Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres
Burnham's plan to 'end neoliberalism' includes hiring US firm linked to Gaza aid site massacres Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 14:44 Boston Consulting Group, whose former employees include Benjamin Netanyahu and James Purnell, to consult on UK prime minister's 10-year plan A GHF aid site pictured on 8 June 2025, as smoke bombs are fired by Israeli troops (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off…
The UK government has hired American consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to assist in drafting a 10-year plan to "end neoliberalism" in the UK. BCG, whose former employees include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Labour Cabinet minister James Purnell, has a controversial history. BCG aided the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in establishing aid distribution sites in Gaza, which led to the deaths of over 2,600 Palestinians and injuries to thousands more.
BCG was paid over $4 million to work with GHF, which involved modeling the cost of relocating hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza. Following revelations about BCG's involvement in Gaza, the company fired several employees and expressed shock and outrage. The Labour Party is facing criticism for its decision to appoint BCG, with Green Party leader Zack Polanski calling it a "consultant to kleptocrats" and accusing the government of further privatization of public assets.
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