Conservative Backers Given Billions of PPE Contracts? Was There Corruption in PPE? - TLDR News

[@warmachineuk]

Next you'll be saying it's corruption to award a ferrying contract to a company with no ferries, no option to get any, and no experience of operating ferries.

[@EricvanWickern]

I know right? So biased. Damn radical left wingers using them facts and figures...

[@ameyas7726]

HaHa! the Tories have a huge majority in Parliament...they'll all get away with it..

[@williamholmes7529]

Or awarding a contract to British Sugar to grow cannabis 😷

[@christopherg2347]

@@williamholmes7529 Sugar Cane and Canabis planting and refining could at least be related topics. Not so on the Land Lubber company for Ferries.

[@williamholmes7529]

@@christopherg2347 it's the corruption aspect I was thinking of but hay(or sugar beet) what the hell 😉

[@wolflordandy]

How can they even get away with corruption this blatant? Surely anyone who even glanced at this within government should be getting dragged before a judge? And surely if a contract isn't accurately fulfilled there should be a refund or non-payment.

[@williamholmes7529]

Judge? They have to get paid too, and appointed 🤔

[@williamholmes7529]

@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd probably used by politicians and police chiefs 😘

[@alexlahoti89]

@@williamholmes7529 hahahahaha that’s what I was going to say most of these judges are political judges they have donors when they go into these cases.

[@jordoncampbell5118]

Andrew mills was m.p liz truss Advisor at that time..

[@tomithy-6253]

Corruption within the tory party? That’s unpossible!

[@jameskirton4469]

"impossible"

[@bassetts1899]

@@jameskirton4469 whoooosh

[@OnlyTheQuack]

Umpossible*

[@TasTheWatcher]

Possiblen't

[@Kj16V]

@@jameskirton4469

[@pjmathison9787]

Is this what they meant by take back control

[@_Piers_]

Yes, this is *only* what they meant.

[@EricvanWickern]

Yes

[@ameyas7726]

Yes of course, 100% control back to BoJo Westmonster London..

[@captainwin6333]

Taking control from the idiot plebs that voted for them.

[@raukoring]

Yes yes to be less restricted by EU with selling the country out

[@YouGenom]

And UK claims that EU is too slow acting...

[@Ellipsis115]

Best comment

[@willtruthteller4694]

The uk was following the who guidelines. Who were completely wrong on every decision and statement they released.

[@rommel17pl]

@@willtruthteller4694 yup, every internet warrior knew it.

[@willtruthteller4694]

@@rommel17pl just stating that if the goverment was following WHO guidelines which it would. Because after all thats what WHO is for. Then they wouldn't have stockpiled or worried about covid until to late. The WHO got this completely wrong at every stage.

[@rag2031]

Who massively messed up and they don't really have the power to do anything but give advice

[@bassetts1899]

Who would have expected that the "making-our-friends-richer-while-you-get-poorer" party would do this??

[@DaveL83]

ALL OF THEM!😂 That's why they have to have laws against it.

[@sambarrett6445]

It's almost as if that's the definition of conservatism 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@tacticalidiots2340]

@@sambarrett6445 and by extension - capitalism

[@sambarrett6445]

@@tacticalidiots2340 Yeah!!!

[@mikelambrou4462]

Great work TLDR! I wish more “mainstream” media did this sort of investigative journalism. You’ve just won another Patreon backer.

[@MrAvant123]

Funny thing is before I retired I was a sales director selling into public sector. Every tender I saw evene for relatively small contracts was onerous time consuming and steeped in tendering rules and OJEU regulations. Apart from the corruption aspect of some of the deals that have been done I am angry about how they could ride rough shod over all of these rules and regs !

[@goodlookingcorpse]

"Yeah, there's a certain amount of this sort of thing going on, but the important thing is that they intend to deliver Brexit". The sound of millions of people giving the government permission to do stuff like this.

[@aamyko]

Politicians trying to line their pockets with tax payers money?!? That would NEVER happen! 🙄🙄🙄

[@5daboz]

Funny thing, same thing happened in Slovenia. One year old company, lead by relative of a politician, tasked to provide masks (that were discovered to be overpriced, under required quality AND not the correct ones at all. It was quite a scandal, there was quite a lot of threats from governmental side. I expect to see that money on next elections as in form of a party wallpapers.

