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Published in: Home: NewsNHS privatisation linked to 557 ‘treatable’ deaths in five yearsOxford University researchers found relative spend on outsourcing was associated with deaths from certain illnesses
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Published in: Home: FeatureChannel 4 gave these young people their break. Now it’s up for saleProducers who worked on C4 programmes say the broadcaster was already ‘levelling up’. Will a private owner be so...
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Published in: Home: News5 times Channel 4 left the UK government red-facedChannel 4 has had a long reputation of holding our government to account. Is privatisation payback?
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Published in: Home: OpinionPrivatising Channel 4 is a right-wing attack on media freedom. Here’s whyThe government’s actions echo the behaviour of populists elsewhere in the world. But there’s a twist
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Published in: Home: NewsUK’s website for Ukrainian refugees is not available in UkrainianExclusive: Home Office call centre staff said they have been deluged with applicants reporting technical issues
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Published in: Home: NewsExclusive: Most of Javid’s ‘69 new NHS centres’ may not actually existThe health secretary last month claimed 69 new centres are ‘up and running’ – but neither his department nor the NHS...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDiane Abbott: Cost of living crisis was caused by privatisation and austerityLast year it was claimed that Boris Johnson had ended the age of austerity. Those claims now look ridiculously ill-judged
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionWhy can’t the UK government explain what its Health Bill will actually achieve?Tory MPs are quick to dispute claims that this bill is about privatisation. But there’s a reason why none of them...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsWebsite for booking NHS appointments offers mostly private healthcareExclusive: Patients trying to book NHS GP services online are plunged into a ‘baffling’ system of paid-for tests and...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsGo private for the treatment you need, NHS tells patientsPatients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals, openDemocracy’s...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsThree-quarters of UK public worried more NHS privatisation will damage care
Exclusive: Both Tory and Labour voters are worried about the impact of more NHS privatisation, poll commissioned by...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionKeir Starmer’s speech – the best thing since stale breadIt’s not capitalism that has to change, the Labour leader told us today. It’s you
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPrivatising Channel 4 would be a win for the government – and a loss for everybody elseFrom the viewers to the independent producers to the channel’s many employees based outside of London – we all lose...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionChannel 4: Is there value in privatisation?An industry veteran explains why fears for the broadcaster may be misplaced
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe government’s ‘Great British Railways’ is privatisation rebrandedWith the ‘fudged’ outcome of a review of England’s railways, the government has missed an opportunity to put passengers first
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhat Cameron and the Greensill app tells us about NHS digital privatisationGreensill’s app may appear an obscure product for Cameron to stake his reputation on. But it is emblematic of the...
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Published in: ourEconomyHow Paris's public water supply is beating CovidCompared to the waste and short-termism of privatised services, Eau de Paris is taking a holistic approach to serve...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCities versus multinationals: who will win our post-COVID future?Municipalities and social movements have gained new energy from the crisis. Can they win against corporates set on...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow a programme for public ownership can bridge the political divideThere have been dramatic swings lately in Britain's politics of public services. The future holds opportunities.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow Africa is leading the way to a zero waste futureFrom Egypt to Tanzania, public waste management schemes are offering green alternatives to privatisation.
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
