Tory strategist Lynton Crosby in new lobbying row

[oldironside]

The lobbying firm founded by the Tories' chief election strategist, Lynton Crosby, advised private healthcare providers on how to exploit perceived "failings" in the NHS, according to a leaked document obtained by the Guardian.

The existence of the presentation by Crosby Textor to the H5 Private Healthcare Alliance will add to pressure on David Cameron, who on Sunday declined once again to say whether he discussed tobacco policy with Crosby, whose company advises Philip Morris International.

Labour warned of a "shocking conflict of interest" involving the man charged with running the Tory general election campaign.

The leaked document – which consists of slides from a presentation – show that Crosby Textor advised the H5 Private Healthcare Alliance on how to promote themselves amid a highly sensitive debate on the future of the NHS.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jul/21/tory-strategist-lynton-crosby-lobbying

If only there was some place we could dump these people - a far away place on the other side of the world where we could send the dregs of society and forget about them.

[LeftishBrit]

1. I knew that the government was in bed with private healthcare firms - but this is worse than I even

imagined.

'If only there was some place we could dump these people - a far away place on the other side of the world where we could send the dregs of society and forget about them.'


Unfortunately, in this case the other side of the world seems to have come up with the idea first. Their revenge for all those 19th-century convicts?

[oldironside]

2. Crosby, Murdoch, Rolf Harris, the Minogues...

... you could be on to something here.