UK Crony Capitalism: £9.9 Billion PPE goes up in smoke

1 February, 2022 — Goodlaw Project

The Government wasted over £9.9 billion on PPE, which is more than it would cost to give every nurse in the NHS a 100 per cent bonus on their salary. 

The figure comes from the Department of Health’s Annual Report, which reveals it spent:

  • £673 million on PPE “not suitable for any use”
  • £2,581 million on PPE “not suitable for use in the NHS”
  • £4.7 billion paying inflated pandemic prices for PPE we didn’t need to buy
  • £750 million buying PPE which will pass its expiry date before we can use it.

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Ukraine News Links 31 January – 1 February 2022

Tuesday, 1 February 2022 • 15:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular.

Ukrainian Riot Plotter Arrests: Genuine Grassroots Revolt or Color Revolution Plot?

Ukraine’s Exaggerated Threat of Russian Invasion Hits Its Economy as Western Diplomats Leave

US wants war in Ukraine, charges Russia at UN debate

Washington and London, deafened, by Thierry Meyssan

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Africa was at the centre of Lenin’s work

27 January 2022 — Review of African Political Economy

Marxism, we are told, is Eurocentric and has lost much of its appeal in the eyes of many scholars and activists. Some have even denounced Marxism as a racist theory, irrelevant to the study of Africa. Vladimir Lenin is implicated in this critique. In a far-reaching study of Lenin’s ideas, Joe Pateman argues Lenin placed Africa at the centre of his analysis of imperialism and contemporary capitalism. Here, the author reflects on the key aspects of his analysis. Following this, Pateman’s full article in the ROAPE journal can be accessed for free.

By Joe Pateman

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