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If you read what Anderson wrote, if you read his report, and look at the “business” he “leads,” it becomes pretty clear that he hasn’t shifted his views much. But he is helping shift labour towards deregulation, which may well help the clients of his lobbying firm.
Anderson wrote a piece for the Times talking about his conversion to Labour. Anderson joined the Tories in 1984 and says:
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