Tories want buyers to expose 'waste'_2
7 September 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...