Why Christopher Chope is the biggest troll in Parliament
The uber-Thatcherite Tory MP is once again spamming Parliament with low quality legislation, but why does he do it?
The uber-Thatcherite Tory MP is once again spamming Parliament with low quality legislation, but why does he do it?
Private companies are making massive profits while asylum seekers in their accommodation suffer.
This week Shell reported that its profits have increased from $4.85bn to $19.3bn as rising energy prices have filled its coffers.
‘We hope to show Nadine Dorries that there is real opposition to any plans to privatise Channel 4, and ultimately, we want to ensure that Channel 4 remains in public hands.’
‘Promises can enrol people but many can’t easily be delivered.’
‘One of the aims of privatisation was to separate production and retailing of energy but that is not how it turned out.’
We Own It director Cat Hobbs argues ‘privatisation is an extreme ideological experiment’
Privatisation could also result in the channel losing its publisher-broadcaster status which means that all revenues are invested back into the production of its content.
‘The last forty years of neoliberal coup has restructured the UK state so that instead of being a provider of public services it has become a guarantor of corporate profits and enrichment of the few.’
Private hospitals barely provided any beds for Covid patients – but they still netted millions in public cash.