Tories want buyers to expose 'waste'
28 August 2012
The Conservative Party is looking for purchasers, especially those with direct knowledge of government procurement, to help it attack Labour's public spending record in the run-up to the next election.
The review will spearhead the Conservatives' "Wasteful Labour" campaign as it tries to reassure voters that a Tory government could maintain public services while reducing taxes.
Last week, Tory leader Michael Howard took the unusual step of placing a full-page advertisement in the Guardian newspaper urging teachers, doctors and other public-sector workers to...