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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 careExclusive: 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.
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Published in: ourEconomyWater should be a public good, not a commodity. Catalonia is showing howThe Terrassa Water Observatory puts citizens in the driver's seat of water management.
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Published in: ourEconomyHow a communist mayor is defeating privatisation in ChileThe municipality of Recoleta has created an open university, public housing projects and popular pharmacies.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPublic ownership in times of coronavirusA new ourEconomy series with TNI putting the spotlight on struggles to bring services into democratic control.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionPutting the ‘public’ back into public servicesAmsterdam is one city among many where economic democracy on a municipal level is taking off.
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Published in: ourEconomyIt's time to tax for gender justiceUnfair tax systems hit women and girls the hardest. We need to make corporations pay their share.
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Published in: ourEconomyDude! Where’s my democracy?People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally...
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Published in: ourNHSHow ‘self-pay’ is shrinking the English NHS by stealthOne hospital trust last week announced a 'pause' its controversial MyChoice scheme after an outcry. But Warrington...
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