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16 May 19
The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
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24 Sep 18
Labour will “reprogramme” the Treasury to transform public sector investment, the shadow chancellor has said.
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6 Jul 17
Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
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3 Apr 17
The government has continued to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group, reducing its remaining shareholding to less than 2%, it has been announced.
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8 Feb 16
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
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4 Dec 15
George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
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6 Nov 15
The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
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13 Oct 15
The UK government has now sold off all its shareholding in Royal Mail, raising £591.1m at 455p a share.
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23 Sep 15
A government review is considering reforms to the state-owned rail company, including possible privatisation. There are a number of options that the study must consider.
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24 Aug 15
The government has recouped nearly three-quarters of the money used to bailout Lloyds Banking Group following the sale of a further 1% of the firm’s shares.
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17 Aug 15
The government has begun the process that will sell off the taxpayers’ stake in the firm leading a major redevelopment project in King’s Cross in London.
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4 Aug 15
The government has begun the process of disposing its shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland, selling 5.4% of the bank at a price of 330p per share.
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25 Jun 15
The government is to begin to move the flagship Green Investment Bank into private ownership, business secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
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23 Jun 15
Critics of the government’s decision to begin selling off RBS shares at a loss are prone to some well-established investment fallacies
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1 Jun 15
The Treasury has confirmed that it will offer shares in the bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group to the general public within the next year as part of moves to return the bank to full private ownership.
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1 May 15
The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
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30 Sep 14
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended the government’s use of private- and third-sector providers in the NHS as a way to improve the efficiency of the service.
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12 May 14
Public corporations are a sensible alternative to the use of privatised suppliers. But they are being held back by an outdated reputation and weird accounting rules
16 May 19The voluntary and community sector could play a crucial role in returning services to public ownership, says outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
24 Sep 18Labour will “reprogramme” the Treasury to transform public sector investment, the shadow chancellor has said.
6 Jul 17Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
3 Apr 17The government has continued to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group, reducing its remaining shareholding to less than 2%, it has been announced.
8 Feb 16Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for councils to take back direct control of local services, including the provision of utilities such as power and water.
6 Nov 15The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
13 Oct 15The UK government has now sold off all its shareholding in Royal Mail, raising £591.1m at 455p a share.
23 Sep 15A government review is considering reforms to the state-owned rail company, including possible privatisation. There are a number of options that the study must consider.
17 Aug 15The government has begun the process that will sell off the taxpayers’ stake in the firm leading a major redevelopment project in King’s Cross in London.
4 Aug 15The government has begun the process of disposing its shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland, selling 5.4% of the bank at a price of 330p per share.
25 Jun 15The government is to begin to move the flagship Green Investment Bank into private ownership, business secretary Sajid Javid confirmed today.
1 May 15The public sector is spending far more than private firms on outsourced services, despite a very patchy history of delivery. What can be done to promote better outcomes, particularly in value for...
30 Sep 14Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended the government’s use of private- and third-sector providers in the NHS as a way to improve the efficiency of the service.
12 May 14Public corporations are a sensible alternative to the use of privatised suppliers. But they are being held back by an outdated reputation and weird accounting rules
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