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Old November 12th 03, 03:24 PM posted to uk.politics.misc,uk.transport,uk.transport.london
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Robin May wrote...

Jonathan Marten ... wrote...


"Tim" writes:


As long as NPOs are properly regulated with strict employment
rules (i.e. prevent the workers going on strike every six
seconds), contractual arrangements and performance monitoring
then public services can be run cheaply and effectively in this
manner. The problem here is the


This has never been the case for any "public service" or
nationalised industry at any time in the past or at present. Do
you have any credible evidence that it would be possible (out in
the real world, not in your imagination)?


Do you have any credible evidence that it makes sense to transfer loss
making industries to the private sector, where businesses must make a
profit?


*Apart* from stemming the losses and allowing taxes to be either reduced or
used for productive purposes, you mean?







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