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Health minister Matthew Hancock has been paid £thousands by a board member/Donor of the IEA “think tank” - who’s principle policy is the privatisation of the NHS - to avoid being paid directly by US lobby companies behind IEA.
The IEA refuses to disclose its donors..
Health minister Matthew Hancock has been paid £thousands by a board member/Donor of the IEA “think tank” - who’s principle policy is the privatisation of the NHS - to avoid being paid directly by US lobby companies behind IEA.
The IEA refuses to disclose its donors..
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Hancock you may recall was behind a crackdown on charities lobbying (ie for better health outcomes) even tho he was himself being paid by the commercial lobby behind IEA - these amounts came principally via Conservative party donor & IEA board member - Neil Record.
Who..
Hancock you may recall was behind a crackdown on charities lobbying (ie for better health outcomes) even tho he was himself being paid by the commercial lobby behind IEA - these amounts came principally via Conservative party donor & IEA board member - Neil Record.
Who..
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..Now we have IEA/Neil Record who want to muzzle charity lobbies from fighting for better health outcomes having funnelled money to current Health Minister Matthew Hancock..
..but it gets worse....
..Now we have IEA/Neil Record who want to muzzle charity lobbies from fighting for better health outcomes having funnelled money to current Health Minister Matthew Hancock..
..but it gets worse....
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The donors behind calls for NHS privatisation are also same people calling for Brexit. In effect the muzzling of health charities being able to lobby stymies their abilities to argue for better Brexit health outcomes.
Or as Hancock put it “I can’t rule out people will die..”
The donors behind calls for NHS privatisation are also same people calling for Brexit. In effect the muzzling of health charities being able to lobby stymies their abilities to argue for better Brexit health outcomes.
Or as Hancock put it “I can’t rule out people will die..”
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But it’s worse..
Same time as Health charities stymied a highly controversial Health AI co - “Babylon Health” was lobbying intensively for govt money.
The highly costly operation has eaten money hence search for public funds.
Now who do you think advises Babylon Health...?
But it’s worse..
Same time as Health charities stymied a highly controversial Health AI co - “Babylon Health” was lobbying intensively for govt money.
The highly costly operation has eaten money hence search for public funds.
Now who do you think advises Babylon Health...?
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Well what a coincidence - it’s our old friend...Dominic Cummings!
UK govt - & particularly Matthew Hancock - have been very supportive.
..but there’s a problem...the management behind Babylon Health are from “Circle health” now what could possibly be wrong with that...?
Well what a coincidence - it’s our old friend...Dominic Cummings!
UK govt - & particularly Matthew Hancock - have been very supportive.
..but there’s a problem...the management behind Babylon Health are from “Circle health” now what could possibly be wrong with that...?
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Keen health sector observers will remember Circle health..
It was the 1st private operator of a NHS hospital - Hinchingbrooke - But had to exit when it’s management business model collapsed.
A parliamentary committee later concluded the episode left “taxpayers exposed”.
Keen health sector observers will remember Circle health..
It was the 1st private operator of a NHS hospital - Hinchingbrooke - But had to exit when it’s management business model collapsed.
A parliamentary committee later concluded the episode left “taxpayers exposed”.
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Bits of information on this is publicly available. But initial story to me came from a contact.
There’s enough info to add 25 more tweets but I’ll stop here & I will put up some confirmatory links.
Please feel free to add further ones specifically Hancock/health related.
Bits of information on this is publicly available. But initial story to me came from a contact.
There’s enough info to add 25 more tweets but I’ll stop here & I will put up some confirmatory links.
Please feel free to add further ones specifically Hancock/health related.
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Hancock initial donations
independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…
Donations clause
thirdsector.co.uk/matthew-hancoc…
Parliament
parliament.uk/business/commi…
Hancock initial donations
independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…
Donations clause
thirdsector.co.uk/matthew-hancoc…
Parliament
parliament.uk/business/commi…
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Dominic Cummings & Matthew Hancock conflict of interest:
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-1…
Dominic Cummings & Matthew Hancock conflict of interest:
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-1…
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I’ll end with this - according to my contact this is only the tip of the iceberg - and there’s even more well known figures from the Leave team - many now or formerly in govt involved around privatisation of post Brexit NHS.
I’ll end with this - according to my contact this is only the tip of the iceberg - and there’s even more well known figures from the Leave team - many now or formerly in govt involved around privatisation of post Brexit NHS.
