Private equity has its sights on the NHS – and with it our faith in public services altogether | Hettie O'Brien
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For some opaque investors, the crisis is a money-making opportunity, says the Guardian’s assistant Opinion editor Hettie O’Brien
  • merridew@feddit.uk
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    11 months ago

    "Contemporarily speaking, the term carpetbagger refers to roving financial opportunists, often of modest means, who spot investment opportunities and aim to benefit from a set of circumstances to which they are not ordinarily entitled."

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger#Modern_use