privatisation
Why we need a political campaign to reinstate the NHS
By removing the mandate on government to provide a health service, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is the crowning achievement of the architects of this long recessional from universality. Our response must be political too.
Taking apart the flimsy case for private prisons
The right-wing Think Tank Reform published a report yesterday claiming that private firms are better at running prisons. There are fundamental problems with Reform's analysis, however.
Comment: why is outsourcing wrong?
With the memory of the G4S debacle at the beginning of the summer still sore, today’s news that the government […]
Campaigners step up fight to save lives and Save Lewisham Hospital
Jos Bell writes on the progress of the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign and the continued ignorance of Messrs Hunt and Kershaw.
Two decades on, Labour consider returning the railways to public ownership
Labour support a new report, backed by major trade unions, which calls for the renationalisation of Britain's railways to tackle rising fares and poor service.
NAO report reveals how Branson ‘Glazered’ taxpayer on Northern Rock
A National Audit Office report has revealed the taxpayer may never see payment for the Northern Rock sale to Virgin.