#Cronyism

Has the pandemic made British people more left wing? Answer: No.(See here for the UCL team presenting their research on this https://ucl-political-science.simplecast.com/episodes/policy-and-practice-public-attitudes-to-the-state-post-covid-
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THREAD:Billions in public funds have awarded in PPE contracts since the start of the pandemic, often to woefully unfit or politically adjacent entities, and without any official oversight. Below we
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The Heist of the MilleniumThe Heist of all timeI expect Mnuchin to have STOLEN roughly a Trillion dollars. That is NOT typical Trumpian/Republican mismanagement or cronyism like tax cuts for
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There are only 2 possible reasons why the right would want to label the Nazis as "left wing".1: they're thick as shitor2: they're smart enough to realise their own policies
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this is a telling & interesting storyupshot: lockdowns have caused a death spiral in cities like NYC. you cannot just "press pause" for 5 monthsthe restaurants, the theater, the city
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Khan Academy is free. MasterClass is $180 a year.The Zoom classes your kid is taking costs taxpayers an average of $16,000 per student, per year. In California they spend over
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Surprised to find both the left and the right eulogizing #SanjayGandhi . Haven't come across a single thread today which talks about his excesses. So I'm making one. A thread
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Shri @RahulGandhi MP (LS) and Shri @rssurjewala spokesperson of @INCIndia have attempted to mislead people in a brazen manner. Typical to @INCIndia, they resort to sensationalising facts by taking them
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I put in a FOIA request for "All documents relating to the employment of temporary staff as part of the city's response to Covid-19."This thread is about what I got
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Can capitalism solve its crises? Is innovation possible without the public sector? Why can’t politicians solve basic problems? And what’s wrong with shareholder value?Was great to speak to @MazzucatoM about
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Jason Kenney says Albertans are in for a ‘fiscal reckoning’.The NDP Deficit, projected at $6,700,000,000, grew to $12,100,000,000 pre-pandemic under his government and is currently projected at $24,200,000,000. Lower revenue
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Just so it has been said, I would start a strictly enforced NATIONAL LOCKDOWN immediately, as part of a default ZERO COVID public health strategy. All discretionary AIR TRAVEL should
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Ahem. I have some things to say that may come as news to a lot of Canadians. Pay attention. There is a test. It's called "Life".1. Canada is a sovereign
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EnsureWell that seems a strange title for a thread. Well not really. So many of you have doubts as to what is really going on. To you, it might seem
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#NHSwhitepaper Thread: Contrary to some of the headlines, the reforms are NOT the‘end of privatisation’(Will explain below)The white paper wants to reverse legislation that mandated competitive tendering, which meant every
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THREAD (long one this time)I’m reading 2 new books: Brett Christophers' Rentier Capitalism, and @PeterKGeoghegan'sDemocracy for Sale, and together they paint quite a picture. Let's explore... TL:DR Our rentier economy
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