I am astounded! But I can understand your dilemma.
Personally, I detect a decomposing rat. Thatcherite privatization has been an economic disaster surpassed, possibly, only by Brexit.
Water, and other monopolistic utilities, have to be repatriated where necessary, and brought back into some kind of public ownership. There is no rational case for allowing their takeover by yet another offshore enterprise.
The main selling point in the privatisation of public utilities and services was essentially, "get more and better for less". And buy shares in the privatised companies to become owners.
In essence it wasn't dissimilar to the Brexit selling points of, "unleashing UK's potential" and "broad sunny uplands" as a result of a "bonfire of red tape" and ceasing UK's contribution to the EU budget. Then we will regain our sovereignty and control over our borders.
Basically, something for nothing along with gaining ownership and control of something that we already owned and controlled anyway.
Are the UK public and political class ever going to learn that "something for nothing" invariably costs a damn sight more than if you just pay to fund it properly up front.
For all our UK sense of entitlement and self-proclaimed superiority over the "Johnny Foreigners" across the Channel, we are champion suckers for this repeated "something for nothing" scam.
I am astounded! But I can understand your dilemma.
Personally, I detect a decomposing rat. Thatcherite privatization has been an economic disaster surpassed, possibly, only by Brexit.
Water, and other monopolistic utilities, have to be repatriated where necessary, and brought back into some kind of public ownership. There is no rational case for allowing their takeover by yet another offshore enterprise.
Absolutely! 💯
Hear hear
The main selling point in the privatisation of public utilities and services was essentially, "get more and better for less". And buy shares in the privatised companies to become owners.
In essence it wasn't dissimilar to the Brexit selling points of, "unleashing UK's potential" and "broad sunny uplands" as a result of a "bonfire of red tape" and ceasing UK's contribution to the EU budget. Then we will regain our sovereignty and control over our borders.
Basically, something for nothing along with gaining ownership and control of something that we already owned and controlled anyway.
Are the UK public and political class ever going to learn that "something for nothing" invariably costs a damn sight more than if you just pay to fund it properly up front.
For all our UK sense of entitlement and self-proclaimed superiority over the "Johnny Foreigners" across the Channel, we are champion suckers for this repeated "something for nothing" scam.
Nothing is easy but going back to the old model or the most recent one is not a solution