[@arm866]

It's amazing how governments can waste millions of dollars on projects like this, but then turn around and say they can't afford to fund social services or implement a program like universal basic income.

[@rmsgrey]

A meaningful universal basic income for the UK would cost most of a trillion pounds per year. That's thousands of these quarter-billion contracts.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

@@rmsgrey a trillion pounds per year that would be fed back into the economy for the most part. Otherwise, handing that same amount to industry or private corporations (as tax breaks or whatever) means that money disappearing from the economy and even from the country. Or do you think that the population will hoard the UBI they receive never using it to pay for goods and services?

[@rmsgrey]

@@Anon-xd3cf Yes, absolutely, it would be a much better investment in the economy, but it's also a much larger investment (and would cost jobs in the short term since you're no longer paying people to refuse to give "universal" credit to people). In terms of scale, it's the difference between buying everyone in the local pub a drink one Friday night, and paying everyone's bar tab for an entire year. Of course, that analogy only works numerically - UBI is definitely not more of the same corrupt cronyism just at a much bigger scale - but hopefully it conveys my point about why the original post here wasn't a fair comparison.

[@davidwarburton-burley9967]

Just to add it seems the government's VIP lane was swamped with Tory cronies and this overwhelmed the people responsible for processing supplier requests resulting in further PPE delays. Great video, well explained

[@hylkelammert]

Its not that they delivered. Its how much they actual spend on getting the ppe (they dont make it there selfs) and how much line there own pocket with

[@grant6849]

Scotland wasn’t allowed PPE for weeks because the UK Government said to PPE distributors that all PPE going to the UK was for “England only”

[@hslojewski]

You lads are brilliant. Who are the individuals doing the awarding of these contracts. I am guessing they will soon be swimming in deep pounds and pence.

[@taith2]

No point, soon pound will plummet even further, place it in euro, or gold, revert back to pounds in half year to buy real-estate sold by fleeing billionaires for "pennies" that by some miracle still haven't left. Why make tens of millions, when you can make hundreds of millions?

[@hslojewski]

@@taith2 Hmmm, right now I'd be pleased to make tens of millions--leave the hundreds of millions to you. I have virtually all my investment shekels in oil stock ETF's.

[@tobiasbauer198]

You could also make a video about the Corona-App failes from Boris and its scetchy contractors.

[@bassetts1899]

I'd love tldr to make a video about the app fiasco

[@_Piers_]

...and the fact we were offered an entirely free app months ago and just ignored it.

[@Carlosyabrudy]

You mean about our "World beating app?"

[@molybdomancer195]

I can see that PPE contracts need tp be given out quickly but in that case, you'd think they would be given to companies that actually made or distributed PPE, not sweets, pest control or what ever else the companies given the contracts did before. This is in the same category as giving a shipping contract to a ferry company with no ferries

[@stephenconway2468]

But they were not given out quickly..... they messed up the whole thing.

[@willtruthteller4694]

Those companies might of had contracts with p.p.e suppliers. I work in the restaurant trade and we recieved emails saying they could secure p.p.e from suppliers as they were offering the p.p.e to its customer base only.

[@molybdomancer195]

William Boulton if you believe that I have a bridge in London I’d like to sell you.

[@willtruthteller4694]

@@molybdomancer195 dont need to believe it I have the emails from our suppliers to prove it. P.p.e and alcohol hand-wash. Reserved for existing customers only

[@NicholasElliott]

@@molybdomancer195 So if you had a massive customer base, and also access to excess PPE, you'd be willing to screw over existing customers just for a short term boost that you would have gotten anyway? Good to know...

[@ruud9761]

I wonder if they haven't released the contracts those 4 months to review the contracts and make changes and plans for backlash. After all, it does not sound like a lot of work to just publish them.

[@pilotmemes]

I'm no legal guy or businessman but if a company profited 56 million pounds for doing everything wrong I think they need to have some answers and pay some, all of it back.

[@red1986507]

*laughs in American but eventually starts weeping * I’ll trade you...

[@CentreMetre]

Who else though Crisp Websites Ltd. was gonna be a company that makes crisps?

