If anyone questions the value of Scotland’s embassy network again, show them this:

‘Freeman said she was aware the UK Foreign Office had instructed embassies to withdraw support from the Scottish Government when negotiating PPE contracts abroad.’

‘She was also aware that PPE suppliers had been instructed to prioritise English healthcare settings over Scotland – even when they were contracted to supply Scottish settings.’

Her testimony in this clip at 0:57: https://x.com/covidjusticeuk/status/1904172013163323533? explains the value of Scottish Development International in using their local connections to find PPE and other key medical supplies during the pandemic.

Scotland cannot rely on the UK Government to be our voice on the international stage. Cannot believe this shameful shite

by SaltTyre

13 comments

  1. I have some vague recollection of boris, or maybe matt handcock boasting about having snatched some supplies of PPE out from under some other country’s “grasping hands”.

  3. > ‘Freeman said she was aware the UK Foreign Office had instructed embassies to withdraw support from the Scottish Government when negotiating PPE contracts abroad.’
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    > ‘She was also aware that PPE suppliers had been instructed to prioritise English healthcare settings over Scotland – even when they were contracted to supply Scottish settings.’

    Jesus that’s fucking incredible if true. Beyond messed up.

  4. Westminster needed one because they needed to know which of boris’ chums to funnel the money too.

  5. Is that not just the UK government prioritising lives in England over those in Scotland?

    Not a particularly good look for our union of equals.

  7. And this will be quietly ignored as it’s said by someone from the SNP.

  8. > Cannot believe this shameful shite

    I can believe it though. Remember boris also had the idea of having the SAS and the Parachute Regiment invade the Netherlands to grab a vaccine shipment, that the EU was blocking ?

    The whole pandemic affair showed how vicious and nasty politicians could be. The veneer of politeness certainly came off a few times.

    That metaphor thingie about how civilisation is only 3 meals away from incredible violence and so on.

    The prospect of there being more pandemics in future is more than a bit worrying.

  10. Aye and we got endless shite about doing things differently from England on purpose etc. Still do, some cunt was trying it yesterday.

  11. If you’re a unionist and still a unionist after this story, can you at least fathom now why half of Scotland want independence?

  12. Equal union of partners.

    I remember that people here said the Nats were insane for suggesting the idea that Westminster was trying to sabotage the COVID response of the devolved nations.

  13. My mum works in procurement in local government and I remember her work definitely not having PPE readily available lol. So maybe not all areas of Scottish government.

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