- The Tories care not a jot that their corruption is exposed Archived Message
Posted by Mary
on January 14, 2021, 1:24 pm
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New £2 Million School Laptop Deal Awarded https://bylinetimes.com/2021/01/14/new-2-million-school-laptop-deal-awarded-to-firm-that-gave-105000-to-tory-party/ 14 January 2021 A contract worth £2.1million for the provision of school technology devices to support children during the pandemic was awarded to a company that has directly donated £105,000 to the Conservative Party in recent years. Byline Times can reveal that, in October, the Government awarded a deal to a company called Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) for the provision of 10,000 devices from October 2020 to October 2021. The contract forms part of the Government’s ‘Get Help With Technology’ programme, which aims to provide digital devices and internet access to pupils during the pandemic – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. SCC is owned by Rigby Group Plc, which has donated substantial sums to the Conservative Party in recent years. In 2019, the firm gave £50,000 to the central party, following a donation of £55,000 in 2017. SCC is an IT company with annual revenues of £2 billion, so there is little doubting its expertise in this field. However, this contract does play to a concerning trend during the pandemic, with many deals awarded to firms with close links to the Conservative Party. /.. |
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