[@bam-skater]

The PestKill one for protective suits you could sort of understand. You would think they would at least have contacts for suits due to the nature of the work but to quickly scale supply up to NHS-needed numbers would take some going. The rest are nonsensical, and most likely corrupt, though

[@curtisdaniel9294]

They must have taken lessons from the US govt contactors who charged the US for $600 toilet seats back in the 1980s/90s....

[@John-xd7jg]

This prime minister and Gove should be sacked for ppe scandal!!!!

[@Cunnysmythe]

Strong video I miss the old days when labour got into the financial scandals and the Tories were the ones embroiled in debauched sex scandals while pretending to be prim and proper

[@Kyleinasailing]

If there really is corruption involved here then there must be sackings to the top or just put them up against a wall.

[@jordoncampbell5118]

Andrew mills was m.p liz truss Advisor at that time.

[@benabusthethird9751]

Why aren't people protesting this?

[@jonstewart464]

Good work, more of this please.

[@jackcarnie6488]

If you're going to award a contract to a company you own, the least you can do is remove it from your linkedIn. Jesus Christ these guys cant even do corruption properly.

[@goodlookingcorpse]

This video seemed to imply that, if the companies concerned deliver on their contract, then no corruption has occurred. I don't believe this is true. Firstly because the amount they were paid might be improper. Secondly because a company can benefit from favoritism by being chosen among comparable companies, if that choice was for an improper reason. That is, a company might deliver what it promises at a reasonable price. But if they were chosen to do so, and another company wasn't, and that choice wasn't for a good reason, then that was favoritism.

[@Sicgaming]

Billions about to be spent on private contracts for a new PHE system too

[@pututeguhdharmawijaya1722]

I need what... ever that means T-shirt

[@mikesmith-tj5ts]

lets have a public inquiry,we will get a result in 30 years

[@OldManBryan]

Bets this will go under the radar of major publications and fade into obscurity. 0 hope for this country.

[@H2OSoarin]

November is just around the corner, would be a shame if something were to happen to a corrupt government.

[@fzr600dave]

erm we don't have an election in Nov?

[@jackcourt5777]

5:11 you say 93.2 Billion pounds rather than Million

[@suhana3479]

usually they just get away with it and laughing on the way to bank

[@somjitleo]

overseas banks .

[@Anon-xd3cf]

WAS? its still happening! New contract for PPE given to a company with a shares value of £100 that was only registered in MAY 2020. Contract awarded October 2020 worth 100 million.

[@somjitleo]

All this info is available on the Canary website , names , dates , who , where ,when , how much , mostly friends of the Tory party . Usually Party Donors .

[@rag2031]

I got no idea why we rejected being part PPE project with the EU

[@flakmoppen]

The elected party probably didn't want to make a joint effort with the EU when they were elected to end the British cooperation with the EU.

[@rag2031]

But then lives were lost due to lack of PPE 🤦‍♂️.Cba with this government making all the wrong decisions

[@flakmoppen]

@@rag2031 Oh, I agree. I'm not saying it was a good call. I was just offering an explanation.

[@simo21beatrice]

I really think this is proving several times to be the worst government UK has ever had... ironically, in perhaps one of the most delicate historical moments in ages... what could possibly goes wrong?

[@superguy7044]

Why dont we install a branch of Law Enforcement that operates solely in Parliament. Like the Military Police. Politicians who go back on their manifesto or promises, are removed from their elected position and punished. Corruption and nepotism all weeded out. Nobody in parliament is ever held accountable for the lives they damage. we need to take away the oppurtunity to make money as a politician, have it as a voluntary job with ZERO salary, no benefits, no expenses, if you want to be a politician and actually better the nation, then prove it.

[@petergreen8101]

These scumbags should be held to account. Perhaps someone could put Andrew Mills' UK address on line in order to facilitate this!.

[@davidmurphy563]

That was real journalism. You needed to flesh it out with interviews with the key figures and your own approaches to the companies involved. No chair those that don't reply. Did you check public records? Take this extra step in your journalism and you can lead the news cycle. At the moment you're still one step behind.

[@ragzaugustus]

Why Interview them? They'd lie anyways, the simple straightforward legal and calculative approach is much more elegant, besides, we all know how corrupt the Tories are anyways.

