The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" deals. Right now you can go to https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk and search for whichever bête noire has you riled up. You might want to argue that the company is corrupt, incompetent, or overpriced - but you can't argue that its contract is secret. There's no conspiracy. There's no secrecy. There's not even "beware of the leopard" shenanigans. It's all out in the open 0 . The Government says who it paying money to. But, of course, there are some things the Government can't say. It's rare for them to publicly disagree with a supplier, or call out how crappy they were. They need to maintain cordial relations with people 1 . They don't want to scare off new suppliers who can't risk being publicly humiliated. When contracts are cancelled or ended, it is usually done quietly.…