Passengers not Profit: A vision for the railways bill
It’s exciting that the government is delivering public ownership of our railway, backed by 3 out of 4 people in the UK.
As Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said, “We’re going to wave goodbye to 30 years worth of inefficiency, waste, passenger frustration, and we’re going to step really confidently towards a new future for the railways.”
But there are huge risks for the government here too. Without the right package of broader reforms, the results could disappoint passengers. Public ownership must be a clear success and it must be seen as such.
When We Own It - a blueprint for 21st century public ownership
Privatisation has failed - it’s a fringe, extreme ideology. Most of us believe public services should work for people not profit.
But how do we make sure public ownership is efficient, effective, accountable, caring, green, innovative - and so wildly successful that no future Margaret Thatcher can ever dismantle it?
Introducing a blueprint for 21st century public ownership...
Privatised and Unprepared: The NHS Supply Chain
More than 600 NHS and care workers have now died from coronavirus and many of these deaths were “avoidable with proper PPE”.
Businesses and communities have been ready to help out with vital protective equipment – masks, gowns, visors. But in the last few months, it’s often felt like the government was asleep at the wheel.
Why?
The NHS Supply Chain, responsible for procuring and delivering PPE during the coronavirus crisis, has itself been privatised.