http://www.chrishorner.net/2009/12/23/privatisation-three-things-to-remmber/ My virtual world, and welcome to it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chrishorner.net/2009/12/23/privatisation-three-things-to-remmber/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Owen Boyd Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:21:17 +0000 http://www.chrishorner.net/?p=4491#comment-3349 Well said! I'm coming to a kind of utilitarian view on private vs public, horses for courses. Services - NHS/Post Office/Rail network/Education better owned and run publicly; Stuff - scalpels/Jiffy Bags/Trains/Smart-Boards better made by private enterprise. I think private schools should probably be banned, or perhaps taxed out of existence. Not sure about the utilities which Thatcher sold off. It's worked with some - wouldn't go back to BT monopoly, would you? But some, British Gas and Rail for instance, have just continued their former inefficiency in the private sector. I have experience of relatives in both council run and private retirement homes. For what it's worth, the council one was MUCH better. Maybe it's down to management? I don't like the idea of caring being a business anyway. In areas like this regulation and very tight inspection regimes are essential, whoever owns them. Well said! I’m coming to a kind of utilitarian view on private vs public, horses for courses. Services – NHS/Post Office/Rail network/Education better owned and run publicly; Stuff – scalpels/Jiffy Bags/Trains/Smart-Boards better made by private enterprise. I think private schools should probably be banned, or perhaps taxed out of existence. Not sure about the utilities which Thatcher sold off. It’s worked with some – wouldn’t go back to BT monopoly, would you? But some, British Gas and Rail for instance, have just continued their former inefficiency in the private sector. I have experience of relatives in both council run and private retirement homes. For what it’s worth, the council one was MUCH better. Maybe it’s down to management? I don’t like the idea of caring being a business anyway. In areas like this regulation and very tight inspection regimes are essential, whoever owns them.

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