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The Meaning of Home

Stefan Kielbasiewicz

The UK is in the grip of an acute housing shortage. Prices are sky high and not nearly enough new homes are being built. But even for those who do manage to get accommodation, it is often unstable and of poor quality, with the threat of eviction omnipresent.

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

In the second of our features on social justice movements in Colombia, Milo Phillips reports on how climate change and neoliberal economic reforms have endangered the livelihoods of farmers - and how they are fighting back.

Long Read: Redeveloped into Fuel Poverty: The Story of Myatts Field North.

Fanny Malinen

The 'redevelopment' of the Myatts Field North estate in Lambeth, South London has lead to the effective eviction of many residents - whilst those who remain face worsening conditions and fuel poverty. It stands in grim testimony to the failures of PFI schemes.

How to Open up a Second Front in the Battle for the NHS

Keir Milburn

Today's all-out junior doctors' strike marked a step up in the fight for the NHS: not only was it the first healthcare strike where emergency cover was left to consultants, but supporters also targeted those who stand to gain from the privatisation of the NHS.

3 Reasons the Fight for the NHS Needs to Go on the Offensive

Callum Cant

Beyond the unsafe contracts being imposed on junior doctors, it's clear the current wave of strikes is also about the future of the NHS. With private providers waiting to pick at the carcass of universal healthcare, it's time to turn the pressure up.

IMOBastani: Jeremy Hunt: Aristocrat, Liar, Secretary of State for Nepotism and Privatisation

In this bumper ‪#‎IMOBastani‬ Aaron explains why the secretary's plans ARE in fact a form of privatisation, and delves a little into Hunt's family history uncovering a web of greed and nepotism.

Long Read: What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?

Owen Vince

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.

Long Read: Modern Homelessness: Privatisation, Policing and Public Toilets

Alex Gabriel

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

Tom Cutterham

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

Carol Saunders

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

Joel Benjamin

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

Nick Carpenter

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

Ian Maleney

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

Tom Blackburn reviews Private Island, the latest release by writer and Novara FM guest, James Meek.

Novara FM: 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

Craig McVegas

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

Aaron Bastani

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 […]

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The Meaning of Home

Stefan Kielbasiewicz

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

Long Read: Redeveloped into Fuel Poverty: The Story of Myatts Field North.

Fanny Malinen

3 Reasons the Fight for the NHS Needs to Go on the Offensive

Callum Cant

IMOBastani: Jeremy Hunt: Aristocrat, Liar, Secretary of State for Nepotism and Privatisation

Long Read: What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?

Owen Vince

Long Read: Modern Homelessness: Privatisation, Policing and Public Toilets

Alex Gabriel

Bad for Business? 5 Ways a Corbyn Government Could Change the UK Economy

Tom Cutterham

Barts Health: The Real-Life Consequences of PFI in the NHS

Carol Saunders

PFI, the Banks, and the People Uncovering the Biggest Threat to the NHS

Joel Benjamin

Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry

Nick Carpenter

An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’: 8 Reasons it’s Kicking Off in Ireland

Ian Maleney

Indignant… to what end? Private Island Reviewed

Tom Blackburn

Novara FM: Who Owns Britain?

8 Things You Should Know About David Willetts

Craig McVegas

‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014

Aaron Bastani

4 Reasons the Privatization of Sussex University Services Affects Us All

Alia Al Ghussain

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Tag: privatisation

The Meaning of Home

Stefan Kielbasiewicz

Long Read: Campesinos Against Climate Change: The Fight for Economic Justice in Colombia

Milo Phillips

Long Read: Redeveloped into Fuel Poverty: The Story of Myatts Field North.

Fanny Malinen

How to Open up a Second Front in the Battle for the NHS

Keir Milburn

3 Reasons the Fight for the NHS Needs to Go on the Offensive

Callum Cant

IMOBastani: Jeremy Hunt: Aristocrat, Liar, Secretary of State for Nepotism and Privatisation

Long Read: What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?

Owen Vince

Long Read: Modern Homelessness: Privatisation, Policing and Public Toilets

Alex Gabriel

Bad for Business? 5 Ways a Corbyn Government Could Change the UK Economy

Tom Cutterham

Barts Health: The Real-Life Consequences of PFI in the NHS

Carol Saunders

PFI, the Banks, and the People Uncovering the Biggest Threat to the NHS

Joel Benjamin

Big Pharma: 8 Reasons We Need to Talk About the Pharmaceutical Industry

Nick Carpenter

An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’: 8 Reasons it’s Kicking Off in Ireland

Ian Maleney

Indignant… to what end? Private Island Reviewed

Tom Blackburn

Novara FM: Who Owns Britain?

8 Things You Should Know About David Willetts

Craig McVegas

‘Let Them Eat Bingo’: 5 Things About #Budget2014

Aaron Bastani

4 Reasons the Privatization of Sussex University Services Affects Us All

Alia Al Ghussain

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