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UK GOVERNMENT ADVISOR FOR SWINE FLU WORKS FOR GSK
Sunday, 2nd August
GSK + Government = profit and suffering
A scientist who advises the UK Government on swine flu is a paid director of a drugs firm making hundreds of millions of pounds from the pandemic.
Professor Sir Roy Anderson sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), a 20-strong task force drawing up the action plan for the virus.
Yet he also holds a £116,000-a-year post on the board of GlaxoSmithKline, the company selling swine flu vaccines and anti-virals to the NHS.
Sir Roy faced demands to step down yesterday amid claims that the jobs were incompatible. "This is a clear conflict of interest and should be of great concern to taxpayers and government officials alike," said Matthew Elliott of the TaxPayers' Alliance.
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http://www.nowpublic.com/health/government-virus-expert-paid-116k-swine-flue-scam-unfolds