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10 Sep 2018 5 minute read

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The UK must stop aid to failing private schools

How did we get to the point where two African countries are trying to shut down our aid funded schools? Nick Dearden...

Ada Colau arrives at a municipal elections rally.

24 May 2018 5 minute read

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Reclaiming the city

In the Barcelona area, local governments and citizens are transforming municipal politics, finds Luke Stobart.

A drinking water vendor sets off, looking for customers in Jakarta’s poorest neighbourhoods. Photo: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Media via Getty

20 May 2018 4 minute read

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Jakarta's water woes

A civil society lawsuit has ended the city's water sell-off. But the fight isn't over. Febriana Firdaus...

20 May 2018 4 minute read

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The almighty investor

Lavinia Steinfort on the insidious 'investor protection mechanisms' stacking the odds in favour of...

Passengers at Clapham Junction, south London. According to a 2017 Legatum Institute poll 76 per cent of British passengers want the railways in public ownership.

21 May 2018 5 minute read

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The efficiency myth

Nick Dowson dismantles the notion that the private sector does things better.

10 May 2018 7 minute read

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‘Privatization has failed repeatedly’

Dinyar Godrej interviews We Own It campaign founder Cat Hobbs on why the time is ripe for...

30 Apr 2018 8 minute read

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The case for public ownership

After decades of neglect, the mood is turning. Dinyar Godrej on the fightback against privatization.

7 May 2018 5 minute read

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Unhappy birthday NHS?

Britain's medical provision is being hollowed out by privatization, says Youssef El-Gingihy.

23 Apr 2018 5 minute read

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Why neoliberals are pushing ‘Accountable Care’ worldwide

NHS campaigner Jo Land explains why she is resisting changes through the courts.

18 Jan 2018 3 minute read

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UK pushing dodgy Public-Private Partnerships

Carillion highlights how disastrous these can be – this policy must stop, argues Jenny Nelson.

1 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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When the police are paid by the mine

In Peru, private corporations are hiring public law enforcers, writes Stephanie Boyd.

1 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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Er… what is neoliberalism, exactly?

People might not know what neoliberalism is, but they know things are broken. By Chris Coltrane.

18 Aug 2017 5 minute read

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Problems with England’s academies won’t stop

Warwick Mansell offers a guide to a dangerous and little-understood school reforms

3 Nov 2015 3 minute read

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Sounding the TTIP alarm across the European Union

Canada is the most sued country in the ‘developed’ world, and that should be cause for grave concern, argues Maude...

20 Aug 2015 3 minute read

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Greece for sale

The selling off of the country’s valuable assets is a blow to democracy, argues Nick Dearden.

5 Aug 2015 2 minute read

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Selling off the Royal Bank of Scotland

Who opposes the privatization of RBS? David Ransom explains why he does.

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