Reminder how Nicola Sturgeon's political career was ended over something her ex-husband might have done but men like this keep on getting away with it....

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/27/lord-chadlington-tory-peer-investigated-third-time-lords-watchdog-vip-lane-contracts

#LordChadlington #UKPOL #UKpolitics #NicolaSturgeon #COVID19 #Corruption #VIPLanes

Tory peer investigated for third time by Lords watchdog over ‘VIP lane’ contracts

Investigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to government

The Guardian

I’m really looking forward to ITV dramas about the #CladdingScandal, #WaterCompaniesCorruption and the #SewageCrisis they’ve inflicted on Britain, and of course #CovidCorruption including #ToryPartyDonors’ access to lucrative #VIPLanes.

Yeah. As this seems to be how we go about getting justice in this country now, I’m really looking forward to some actors with a good script waking up the public to all this illegal behaviour.

I’m not sure the #UKGovernment is.

“… you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong.”
Terry Pratchett; Snuff
#DiscWorld #MoaningMone #Gove #Hancock #VIPLanes #PPEScandal #CovidProfiteers #HouseOfCards #ToriesCorruptToTheCore

@ChrisMayLA6

Many, many people should be in jail for the blatant #corruption during the pandemic with #VipLanes and #TestAndTrace being just the tip of the iceberg.

Those people should include serving cabinet ministers and the PM too

Upminster Company Makes Millions out of PPE Contracts though VIP lane 👀👀👀 https://www.time1075.net/173289-2-upminster-company-vip-ppe-contracts/ #ppe #viplanes #viplane
Upminster company makes millions after being fast-tracked for PPE contracts | Time 107.5 fm

Uniserve is based in Hall Lane in Upminster (Credit: Matt Wing) A company based in Upminster has secured government contracts worth more than £800 million via a controversial ‘VIP’ system.  Uniserve did not have to compete for PPE contracts, worth more than £300 million, despite having no previous experience supplying the equipment according to an …

Time 107.5 fm
The #corruption index from #tranparencyinternational @transparency has been released: the #UK's score had gone down 5 points, the worst ranking since records began. Thank you #Tories for your #PPE #VIPlanes, your #taxhavens #HMRC secrets or your #watercompanies #riverpolluting sponsoring. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022/index/gbr
2022 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore Greece’s results

How does Greece measure up in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index?

Transparency.org
"Hit a man too hard and you can only rob him once; hit him just hard enough and you can rob him every week."
Terry Pratchett; Interesting Times
#DiscWorld #ToryProcurementBill #VIPLanes #PPEScandal #ToryCostOfGreedCrisis
Andrew Feldman, a former Conservative party chair, referred the company, SG Recruitment, to the “VIP lane” that gave priority to politically connected firms, after the introduction by Lord Chadlington, a Tory peer for 26 years.
#PPEScandal
#VIPlanes
#ToryCorruption
#HonourSystem
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/09/conservative-peer-helped-land-50m-ppe-contract-for-firm-linked-to-fellow-tory
Conservative peer helped land £50m PPE contract for firm linked to fellow Tory

Former party chairman referred SG Recruitment to ‘VIP lane’ after introduction by peer who owned shares in parent company

The Guardian

#Ministers’ procurement bill a ‘charter for #cronies ’, says #UKLabour

#Rayner, said: “This govt is presiding over a #procurement racket at the expense of the British people. Under #ToryOCG cronies have never had it so good.

They cut murky deals in the dark with their mates using taxpayers’ money & this procurement bill would hand them a golden ticket to do it all over again. This bill is a charter for cronies."

Loathsome #CorruptToryScum #viplanes #ppefraud

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/09/ministers-procurement-bill-a-charter-for-cronies-says-labour

Ministers’ procurement bill a ‘charter for cronies’, says Labour

Opposition plans to put forward amendments to outlaw ‘VIP lanes’ and introduce clawback clauses

The Guardian
@goodlawproject has the public been defrauded regarding the PPE #viplanes ..? Should there be an enquiry into the public finances wasted during #Covid-19?