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0 pointsmistrial92y ago0 comments

it is deeply true, and everyone actually involved would know that

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Can you name off the top of your head the last 3 significant privatizations?

> Can you name off the top of your head the last 3 significant privatizations?

In the UK, privatisation of Network Rail arches (which will 'break even' for the buyers in about ten years), privatisation or TfL land in London at below-market prices to property developers, and the backdoor privatisation of NHS services through public-private partnerships.

justrealist2y ago

- 2019

- 2010s? Hard to tell what you are referencing

- Not a real example (subcontracting is not the same as selling off state properties).

So yes, 2-3 examples from the UK over the past 2 decades is not really compelling.

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justrealist2y ago

Can you name off the top of your head the last 3 significant privatizations?

joshuaissac2y ago

> Can you name off the top of your head the last 3 significant privatizations?

justrealist2y ago

- 2019

- 2010s? Hard to tell what you are referencing

- Not a real example (subcontracting is not the same as selling off state properties).

So yes, 2-3 examples from the UK over the past 2 decades is not really compelling.

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