[@davidmurphy563]

@@ragzaugustus The right of response is an important journalistic principle. Imagine for a moment you were the one being accused. What's that, you'd want an opportunity to respond? Thought so. Plus, if the respondent lies and the journalist has evidence to show it, then that's more story, isn't it? If your political tribalism is so strong you can't think a simple journalistic principle like this through then maybe that's a sign you should try to be a little more objective.

[@HairyBullwinkle]

These people should go to prison!!!!

[@jordoncampbell5118]

Andrew mills was liz truss advisor at rat time.

[@dashric]

So glad to see it's not just the USA messing this up

[@bassetts1899]

Welcome to the UK: Europe's USA!

[@ollysj5659]

Sleep paralysis demon no that’s Scotland since u never know what they’ll do next.

[@cobbler40]

We don't have corruption in the UK we have what is referred to as sleaze. The Tory party has been mired in sleaze in previous governments. Foreigners have corruption and our Tory press are outraged at foreign corruption.

[@rupertsplinge6082]

Crony Capitalism - Getting as bad as Tony Blair's big privatisation idea which ended in crappy hospitals and expensive bail outs

[@shanerooney7288]

On the surface, the sweets company delivering medical gowns actually makes sense. If their food factories use gowns to keep germs off of their food, then doctors could use those gowns to keep germs of their patients.

[@bassetts1899]

I don't think it's normal for companies to produce their own staff equipment though, that's normally sourced elsewhere

[@willtruthteller4694]

@@bassetts1899 yes but their suppliers could of offered them pppe 1st as a loyal customer. If they could get the ppe why not buy from them

[@_Piers_]

@@bassetts1899 Yes, that's not a thing anyone in the food sector is doing. There's no reason why you would, when there specialist companies that could do it for a tenth* of the cost. *Not a real statistic 💜

[@shanerooney7288]

@@bassetts1899 Unless it is a specialtist item. In which case you'd rather control the production rather than putting your entire company's future in the hands of a 2nd company.

[@95winston]

This better not be swept under the carpet

[@otakuofmine]

Why does this all scream money laundering...

[@keeganafonso1627]

Life really is rich vs poor 😣

[@johncoffey1483]

Shameful corruption

[@timingmile7030]

Not like we are heading to a massive recession and could use the money to help the average person instead 🙄

[@keithreid5317]

The ones that are standing down are the ones who have got things to hide

[@johnmacaroni105]

Not necessarily, some can smell the corruption and want no part of it, they want out and don't want to be smeared with it... It shows that most people in any walk of life won't stand up to corruption.

[@nickybee3731]

Where did Ireland get its PPE ,the answer is UK manufacturers ,they tried to sell to the UK , but the government didn't used them and i can understand why?.please answer below.

[@stuartjones1298]

That was as a f’en amazing video. And can I say to the TLDR team that was amazing investigation journalism

[@aightm8]

Likely drop shipping from Alibaba as shell companies and pocketing the difference

[@MsFDecimate]

Boris making those Oven Ready PPE Deals

[@TomekSw]

SHAME!

[@catcatcatcatcatcatcatcatcatca]

Something worth noting: there is absolutely no need for goverment to not act as an importer itself. The limitations and cuts in 'useless byrocracy' are born from ideology that assumes private sector to always be more efficient than the state. This is a very stupid assumption, and has led to a situation where any existing market entity is awarded a contract and a cut for merely acting as a middle man, and state than not only pays those benefits, but also hands the manufacturers a price as if they had less bargaining power. This is like if you had to buy a big quantity of laptops, for example for you and your classmates. You can contact the importers directly and probably get a deal for fifty laptops. And if not that, you could probably bargain with at least the electronic stores in your area, and pay less than the pricetag suggests. Or, you could hire people to go to whatever electronic store they wish, and then pay all the prices they got one or two laptops for. They both require a new margin as their pay, and you also lose your bargaining position. You can expect the "free market" to deliver as much as you want, and you'd be right: it delivers, for all other entities than you. You are the one paying the magical profits if free market. Now why would a state willingly do something so simply moronic? Well, let's assume those potential contractors and other market entities build a party, and then got elected. It is in their direct interest to weaken the state, and have it instead of being a huge, powerful market entity, have it be the endless sucker who can be milked for millions and billions. And then it can be undermined even more, as it now actually is inefficient and costly. This is what corporate wellfare looks like: any capitalist who can trade in China is given millions in profits, for a job the state could do itself more effectively, if it wasn't undermined.

