Tag Archives: Privatisation
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Why Carillion may be the final death knell for an entire economic model
5January 22, 2018 by Paul Goldsmith
You know someone’s lost the argument by the arguments they use. In this political age it is either when they …
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Explaining the direct line from ‘contracting out’ to the Grenfell Tower disaster
2June 19, 2017 by Paul Goldsmith
In 2015 a £10m project was started to refurbish Grenfell Tower. Last week the the Tower burned down, killing an …
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Corbyn’s rail re-nationalisation is the right first policy, but the devil will be in the detail.
2September 21, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
Margaret Thatcher didn’t privatise the railways. Her main intellectual guru on privatisation, Nicholas Ridley, didn’t think they should be privatised. …
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We need to talk about Privatisation
1May 5, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I’ve read a lot this past year. When I decided to write a blog every day from May 7th last …
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Profit caps for private healthcare providers – The wrong answer to a problem that doesn’t exist
1March 30, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I wish someone could take Ed Miliband by the lapels and ‘help’ him to understand that demand has to meet supply. …
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Should our water companies ever really be ‘private’ companies?
Leave a commentMarch 14, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
I advise you not to read this whilst eating, or even attempting to digest. The water around you is full …
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Ed Miliband needs to come clean and say whether or not he wants to re-nationalise the energy providers
Leave a commentJanuary 14, 2015 by Paul Goldsmith
First of all, there is little doubt that no-one in this country should be having to choose between heating and …
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The NHS – contracting out is not privatisation, and the left should stop shouting “squirrel”
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
If you ever want to see a real Conservative in action, listen to someone from the left talk about the …
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How strong is the case for nationalising the mobile phone companies?
1August 23, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Should we renationalise the mobile phone companies? If you had asked me that until about a week ago I would …
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A2 Economics Micro technique spot 2 – 1st best, 2nd best, 3rd best, 4th best
Leave a commentMay 26, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Pupils studying competition policy are often trying to get their head around what the regulatory authorities are trying to achieve. …
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