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  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Channel Four Television Corp
    Channel 4 pushes back against privatisation

    UK broadcaster says there are many ‘stages to go in ownership discussions’ after announcing record results

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Cat Rutter Pooley
    Lessons for Channel 4 from Royal Mail’s privatisation

    Pros and cons of the government’s proposal to end public ownership of broadcaster

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Channel Four Television Corp
    Documents reveal Channel 4’s failed bid to head off privatisation

    Broadcaster’s plan to access private capital using hybrid model rejected by UK culture secretary

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Channel Four Television Corp
    Channel 4 to be sold off by government for up to £1bn

    Ministers maintain public ownership is holding back UK broadcaster but channel expresses disappointment

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    LexNatWest Group
    NatWest: notching up milestones at taxpayers’ expense Premium content

    Public continues to shoulder costs as government sells shares at half the price it paid in 2008

  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    Guy Hands/MoD: Terra Firma caught in quicksand of ministerial regret Premium content

    UK government’s move to unwind Annington Homes deal appears to be seller’s remorse

  • Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
    Annington Homes offers £105mn to settle MoD housing estates claim

    Guy Hands’ company threatens legal action if UK government fails to drop its litigation

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    UK seeks to unwind £7.6bn housing deal with Guy Hands’ Annington Homes

    Ministry of Defence wants to take back ownership of tens of thousands of properties sold off in 1996

  • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
    NatWest Group
    UK government to cut size of £12bn stake in NatWest

    Morgan Stanley to manage 12-month sale process

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    Louise Lucas
    UK’s new model railway is likely to serve the public poorly

    Latest revamp of network offers simpler system but contains questionable forecasts

  • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    A rational new model for Britain’s railways

    Recentralisation, rather than renationalisation, is the right approach

  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    Utilities
    UK water groups pour £26m down the drain in dispute with regulator

    Suppliers say review process is too complex and an unnecessary expense that is passed on to customers

  • Wednesday, 17 June, 2020
    Stagecoach Group PLC
    Stagecoach loses challenge against rail bid ban

    High Court rules transport group’s non-compliance on pension risk merited disqualification

  • Sunday, 7 June, 2020
    UK outsourcing
    Outsourcers to manage two new prisons in England

    Move comes despite renationalisation of the probation service

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Lex
    Air India/state sell-offs: Thatch unmatched  Premium content

    Privatisation without deregulation is like a teapot with no tea

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Carillion PLC
    Bill for pair of Carillion hospital projects doubles

    Failed outsourcer’s work on Liverpool and Birmingham hospitals running years behind schedule

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    ReviewBooks
    A Regulator’s Sign Off: Changing the Taps in Britain, by Ian Byatt

    The former Ofwat chief delivers a pointed critique of the industry

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s water industry must turn the tide

    The country’s utilities need to make the case for private ownership

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    Utilities
    Water rates set to fall after regulatory shake-up

    Ofwat imposes limits on investor payouts and orders companies to reduce debt

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    Water Services Regulation Authority UK
    Water companies gear up for battle with Ofwat

    Regulator’s pricing decision could lead to an appeal with competition authorities

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    UK prisons
    Probation service reforms criticised over commitment to rehabilitation

    Preference in new contracts for ‘high volume, standardised interventions’ comes under fire

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    Inside BusinessJonathan Ford
    Cost is not the main issue with Labour’s nationalisation plans

    The real worry is what happens afterwards

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    UK outsourcing
    Botched outsourcing ‘wasted’ £14bn in taxpayers’ money

    New regulator with intervention powers called for after think-tank reviews 52 investigations

  • Thursday, 18 July, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Asos profit warnings seem to come as fast as its fashions

    Warehousing problems for the ecommerce group add to December’s margin woes

  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2019
    National Archives
    Norman Lamont urged ‘fastest possible’ UK rail privatisation

    Chancellor pushed transport secretary to speed up plans in 1993 as part of drive to sell assets

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