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[-] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

those contracts take years to tender and likely have huge clawback clauses. I doubt that Labour got into power and immediately signed contracts for things like this. More likely it was more expensive to stop it.

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Bingo. I also suspect they're gambling on it being a failure. Hard ball behaviour if true but a failure of such a privatisation would be very high profile and likely put a stop to anything similar for a long time.

Also note that failures to meet agreed standards will have penalties so it might be possible for labour to force them out that way.

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