I agree it should also absolutely be investigated as well. Don't want Hancock shagging on taxpayer money.
I agree there to an extent. However I don't see it as far more important, especially when MoD documents are left at bus stops. Simply, there is clear evidence of a government avoiding all scrutiny while at the same time attacking or targeting groups/people who do try to scrutinise them. It is a clear authoritarian tactic and while it may not be to the extent of other countries, it certainly is a worrying trend, especially when you compare it to America under Trump, which Johnson has certainly echoed, if not mimicked.
Is this a bit like your rationale for wanting voter ID for a non existent voter fraud problem? It could be a massive issue in the future, right? We've got to maintain confidence in the system. The Tories really care about our democracy, isn't that the line?
Yep exactly the same rationale - I want us to deal with these potential massive issues before they bite us all in the ass
Doubt it, the Johnson government has already waddled through more scandals and incompetence than most governments in recent history and the voters simply do not give a ****. Just keep blubbering away about Brexit and you have a sizeable chunk of the populace eating out of your hand.Boris Johnson may pay political price for not sacking Matt Hancock
Analysis: by protecting his health secretary, the PM has reminded voters of his own shortcomingswww.theguardian.com
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Should absolutely come down super hard on this kind of stuff. Whether it's pure laziness or intentional it's not ok.More on Hancock
Matt Hancock routinely ‘used private email account for government business’
Matt Hancock has reportedly used private email account for government dealings since March 2020
So he regularly used his private email for government business, including the awarding £37 billion contact for the failed test and trace app and most importantly the decision making process to send elderly people back to care homes which in almost all certainty led to avoidable deaths in care homes.
Now it gets worse, because from what I heard on LBC, freedom of information requests can be granted in regards to private email accounts, but it is apparently up to the individual to choose what information they release. Therefore the majority of the evidence about Hancock's conduct and decisions cannot be accessed barring some kind of police involvement I imagine. So here we have a former government minister who has been accused of mismanagement during the pandemic and cronyism when awarding contracts and on top he hasn't even followed basic government guidelines of using a government email account, which means he can hide the evidence of his wrong doing.
Also begs the question how many other ministers conduct government business using private email accounts or phones.
Probably, but again it is more evidence of a government that conducts business away from public eyes.
Welsh language Paw Patrol gets more viewers.
Both. May need a retune
I gave it a bash and just found it a poor halfway house. It is not professional enough as "news" but the parts and topics are too short to really work as an opinion piece. I didn't see Andrew Neils segment but the bit I did see just wasn't captivating or informative.
