How wise were Cabinet members to speak at an event for a body whose leadership wants to kill off the NHS? Described as a “Conservative madrassa”, Young Britons’ Foundation chief Donal Blaney (pictured above with notorious Republican operative Karl Rove) has made calls to “scrap the NHS” while its president Daniel Hannan described the health service as a “60-year mistake”.
Iain Duncan Smith, Eric Pickles and Theresa Villiers spoke at the rally alongside race-baiting Romford MP Andrew Rosindell. Now the Communities Secretary has been challenged to explain his involvement with the event to the House of Commons:
Hilary Benn: Will the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government come to the House to explain why he decided to attend the recent meeting of the Young Britons’ Foundation, an organisation whose president has described the NHS as a 60-year mistake and whose chief executive has called for it to be scrapped? Was the Secretary of State there to pick up tips on how to destroy local government from people who want to destroy the NHS?
This is not the first time the Conservative Party has been embarassed by YBF, whose voter-repelling right wing views and links to US neoconservatives weren’t exactly flavour of the month during last year’s general election campaign.
We guess Donal Blaney’s blog won’t be returning any time soon.
Guest paying £89 per head will be treated to a black tie banquet in the Commons’ prestigious Members’ Dining Room before being whisked to a boat moored nearby on Victoria Embankment where party-goers will change for an 