[@Mathignihilcehk]

"The limitations and cuts in 'useless byrocracy' are born from ideology that assumes private sector to always be more efficient than the state." It's more likely to limit dependence on foreign nations, if a limit on imports even exists. The same issue exists in the US. The government issues purchase orders, "suppliers" find ways to fulfill them and quote a price, and the government gets what should be the most competitive price on the market. The problem is that the supplier isn't always the source. It's often a middle man, and that middle man need only be one dude who went online, found the seller, and collected 10% profit off of it. This wouldn't be the case if everyone was a genius, knew about the government's procurement procedure, registered to go through all their bureaucratic red tape, and sold directly to the government. Obviously, if you're a supplier you can win the contract for less if you offer the same price to the government as you do to the middle-man. But many companies aren't set up for this. In your example, Best Buy and every other electronic store and the manufacturers all have no websites set up. The only way to purchase is to go in person. Somebody has to go, and the government chooses to pay someone to go for them in order to ensure there are no biases or corruption in the contract. The problem isn't strictly corporate welfare as you imply. The problem is inefficiencies in communication and market research. If the world consisted of Amazon and nothing more, government purchase orders would be far more simple. This couldn't be further from the truth. The real market consists of countless different companies, each with different methods of interactions and different circles of people who know about them and still smaller circles of people who are able to negotiate agreements with them. You should know this by experience. If you want to buy a computer, where do you buy it from? Best Buy? Amazon? Newegg? Ebay? Apple? Dell? Some random college student? It's incredibly likely that the random college student can build you a better PC for a lower cost than the rest of those options. And this is for a consumer good that is typically easily accessible. For orders done between companies, there often isn't an "official website". You ask them for a quote, they provide you a quote, the two of you negotiate a contract, both of you sign it, the work is performed, etc. This could be in person, over the phone, on paper, automated by some website, etc. IF every supplier went through the whole process to become part of the procurement system, then this problem would be solved. How do you accomplish this? Do you make it illegal to do business unless you are set up to sell to the government? What if you just don't check the website everyday. That would still necessitate middle-men. What's the penalty for not checking the website one day? You'd have to create a totalitarian super-state in order to attempt a solution and it probably wouldn't even work.

[@Ben-ki8ke]

This stinks of the same stench as the Teapot Dome Oil scandal in the US.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Has there been a British version of a Freedom of information act request yet and hows does Parlament feel about this?

[@bassetts1899]

They'd probably get around it. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there are exceptions to the FOI act including details of business deals etc.

[@_Piers_]

@@bassetts1899 They'd just insist it was fair and in urgent circumstances anyway.

[@bassetts1899]

@@_Piers_ true, this government has an excuse for everything.

[@Carlosyabrudy]

@TLDR - You should make a full report of the conservative government since coming into power and who has done what..... its quite clear that the detailed information being reported is pretty damming for these guys.

[@hakeemanderson4887]

The govt only thought to start buying ppe in mid April what in the actual fuck??

[@mnky75]

You mean like, getting your Pub Landlord mate a PPE Contract?

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

Sometimes I wonder if Brexit wasn't orchestrated by people who thought the EU simply wasn't taking enough money out of the people's pocket.

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

Boy oh boy. Can't wait to see if by 2021 will the treasury collapse

[@AlexanderTF]

I say ban all companies in tax havens ...

[@Anon-xd3cf]

So... All UK businesses then?

[@somjitleo]

Too late , the Millions have been received

[@ankledsquid]

Hey tldr guys, are you going to make a video on the exam resuslts situation. Just a summary would be nice for those of use who don't have a clue what's going on

[@tormid100]

What about Michelle Mone and her husbands involvement in PPE.

[@Scott_Knutson]

Please turn off mid-roll ads. Watching your videos now means having the pre-video ad, whatever your channel is plugging (pins, book, etc.) taking up the first two minutes and conveniently making sure the video is always over 10 minutes long, and now three to four unskippable ads during the video. I appreciate the appeal of getting more ad revenue from your viewers whenever KZbin will allow you to, but I would imagine there are many people like me who will just choose to get their information elsewhere rather than endure 3+ minutes of ads for a ten minute video.

