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Defend this @Moriath:
This isn't about pandemic planning. This is about programme management - a well-developed, well understood methodology for delivering outcomes in very tight timescales. And the Conservative Party is the ultimate stakeholder in this (aside from the public they're meant to serve) so the buck stops with them.
How teenagers ended up operating crucial parts of England’s test and trace system | George Monbiot
As one whistleblower tells me, a vital public health service is being bungled by private contractors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
The government has so far spent £12bn on test and trace. But, as a result of catastrophic mismanagement, it might as well have flushed this money down the toilet.
To put this in context, £12bn is more than the entire general practice budget. The total NHS capital spending budget for buildings and equipment is just £7bn. To provide all the children in need with free meals during school holidays between now and next summer term, which the government has dismissed as too expensive, is likely to cost about £120m: in other words, just 1% of the test and trace budget.
This isn't about pandemic planning. This is about programme management - a well-developed, well understood methodology for delivering outcomes in very tight timescales. And the Conservative Party is the ultimate stakeholder in this (aside from the public they're meant to serve) so the buck stops with them.