public services
Poll shows public want new legal rights over privatisation
Half of all respondents think there is too much outsourcing to the private sector
Further evidence that deprived areas have suffered the deepest cuts
People in poorer areas have seen cuts of £182 more per head than their more affluent counterparts
NHS in crisis: Government misses A&E waiting time target for twentieth week in a row
NHS accident and emergency departments in England failed to meet a government target of seeing 95 per cent patients within four hours for the twentieth week in a row
Reversing privatisation would save households £250 a year
Polls also show the majority of the public would support bringing services under public ownership.
Water privatisaton 25 years on: The good the bad and the ugly
An industry that was once owned by the government is now almost exclusively owned overseas by a few private investors.
Rochester’s concerns about immigration are bound up with failing public services
For the residents of Rochester, addressing their concerns about living standards, schools and healthcare would go a long way to dampening their worries about immigration.