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pancha-tattva talk...as on 21st Sept 2001

krsnakhandelwal wrote 2 days ago: Friends, Some of you would take interest in what I have to report to you and some will laugh it away … more →

Tags: panch-tattva talk, Nifty, Communication, Interest, Growth, 2001, 2009, 9/11, Environment

Privatise this!

vengeanceandfashion wrote 2 days ago: It’s not been a good week for fans of privatisation.  First Lord Mandy announced, presumably t … more →

Tags: fripperies, Polemic, privatising the monarchy scheme, Railways, Royal Mail

Take The National Express

The Futility Monster wrote 3 days ago: The Fat Controller asked Thomas what it was like to be owned by a bank, and then leased to a private … more →

Tags: musings, East Coast Main Line, John Prescott, Lord Adonis, national express, Nationalisation, Peter Oborne, Question Time (BBC1), railway franchising

Royal Mail pension deficit: where and why?

raincoatoptimism wrote 3 days ago: Ken Livingstone, on a separate matter, but with usual aplomb, today wrote; “Time and again, we … more →

Tags: Royal Mail, BBC, Ian Pollock, Jack Straw, Ken Livingstone, Labour Party, Margaret Thatcher, national express, Nick Robinson

A post post2 comments

Julian Ware-Lane wrote 4 days ago: The decision to abandon plans to privatise the Royal Mail makes a good deal of sense to me. I am con … more →

Tags: Unions, CWU, Royal Mail

The Fabled Thread of Dishonesty1 comment

Joshua Chambers wrote 4 days ago: I find the ‘l’ word in politics distasteful. I find it’s deployment worrying and t … more →

Tags: Writings, Brown, Fraser Nelson, Mandelson, Post office

Bligh set to sell off Queensland!

militantworker wrote 4 days ago: The Bligh State Labor Government in Queensland is set to sell off $15 billion worth of public assets … more →

Tags: General, Labor Party, Queensland

Nationalised Express - public ownership for East Coast rail route2 comments

charliemarks wrote 4 days ago: Great news, as it is a step towards ending the corporate domination of our railways which has cost u … more →

Tags: Elections, Green Party, Nationalisation, public ownership, Public Transport, Railways, Unions

Self interest sours message

adamsmith1922 wrote 4 days ago: Fran O’Sullivan, at NZ Herald, reviews Mark Weldon’ recent comments to SOE directors. Wh … more →

Tags: Business, Capitalism, ideas & concepts, Influence, Fran O'Sullivan, John Key, mark weldon, Performance, Return on Investment

Mandelson backing down on partial sell-off of the Royal Mail

harpymarx wrote 5 days ago: Seems like NL and the unelected Peter Mandelson has backed down regarding partial privatisation of t … more →

Post Office Sale Scuppered

cogitodexter wrote 5 days ago: Peter Mandelson announces that the Post Office isn’t going to be sold off in the foreseeable f … more →

Tags: Mandelson

No trust in Trusts!

defendeducation wrote 5 days ago: Over 60 people turned up to the meeting at Goldsmiths Student Union to  support the campaign to prev … more →

Tags: Addey and Standhope, crossways, Deptford Green, goldsmiths, Meetings, Trusts

Brown to announce private cash for NHS cancer treatment delays

mel wrote 1 week ago: Health Service Journal | 29 June 2009 The significant expansion of private sector involvement in hea … more →

Tags: journals

National tries to loophole its own privatisation promises6 comments

Ari wrote 1 week ago: National, having campaigned on not selling off or privatising state assets in its first term, has no … more →

Tags: Social Responsibility, prisons

Loonies 2.01 comment

yorksranter wrote 1 week ago: What is the legacy of the so-called “loony left”? The conventional wisdom is clear; it w … more →

Tags: Socialism, Politics, Academies, LibDems, London, libertarian, special relationships, Cameron, Blair

Why the energy giants fail to pass on savings1 comment

charliemarks wrote 1 week ago: The Campaign for Public Ownership has issued the following press release explaining why we shouldn … more →

Tags: Consumer Rights, Economics, energy policy, public ownership

Galaxy: 55-45 to LNP in Queensland

redaccordian wrote 1 week ago: Shades of the aftermath of the 1993 federal budget in Queensland, where the first state poll conduct … more →

Tags: 1, Anna Bligh, LNP, Labor, galaxy poll

NHS held back by poor management

mel wrote 2 weeks ago:  Healthcare Republic | 22 June 2009 The health service is being held back by a lack of innovative ma … more →

Tags: News Stories

Prisons, privatisation, and profit1 comment

bristolabc wrote 2 weeks ago: Bristol ABC has received a copy of an excellent article tracing the privatisation programme of Briti … more →

Tags: Anti-Titan, prison policy, state repression


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