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  • 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

    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, 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 criticised on commitment to rehabilitation

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

  • Promoted Content
  • 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’ public £14bn

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

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

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

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

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

  • Monday, 8 July, 2019
    SSE PLC
    SSE says Labour party scared off investors

    Power group blames threat of renationalisation for discouraging new shareholders

  • Sunday, 19 May, 2019
    Inside BusinessJonathan Ford
    Labour is right: Britain’s private utility model is broken

    High returns from private monopolies cannot be justified

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
    Probation services renationalised after chaotic privatisation

    Chief inspector says current system is ‘irredeemably flawed’

  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
    UK outsourcing
    MoD pushes on with fire and rescue privatisation

    Capita contract to go ahead despite legal battle and outsourcing failures

  • Monday, 29 April, 2019
    News in Focus podcast11 min listen
    Privatised water: should the UK reconsider?

    Britons are increasingly doubtful that private companies run things more efficiently…

  • Thursday, 25 April, 2019
    News in-depthUK prisons
    The meltdown in England’s probation system

    Part-privatisation has led to dislocation of services and calls for radical change

  • Friday, 12 April, 2019
    ObituaryMartin Blaiklock
    Martin Blaiklock, financier, 1943-2019

    An influential voice on the dangers of privatisation

  • Wednesday, 27 February, 2019
    News in-depth
    UK water groups should brace for ‘peak intrusion’

    Ofwat chairman warns more intense oversight is needed to get industry back on even keel

  • Wednesday, 19 December, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Property sell-off to hit £5bn target, say ministers

    Cabinet Office report says government’s ‘core estate’ reduced by third in 8 years

  • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
    Student finance
    UK government sells second tranche of student loan book
  • Tuesday, 27 November, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    UK student debt sales make little economic sense

    Offloading assets to private investors for an illusory short-term gain stores up trouble

  • Thursday, 22 November, 2018
    Student finance
    Gains from privatisation of student loans criticised

    Government received ‘too little in return for what it gave up’, says watchdog

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