RE: £374m Government contract is still valid and incoming13 Jul 2021 08:49
Unlike many others here, I read that govt statement very negatively.
- typical spin, read carefully what it does and doesn’t say
- it does not in any way talk about govt buying from ODX or the others
- rather it talks about ability / capacity
- it talks about the companies mentioned working together, not working with the govt
- this statement allows govt to carry on its claim it is supporting UK diagnostic industry, whilst not spending with them
To me this is solid proof the govt have no intention of fulfilling the contract, other than the absolute minimum it is contracted to (and that is if it doesn’t renege on it, as they have done with ncyt and Abingdon)
With govt announcements you need to look carefully at what words they use and what they don’t use. They are masters of spin, creating statements that on first glance sound positive until you read it critically a 2nd or 3rd time.