Good Law ProjectDec 2, 2022

Phew! It’s finally Friday. It’s been an incredibly busy week for us!

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After the scandal of Baroness Michelle Mone’s role in securing a contract for the firm PPE Medpro broke last week, @[email protected] featured on @[email protected] to discuss the extraordinary story:
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““The total profit seems to be about £65m, of which £29m seems to have gone to a Tory peer, the same Tory peer who appears to have used her connections with Michael Gove to lobby to win that contract – and that’s a pretty extraordinary fact pattern” @JolyonMaugham on @TimesRadio”

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On Saturday, we launched our crowdfunder to shine a light on the dark money influencing British politics, from the science-denying Global Warming Policy Foundation to the brains behind Liz Truss’s disastrous economic policies, the IEA.
https://glplive.org/dark-money-cj-t-291122
Tufton Street: Shine a light on dark money in politics

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On Sunday, we were delighted to announce that we’re opening an office in Scotland!
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Read more about it in @[email protected] here:
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/good-law-project-sets-up-scottish-office-amid-concern-over-bullied-english-judges-3932461
Good Law Project sets up Scottish office amid concern over 'bullied' English judges

A high-profile legal campaign organisation is setting up a Scottish office to pursue cases north of the border amid concern that judges down south are being "bullied" out of holding power to account.

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We’re recruiting a Public Law Lawyer and an External Affairs Manager to lead our efforts to hold power to account in Scotland.

Join us! You can read more about the job, including details of how to apply, here:
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On Monday, @[email protected] joined our legal challenge to compel the Government to stop untreated sewage being pumped into our coastal waters:
https://twitter.com/GoodLawProject/status/1597185304951066624
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“🚨🌊We are delighted that @mcsuk has joined our legal action against sewage dumping in our coastal waters. https://t.co/vj1PaQxmho”

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We visited our co-claimant @[email protected] at his oyster farm in Essex. He explains why this case is so important in @[email protected]: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/sewage-dumps-water-firms-could-28630955
Water firms' raw sewage could 'wipe us out' says oyster farmer suing government

Sewage poured into England's "Marine Protected Areas" for a total of 263,654 hours in 2021 - or more than 30 years - and the government's plan to tackle the problem is branded unfit-for-purpose

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On Tuesday and Wednesday, we were at the High Court with @[email protected] and trans claimants to end the desperate, unlawful and discriminatory delays that trans people face to get often life-saving care.
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“Wait times for trans healthcare on the NHS is measured in years, not months. This isn’t acceptable, it breaks the law – and it’s costing lives. 🏳️‍⚧️ Watch our video with @elliemaeohagan, @EvaEch0 & @genderintell on our case in Court this week:”

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Read our roundup of the hearings here: https://glplive.org/5ak
High Court hears ‘extreme’ waiting times for trans healthcare are unlawful - Good Law Project

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The Government finally published their report into the disastrously mishandled Immensa case. A PCR testing company (appointed through the VIP lane, of course) told 43,000 people that they did not have Covid when they did – and it cost lives.
https://glplive.org/agq
PCR Test Scandal Finally Published: 55,000 avoidable COVID infections - Good Law Project

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Our own @[email protected] brilliantly dissected the PPE VIP lane scandal on @[email protected]’s show:
https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1597651606488903680
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“The absolutely shocking PPE scandal should - in a rational world - be enough to destroy the Tories. Here's everything you need to know succinctly explained by @RussellScott1 👇👇👇 https://t.co/Ptn0igkjWt”

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We also published our quarterly breakdown of where we’ve succeeded (and where we haven’t): https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1597632697945722880
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“We've published updated statistics showing where we've succeeded and where we've not. https://t.co/t1xFzZezzq”

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Energy companies are using court warrants to force people around the UK onto prepayment meters.
⚡Is your household at risk? We want to hear from you: https://twitter.com/GoodLawProject/status/1597893428628623360
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“The forced installation of prepayment meters is pushing people into fuel poverty and must be stopped. If your household is at risk, we want to hear from you. Please take 2 minutes to fill in our survey: https://t.co/JY9EbAmAET”

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Yesterday’s decision by the Court of Appeal was deeply disappointing for Government accountability and national security. What use are the Government’s rules if they aren’t legally binding?
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“A dark day. The Courts will not control the use by Ministers – in breach of Government’s own policies – of private phones and messaging services, including to negotiate deals with VIPs or discuss national security issues, the Court of Appeal has ruled https://t.co/v7bhwAXi1b”

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Earlier today we hosted a conversation with @[email protected] MP, @[email protected] and Jan Shortt of @[email protected] on the cost of living crisis: watch it here if you missed it 👇
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“The Cost of Living Crisis https://t.co/r2IPCuFVAX”

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Have a great weekend everyone! We’ll be back next week to continue holding power to account 💪
Show threadTina EdmundsDec 2, 2022
@goodlawproject I didn’t even get a warrant, I wanted my day in court but nope, one day my meter is remotely switched to pay as you go! Still do not know if my solar energy is credited to my account., bills didn’t show any credits from solar, now I no longer get bills! The system is a scam!