Leicester

Seasider1887 said:
We all know the truth but can’t say it.
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I think we can and we should. Two more things have come to light since my first post about which section of Leicester was worse affected. I mentioned that cultural demographics would play a role in spreading it. Firstly, the government failed or deliberately chose to give only half the data to the authorities in Leicester which meant they were unaware of the scale of the spread until it was too late and secondly, the huge number of clothing factories, of which a significant proportion are going to employ members of the Indian/ Asian population and indeed be employed also by members of the same community. I don't care what colour race or creed employers are as long as they treat their workforce with dignity. If the stories are to be believed, that didn't happen here and there should be severe consequences.
 
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'1 May: Birstall Regional Testing site opens, following a pilot from 30th April.

18th June: Evington testing site opens –mobile testing unit

20th June: Saffron testing site opens –mobile testing unit

21st June: Spinney Hill testing site opens – mobile testing unit

25th June: Victoria Park opens –mobile testing unit

27th June: Second site at Spinney Hill opens mobile testing unit

30th June: Highfield centre site opens – walk-through testing site

1st July: Prajapti site opens –mobile testing unit'

One opened on May 1. All the others – seven of them – have opened since June 18, the very period during which the supposed surge has taken place.

When it comes to COVID cases; seek and ye shall find.
 
Boohoo, one of the companies having a boom time as a result of lockdown, allegedly paying £3 -£4 an hour. No wonder they can undercut the high street.
 
Indian-born billionaire Mahmud Kamani's fast fashion firm Boohoo - which owns brands like PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, were recently accused of fueling the novel coronavirus in Leicester. The billionaire and his son Umar and Adam Kamani are now being probed by the police for 'human trafficking and slavery' concerns at their factory.

The fast-fashion company Boohoo is reportedly worth £2.6 billion. However, the group allegedly pays as little as £3.50 an hour to its laborers, reports The Sunday Times. The media outlet carried a report that quoted a factory foreman, who admitted to being exploited. The National Crime Agency launched an investigation into the allegations and said, "Within the last few days NCA officers, along with Leicestershire Police and other partner agencies, attended a number of business premises in Leicester area to assess concerns of modern slavery and human trafficking."

Meanwhile, the Boohoo Group also responded to the allegations of workers 'being forced to come into work while sick with COVID-19'. They pledged to investigate the claims and said that it "does not tolerate any incidence of non-compliance especially in relation to the treatment of workers within the supply chain."

The group has said that it provided personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to the suppliers and was in 'constant conversation' with the factories for video inspections. It has also claimed that it terminated relationships with suppliers where evidence of non-compliance with its strict code of conduct has been found.

After the success of Boohoo, Mahmud's sons Adam and Umar founded PrettyLittleThings in 2012. Mahmud is an Indian-born billionaire who arrived in Manchester from Kenya in 1969 and sold handbags on a stall. He then invested his money in wholesale business and sourced garments from his native country for brands like Topshop and Primark.
 
basilrobbie said:
DSOL, I think some of your criticisms of the public sector are well-observed, from my own experience. But they are also localised, and sit alongside areas where very good standards are set and observed. It really is horses for courses, and my experience of the private sector it is equally true there too.

The main weakness in your remarks is in your tendency to generalise ; the nonsense you came out with about inner city conurbations is, well, just that, really. Your central point - as I understand it - is fair enough. Areas with high population density would be expected to fare worse and need closer and more rigorous scrutiny. But that doesn't explain why - for example - Blackpool has considerably more cases per head of population than Lewisham does. The real picture is highly nuanced, and sweeping statements rarely do it justice.
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Nonsense was it? Perhaps ‘official sensitive’ gives it more credence. There is a list and it is specific not ‘generalised’. It’s now in the public domain.

‘https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....aled-20-areas-at-most-risk-of-local-lockdowns

I won’t need to add anything further as this says it all.
 
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