labour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year

The Guardian

Time’s nearly up for Thames Water. So let’s bring it into public ownership - permanently

#ThamesWater, Britain’s largest water monopoly, has been lobbying Ofwat to increase your bills, pay more dividends to its overseas investors, and try to squirm out of its way of paying fines for dumping #sewage illegally.

#Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/blog/times-nearly-thames-water so-lets-bring-it-public-ownership-permanently

#water #ToryCorruption #ToryCronyism #London #Corporate #Corruption

Recent Royal Navy test of the missile that carries Britain’s nuclear deterrent failed within seconds raising new questions about the deterrent’s viability at a time of elevated #nuclear tensions

The US-manufactured #Trident missile was launched from #submarine HMS #Vanguard off the east coast of the U.

Instead of flying the planned thousands of miles before coming down, it crashed into the sea near the launch site.

https://www.euronews.com/2024/02/21/british-nuclear-missile-crashes-into-sea-in-failed-test

#UK #RoyalNavy #ToryCronyism #CutsKill

British nuclear missile crashes into sea in failed test

The submarine-based Trident deterrent fires long-range ballistic missiles that have not been successfully tested in some time.

euronews

Tory donor’s oil and gas company given North Sea licence after £150,000 fine | Energy industry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/02/tory-donors-oil-and-gas-company-given-north-sea-licence-after-150000-fine

#Tories #TorySleaze #Corruption #Cronyism #ToryCronyism #UK

Tory donor’s oil and gas company given North Sea licence after £150,000 fine

Subsidiary of EnQuest, which was fined in 2022 for illegal gas flaring, awarded one of 24 new drilling licences

The Guardian
After lying about her links 2 #PPEMedpro #MichelleMone & husband nave now had assets frozen & are under investigation. They shovelled £Millions into their own pockets. All Tory cronies must face similar treatment, the British people demand justice. https://rb.gy/up7p9g It's alleged that #DavidCameron breached procedures when he appointed Mone to the House of Lords in 2015. #ToryCorruption #torycronyism #RejoinEU
Michelle Mone has £75m of assets frozen as NCA investigates fraud

Disgraced Tory peer and her husband have had restrictions placed on two properties and 15 bank accounts

The Guardian
The combination of #Brexit, #ToryCorruption & #Cronyism have left UK in a parlous state. #IFS states UK faces most difficult economic and fiscal choices outside war etc. Record tax levels, underfunded public services etc are an indictment of these despicable Tories. https://rb.gy/unr1ch #rejoinEU #torycronyism #ToryLiars #ToryCorruption #ToryIncompetence #ToryCruelty
The next government will face some of the toughest choices in generations | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Our programme of 2024 general election work begins, with the need for parties to be honest about the tough trade-offs they inevitably have to make.

Institute for Fiscal Studies
#PortTalbot situation raises many questions. Can electric arc furnaces process primary steel using green technology, workers rights & jobs, is it crucial that UK retains primary steel capacity etc? Experience says Tory Govt incompetent & uncaring in these situations https://rb.gy/tbvo4p #rejoinEU #ForeverEuropean #torycronyism #ToryCorruption
Bright light of hope in Teesside electric arc furnaces

British Steel's plans for an electric arc furnace on Teesside raise hopes steel- making will return.

BBC News
#Brexit nationalism is poisoning UK relations with our #EU family. Approx 16K EU citizens are denied entry to UK every year. Just imagine how this would antagonise extremist Brexiteers if it were happening to UK citizens. Nationalism divides people, this has led to unthinkable consequences in the past! https://rb.gy/1glqo2 #rejoinEU #ForeverEuropean #SunakOut #ToryCorruption #torycronyism
EU citizens are being kicked out of the UK. In Spain people are asking: why not treat Brits the same way?

Does turning away Europeans with valid paperwork really make British borders ‘safe and secure’? It’s hard to imagine, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian