Exhibit 23.5

                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by reference in this  Registration  Statement of our report dated
June 13, 2000 with respect to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of  Healthworld
Corporation  and  Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1999, and the related
consolidated  statements  of  income,  stockholders'  equity  and  comprehensive
income, and cash flows for the three years in the period then ended December 31,
1999, which report is included in the Form 6-K filed by Cordiant  Communications
Group plc on September 25, 2000,  and to all  references to our Firm included in
this Registration Statement.



Arthur Andersen LLP





Melville, New York

September 25, 2000