Privatising the post: too much, too late Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt details the turbulent history of government attempts to sell off the postal service and how consultants conspired to…
Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses" Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or…
NHS staff protest outside parliament Hundreds of NHS workers from 16 different Trade Unions rallied outside Parliament yesterday in opposition to health service privatisation.
1999: Dahl Jenson construction strike Immigrants demonstrated their willingness, when asked, to support British workers in struggle in this victorious strike of 300 building workers…
Private finance ‘draining’ NHS trusts In the wake of a renewed drive to expand Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) across the public sector, it has been revealed that earlier projects have been draining cash at the expense of Trust-owned properties.
PFI scheme reignites for NHS Two major victories for government supporters of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding for improvements to public services have been approved in the last two weeks.
NHS: The cost of privatisation The government’s controversial private finance initiative is floundering. Patricia Hewitt’s review of the £1.28bn PFI plan for the Barts and The London hospitals trust, prompted by spiralling costs revealed last December, also raises questions about the whole policy.
P-P-Privatising the underground, and 'opposition' As London Underground (LU) workers strike once again, Daniel O’Rourke looks at Labour’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme which is largely behind the recent problems
