Outsourcing fails public services – Tory Barnet ‘easyCouncil’ chaos is proof
Last week the Tories lost their majority on Barnet Council. Three veteran councillors were deselected for being insufficiently…
Outsourcing
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…
Louise Haigh: Why we need FOI laws to cover the shadow state of outsourcing
Those in power have had a long and difficult relationship with freedom of information. And, like much that…
Christian Wolmar: East coast bailout shows fake capitalism of rail privatisation
The farcical nature of railways privatisation has been brought to the fore by two collapses in the first…
Mark Serwotka: Carillion collapse exposes the fiasco of PFI and privatisation
Carillion’s collapse, throwing thousands of workers into job and pension insecurity, is a watershed moment in the privatisation…
Christina McAnea: Time to put principles over profit in delivery of public services
Today the Smith Institute launches Out of Contract – Time to move on from the love in with…
Carillion crisis shows why we should take City fat cats out of public services
Carillion is a tragic situation for the workers and families affected by the latest corporate mess. It has…
Trickett: Corbyn will tackle outsourcing and PFI deals within hours of taking power
Jeremy Corbyn’s government will take action to end the outsourcing “racket” within hours of taking office, the shadow…