[@ThisisnotTwitter]

Next video title suggestion: Is water wet?

[@ethanwebb6162]

Would be so nice to have a genuine government that cared about people, like new zealand. Tesla and SpaceX are so economically viable becauase they take control of supply chains. Why doesn't the government make their own ppe from now on? Would create jobs and ensure quality and cost control!

[@bassetts1899]

That's not the Conservative way, private companies rule the country now

[@ethanwebb6162]

@@bassetts1899 its so sad that labour went so far left because I truely believe the countries ideals are left centre. If labour was lead by someone that was reasonable, centre left and didn't attack people for having opposing views (someone like Jacinda Ardern) they'd win easily.

[@_Piers_]

They sold off the water, electricity, gas, train and bus companies, ruined Royal Mail... ...they'll finish everything else of with there 'not even pretending to trying to get a deal any more' Brexit.

[@ethanwebb6162]

@@_Piers_ I conpletely agree. And yet the opposition party claimed to stand against division whilst leading with a dividing mantra "for the many, not the few". If labour recognised that the reason they don't get into power is because people still don't trust them with the economy they would have won and perhaps would be a better government. Imagine if they lead with "look after the people to protect our economy" rather than the other campaign slogan. Instantly promotes unity and everything they claim to stand for.

[@williamholmes7529]

Facebook won't show the graphic or title for this video when I try to share it 🤔

[@dougaltolan3017]

No eBay money back guarantee?

[@yamyam2987]

This page is slowly showing its true color. Well, not surprised at all

[@StuartSouter]

But what about the brown people in dinghies?

[@andrewharrap6448]

This is the type of thing we accuse '3rd world' of doing. Apparently when the Tories do it, it is just free enterprise, they are driving me into the ares of the revolutionaries.

[@mrferris4379]

Simply put yes

[@Sonobody123]

Cronyism? You Brits certainly have an interesting way to pronounce corruption. And yeah they're definitely getting away with this one... or any other ones.

[@jod125]

Sounds like embezzelment, atleast for the last company

[@andrewberry6194]

Yes.

[@philipmonaghan8267]

Yes,yes, yes!!!!!

[@Doc959]

Plenty of good material for "spitting image." Looks like their heart was in right place but the gov really doesn't have much of a business head on them.

[@sabinehahn9774]

😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂 "their heart was in the right place" 🤣🤣😂😂🤣

[@christopherg2347]

If their heart was in teh right place, they would not have dragged their heels getting the procurement started!

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

Heart was in the right place?!?! WTH is wrong with you!? They're stealing taxpayers money & handing to their mates in broad daylight!?! HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE YOU ARE EXCUSING CORRUPTION & THEFT OF YOUR CHILDREN'S BIRTHRIGHT. Those are your taxes not theirs!!!

[@sabinehahn9774]

@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 I do think that was very much tongue-in-cheek.

[@Doc959]

Yep... "Heart was in the right place." In reality, New Supplier audits take at least a month assuming the new supplier checks out. Boris cut this lead time by asking people who have successfully delivered projects for him before to deliver PPE (thereby saving lives). As for what's wrong with me- I'm guessing my real world experience on real projects is causing a difference in our views (which is something you clearly lack)

[@MacAJ1874]

Now its time the police took action. Thieves.

[@user-dg9ti5gq4e]

Pigs with their snout in the trough

[@lukemaddock]

The plot thickens you not goin see this on BBC news just more about BLM

[@theconqueringram5295]

Good business all round indeed.

[@danieldraper4128]

Well done Uk you voted in a great government and leader! Good old Boris! Trump.2

[@blackbaron0]

