It would be easy to dismiss the Greensill lobbying scandal as another case of rich bankers trying to win favours from their Tory pals in government.
But look beyond the complicated language and hi-tech financial wheezes and there is a very clear motive.
It’s yet another case of a private company trying to make money from public institutions that we all have a share in.
The Record reveals today how discredited Greensill Capital, founded by controversial Australian businessman Lex Greensill, touted a smartphone app to MSPs that allowed NHS staff to get paid early.
The firm has since gone bust and embarrassed David Cameron in the process.
The former Tory prime minister was never destined to be remembered fondly by most people but he’s lowered his reputation even further.
He was exposed as lobbying directly on behalf of Greensill to the UK Government while being a major shareholder in the company.
The man who founded the financial firm was an adviser to Cameron when he was in Downing Street, and his supply chain finance firm hired the former PM in 2018 after he left office.
The company tried to get its claws into much of the public sector, including the NHS in Scotland.
It’s another reminder that the Tories simply can’t be trusted when it comes to our health service.
The party claims to protect it but in reality it views it as being ripe for profit.
Scotland’s health service dodged a bullet when it ignored Greensill.
