privatisation
This London Rebel DIY Regeneration Shows How to Solve the Housing Crisis
When a huge investment firm moved in to evict the residents of Sweets Way, they fought back.
Ferry Workers on Scotland's West Coast Went on Strike to Stop Privatization
They're worried about their jobs if CalMac is bought out. The case poses tricky questions for the Scottish National Party's relationship with trade unions.
George Osborne Wants to Turn Students Into Cash Cows for Rich Spivs
The UK's biggest ever government fire sale includes the privatisation of all student loans taken out between 1998 and 2012.
We Talked to UK Healthcare Employees Who Are Worried About More Cuts to the National Health Service
"It's all about profit and not about compassion or about care."
This Teenage Cancer Survivor Is Running for MP to Save the NHS in Memory of His Lost Friends
At 16, John Lamport was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After being told he was going to die, he recovered and at the age of 26 is fighting against a Tory Party determined to sell off the NHS.
Labour's Pink Bus Is Very Silly, But It's Better Than Women Being Ignored
Harriet Harman's "Woman to Woman" pink bus tour may seem like a divisive gimmick, but can't we accept that it might be necessary?
This Is Why You Should Care That Our Probation Service Has Just Been Privatised
Unskilled private security companies will now be dealing with those who are deemed to be menaces to British society.
A Portrait of Modern Inequality: What Will Become of London's National Gallery?
Last July, a decision was made to outsource 400 out of 600 gallery staff. Almost everyone will be transferred from the public sector to a private company, with potentially disastrous consequences.
Riding Britain's Last State-Owned Railway Line
The country's only publicly owned railway is also one of the best, but soon it's being privatized.
London's New 'Sky Garden' Is a Symbol of Inequality
The UK capital now has a literal playground for the rich. In the sky.
The NHS Money Boss Who Used to Be a Lobbyist Trying to Privatise Your Healthcare
The head of NHS England's former lobbying group wanted to use TTIP to open up the UK market to American health corporations.
How Privatization Screwed Over Britain, According to Author James Meek
His new book argues that we must stop believing that naked self-interest is the only thing that gets people out of bed in the morning and that commerce is the only solution to all our problems.