This may all be true, but I think you may have added to this. I think the reason the UK Government did not join in with the Europeans is because of Brexit. That I'm afraid is a typical example of political hubris, just like not taking up offers from private companies over ventilators. The latter example of course would certainly been followed by the previous Labour administration, just like this Government's approach of being monolithic, slow to change and 'we know what's best' attitude. I also think you could have balanced out the fact that for instance companies like Apple, Nike and others don't manufacture their own products necessarily, offshoring is still a thing despite Mr Trump's best efforts. Also I'm not sure why you labelled the masks using ear loops as useless. I use such type of masks and so do many people I have seen out and about. More accurately you should have stated simply that the spec was not correct, but effectively saying these masks have no purpose other than to occupy landfill is plain wrong in my view. What i absolutely agree with you is that not for the first time the Johnson government have behaved rather chaotically and there could be another at least partial explanation for this - incompetence and/or panic. This is the problem drawing your team on the basis of loyalty (Brexiteers) not competence. There is a long way to go in all this, but the sooner political parties remember that they should be broad churches and they need to be challenged both internally and from good opposition the better. I also agree that it is right that this is challenged by the independent lawyers body, and I await the court ruling with interest. So thank you for raising this. You bring out some good points but I'd say by your balance and language, you have already made up your minds. But it's better to have an opinion(s) with evidence to back it up than just shouting from the rafters based on political bias, not facts.

[@Reydriel]

Par for the course with these guys, really. Is anyone really surprised? But fucking hell that's a shit ton of taxpayer money

[@doog99]

woops typo in the opening text

[@michaelpearson2450]

Nice

[@lescorlett4133]

Do bears shit in the woods?

[@paulhopkins3242]

Yes it eas anything. to save a buck Typical toris.

[@parkpark8715]

Regardless of Policial positions, I can't say I'm not concerned about posing a question with a clear bias towards a single conclusion for the sake of clickbait as the title of a news source. I've enjoyed a number of TLDR videos, but I've noticed a number of these headlines which undermine credibility similar to a number of traditional media sources moving to the online format. Don't consider this a condemnation of TLDR, but simply a great deal of concern.

[@MoraqVos]

I see your point; however, If the answer to the question is a clear 'yes' then it doesn't apply. "Was there corruption?" yes there was. I'm sure TLDR would pose the same question if any other policitcal party did something shady.

[@bassetts1899]

I'm no expert on journalistic standards by any means. But as a viewer, I do feel some bias when I watch these videos. It's hard to point out how. I did a degree in social science and I used to write my essays like these videos are written. But I don't think that's a good way to present the facts in an unbiased news story. In essays you're making an argument and this video sounds like a response to an essay question like "Analyse and discuss evidence of corruption in the UK government relating to PPE contracts"

[@Ellipsis115]

Tell me the title is incorrect. You can't Tell me the information provided is incorrect. You can't. Don't be partisan

[@Pining_for_the_fjords]

What about the covid tracing app that never came about?

[@CTCTraining1]

They decided to develop another version using the Apple/Google service... this is only just coming available. Some countries are testing their implementations on top of this software but I’ve not seen anywhere launch yet, presumably USA would be first. Having something reliable by the Autumn could be helpful as cases increase but in the news it seems to have become a sideshow and overtaken by community-based trace & trace. We’ll see.

[@somjitleo]

Test and trace cost 37 Billion Yes Billion , so the question is ,where is the money Now?

[@video99couk]

You carry on making claims like this and you will probably disappear in the middle of the night, never to be heard of again. Go can't go around upsetting Dominic like this.

[@sabinehahn9774]

Wow, and there are still people who insist that "modern democracy" paired with "capitalism" is the best imaginable society. Amazing, isn't it?

[@alexpotts6520]

This isn't about "democracy" or "capitalism", though. It's about corruption, which happens under any political system (though at least in a democracy you can vote the buggers out).

[@sabinehahn9774]

@@alexpotts6520 no you can't - they are not the elected politicians, they are consultants and lobbyists, they don't care whom they pay a part of the profits.

[@sabinehahn9774]

@@alexpotts6520 you don't still believe politicians lead and control our societies, do you?

[@alexpotts6520]

@@sabinehahn9774 Yes, politicians govern our country. To say otherwise lets them off the hook.

[@sabinehahn9774]

@@alexpotts6520 they ARE off the hook - or has any of them paid the price for letting the banks get away after the GFC - to be now just as greedy and ruthless as they were before. Has any party in power in the last 50 years not been more or less corrupt, and did any party stop those "few bad apples" and hold them accountable? I'm happy to learn more about the "honourable members". And obviously that's not only in Britain the case - it's exactly the same in the EU, in Germany, in France, here in Australia. And we just have given up on it, because we're exhausted - and can have a good laugh about Trump - the master in this whole idiocy.

[@GG-hu9dn]

did the titanic sink??