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Tell me there will be people held to account!! Corruption!!

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AirportObs · 25/06/2024 08:40

I am incensed!!! This is staggering waste of public money!!!!!! Staggering.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cll476qzm85o

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TaraTories · 25/06/2024 09:55

I posted about this elsewhere this morning too. Disgusting waste and huge pollution. A few very rich people were made out of tragedy.
Let's vote them out.

MrsKwazi · 25/06/2024 09:53

Not corruption, doesn’t seem like the business did anything wrong. They supplied useable and correct products quickly. This is one squarely at the door of politicians/procurement/a civil servant somewhere. I don’t understand why the PPE could not be used in hospitals/care homes/labs etc?

The waste is staggering.

Italianita · 25/06/2024 09:51

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MichaelFabricantsSyrup · 25/06/2024 09:47

I'd rather they went after the ones that purchased a yacht with their government funds whilst managing not to supply anything fit for purpose (and sitting in the House of Lords)

Dymaxion · 25/06/2024 09:35

A lot of the PPE we used was out of date anyway, except they stuck stickers over the old expiry dates with new expiry dates on. Apparently the old expiry dates didn't count or something.

BloodyHellKenAgain · 25/06/2024 09:24

IMO this is a non-issue.
Tonnes of out of date ppe/medication/needles/syringes/bandages etc are chucked every day. I've just disposed of a bagful myself from my child's emergency pack because (fortunately) we didn't use it.
It sounds more like over ordering stuff which has now expired to me.
I imagine if not enough had been ordered the govt would be criticised for that as well 😂

AstonMartha · 25/06/2024 09:05

So incensed that you can’t explain what has made you so angry and instead just post a link. Use your words.

Kovus · 25/06/2024 09:00

There is much more going on than this. Subtle corruption in many places across private and public life. If the right conditions exist in which it can proliferate, it will flourish.

RiverF · 25/06/2024 08:58

This one isn't corrupt, afaik there was no link to government?

I'm not even sure it was incompetence TBH. At the time it was important to source the PPE and no one knew how long it would be needed for.

There was corruption and incompetence, but I'm not sure this was it.

ThreeFeetTall · 25/06/2024 08:54

It's shocking but I'm not sure there is corruption, just mis management. Surely when Ppe gets within a year of its expiry date you should just start giving it out from free to any trust or care home that wants it, rather than have it go to waste

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AirportObs · 25/06/2024 08:49

Poddingtonpeace · 25/06/2024 08:41

And this is news?

Is it not?

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AirportObs · 25/06/2024 08:41

The link is to the BBC website regarding useable PPE costing £1.4 billion being wasted, being incinerated. Not forgetting the further £100million in sorting the PPE.

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Poddingtonpeace · 25/06/2024 08:41

And this is news?