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 present public sector looting as sheer imperative.
Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses"
Submitted by Ed on Jan 27 2007 15:03
Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or take unpaid leave in order to reduce its multimillion-pound deficit.
NHS staff protest outside parliament
Submitted by Ramona on Nov 2 2006 14:30
Hundreds of NHS workers from 16 different Trade Unions rallied outside Parliament yesterday in opposition to health service privatisation.
1999: Dahl Jenson construction strike
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2006 19:14
Immigrants demonstrated their willingness, when asked, to support British workers in struggle in this victorious strike of 300 building workers employed by different firms.
Private finance ‘draining’ NHS trusts
Submitted by Freedom on Jun 22 2006 11:00
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
Submitted by Freedom on Apr 5 2006 13:33
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
Submitted by libcom on Feb 20 2006 13:33
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'
Submitted by libcom on Jan 4 2006 10:58
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
