New UK science body could be used as ‘cover for cronyism’

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Kate Bingham of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, cited by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a model for Aria.Kate Bingham of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, cited by business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as a model for Aria.A new £800m government science and defence research agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules, prompting warnings from Labour that it could be used as “cover for cronyism”.

 

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They don't need a cover they are doing it in plain sight.

TEFSinfo unaccountable science plans ..... the Cummings plans... ‘Genetics, Intelligence, Social Mobility and Chinese Whispers’

It could be much worse if it follows the Cummings master plan.

The Tories don't need to cover their cronyism. They do it openly, brazenly. Shamelessly.

Even if it succeeds it will probably just come up with inventions like graphene which are exploited more effectively by foreign companies

Just call it corruption.

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