Tag: privatisation

What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?
Sunday Long Read: Increasingly, land we assume to be public is being turned over to private hands. Privately owned public space (or POPS) is transforming cities across the country, blurring boundaries between the common, the private and the state.
Modern Homelessness: Privatisation, Policing and Public Toilets
Sunday Long Read: Since 2010 homelessness has soared in London. What does privatisation feel like for those forced to sleep rough?
Bad for Business? 5 Ways a Corbyn Government Could Change the UK Economy
Perhaps second only to 'aspiration', 'working with business' is among the most common dog-whistle refrains from the Labour leadership candidates. Dismissed by many for being 'anti-business', what would Corbyn really mean for the economy?
Barts Health: The Real-Life Consequences of PFI in the NHS
The realities of the Private Finance Initiative's role in the decimation of the NHS are at their most stark in the case of Barts Health. The east London NHS Trust covers 6 hospitals and will owe £7.1bn in PFI debt, while politicians remain silent.
PFI, the Banks, and the People Uncovering the Biggest Threat to the NHS
This election is being dominated by discussion of the national books and the future of the NHS. Curious then that the big issue connecting the two - the Private Finance Initiative - hardly features in the papers or debates.
Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry
It's commonly said that the railways, NHS and post should be in public hands. Perhaps strangely, it would be less common to hear the same about the trillion dollar pharmaceutical industry which is currently running circles around us.
An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’: 8 Reasons it’s Kicking Off in Ireland
In recent months the political maelstrom surrounding Irish Water has dominated the public agenda and rocked the Irish government. As fast as reports of cronyism have spread on social media, so too has evidence of violent state repression against growing public anger.
Indignant… to what end? Private Island Reviewed
Tom Blackburn reviews Private Island, the latest release by writer and Novara FM guest, James Meek.
Who Owns Britain?
On this week's show James Butler is joined by James Meek as they discuss privatisation and ownership in Britain.
8 Things You Should Know About David Willetts
A recent May Day carnival ended up gate-crashing a lecture David Willetts was giving on the future of (private) funding for university science research. We all know him as the man behind tripled fees and the botched HE White Paper, but were you aware of these lesser-known facts about the Universities Minister?
‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014
Here Aaron Bastani takes a quick look at today's budget. Little has changed from the growth model leading up to the crisis of 2008 he says and the budget is filled with assumptions and projections that are bordering on delusional.
4 Reasons the Privatization of Sussex University Services Affects Us All

The anti-privatization campaign at Sussex University has been one of the catalysts for a recent resurgence in political activity on campuses across the UK. A major hurdle Sussex campaigners have had to overcome is conveying to fellow students the consequences that privatization of university services has – for all of us. Here, Alia Al Ghussain […]