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[-] jlow@beehaw.org 15 points 3 days ago

"Labour", indeed.

[-] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

I hate Labour. I don’t think anyone that voted for Labour voted for this.

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

This is the miserable reality of the "lesser of two evils" of FPTP voting systems. This is supposed to be the "good" choice.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago

Thatcher would be so proud

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 7 points 3 days ago

Neoliberals have discovered salami tactics to destroy social welfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-UqIIvang

[-] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 6 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 1 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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