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CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s plans for a Great British sell-off of profitable public companies will cost taxpayers over £7 billion, experts warned today.
The Land Registry, National Air Traffic Services, the Ordnance Survey and Channel 4 have all been earmarked for complete or part privatisation to score a quick fix of cash for the Treasury and shave the national debt.
But a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) warned for campaign group We Own It warns that the short-term gains will be eclipsed by huge losses in future profits.
Burnham urged to create publicly-provided national care service before the end of the parliament, and to keep his promise to ditch neoliberalism
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER