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Rush to Procure Ventilators Cost Taxpayers £569 Million
Health officials didn't know the total number of ventilators in national circulation at the start of the pandemic, a new report has revealed

‘There is No Alternative to Herd Immunity’: How a Dangerous Fallacy Infected the World
Sam Bright reports on the spread of a dangerous concept that has gained a foothold in public health decisions across the globe

EXCLUSIVE Scamademics? Right-Wing Lobbying Groups Reviving ‘Herd Immunity’ in the UK
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how a high-profile letter to Boris Johnson was based on ‘fringe pseudoscience’ and co-drafted by a Government advisor who downplayed the COVID-19 death toll

EXCLUSIVE ‘Like Fish Markets’: PPE Supplier Lifts the Lid on Government Procurement ‘Scramble’
A business owner asked to provide £22 million of PPE by the Government sheds light on the frantic, high-stakes process

Populism and Ostracism: Living with COVID-19 in India
Sanket Jain reports on how an incompetent Government response, mixed with stigmatising beliefs around the Coronavirus, are leading to a humanitarian crisis

EXCLUSIVE Government Spending on PPE Deals to Conservative Backers Rises to £364 Million
As the amount of taxpayers’ money the Government has awarded to Conservative donors and politicians in PPE procurement rises, health professionals continue to call for adequate protection as a second Coronavirus wave approaches

EXCLUSIVE Firm Owned By Conservative Donor Nets Additional £81.8 Million Government PPE Deals
The Government has awarded massive COVID-19 contracts to a firm owned by a Conservative backer without competition, reports Sam Bright

The Long Game: Two Year, £800 Million Contract For COVID-19 Home Testing
Sam Bright reports on how the small print of one Government contract reveals the true length of time it expects to be battling COVID-19
Amazon Web Services Wins COVID-19 Contact Tracing Deal Despite Data Sharing Concerns
Questions have been raised about whether Amazon could be required to share UK contact trace data with the US Government, reports Stephen Komarnyckyj
Meet the Anti-Mask Student Conservatives
Joe Molander speaks to young Tories who refuse to follow the Government's rules on masks
EXCLUSIVE Firm That Gave £400,000 to Conservatives Wins £93.8 Million Government PPE Deal
Another company with links to the Conservative Party has been awarded a massive PPE procurement contract, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Government Awards £122 Million PPE Contract to One-Month-Old Firm
New details of the procurement scandal emerge, after Boris Johnson is asked about the questionable awarding of Government contracts at Prime Minister’s Questions
Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Explain Questionable PPE Procurement Deals
Rushanara Ali MP has sent a letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to explain questionable COVID-19 contracts, including two deals exposed by Byline Times
Coronavirus and Brexit: Abandoning the Vulnerable
As thousands are suffering the long-term health consequences of COVID-19, Mike Buckley reports on how the Government is ditching protections for those in need
COVID Memorial Day: It Is Time to Give Our Sorrow Words
A day of remembrance is being held to mourn all those we have lost to COVID-19, six months after the UK’s first Coronavirus death