Jon Trickett: End the outsourcing racket – build it in Britain
The collapse of Carillion was a watershed moment. In a way that few other stories have managed to…
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Andy Slaughter: Grenfell and Carillion show we must hold private contractors to account
One of the great legacies of the last Labour government is the Freedom of Information Act, a piece…
Bill Esterson: Labour is the true party of small business
Labour is the true party of small business. It’s been clear for the last eight years that the…
Joe Anderson: Carillion’s collapse must not stop the new Royal Liverpool Hospital from opening
At the northern point of the city centre as you come into Liverpool is an imposing new building…
John McDonnell: Neoliberalism has failed – Labour’s ideas are the new mainstream
Labour’s second State of the Economy conference returns to Imperial College in London this weekend. It confirms that…
Jon Trickett: Need another reason to end Tory outsourcing? Try modern slavery
This government’s obsession with outsourcing public services to the private sector has led to some catastrophic failures. The…
Today the Tories showed how little they care about Carillion workers
Three months after the collapse of construction giant Carillion, with its billions of pounds of public sector contracts,…
Amber Rudd, G4S and refugees – how asylum accommodation is outsourced to private companies
Refugees and Carillion are not usually found in the same sentence – but they should be. The outsourcing…
Corbyn vows to end parking fee “tax on sickness” as he visits target seats
Jeremy Corbyn will today step up Labour’s assault on outsourcing as he renews the party’s pledge to scrap…
John Spellar: City short-termism cons the taxpayer and is bad for British business
Carillion’s collapse shows the need for strong regulators to prevent unsustainable businesses from leeching off taxpayer, writes John…
