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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