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I'd recommend watching this documentary on the NHS if you can spare the time: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ultKvnw2h3Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ultKvnw2h

I'd recommend watching this documentary on the NHS if you can spare the time: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ultKvnw2h3Q https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ultKvnw2h3Q It covers, amongst other things, how public services are mismanaged on purpose to make privatisation seem like progress. One of the sources of information it touches on is a book by the Conservative MP Oliver Letwin that lays out the approach taken for privitising public services, so it's not some form of conspiracy theory, the book is publicly available.

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tonyedgecombe 10y ago
Very interesting but Labour can't do anything about it if they can't get into government, which is the case all the while Corbyn is leader.
- ZenoArrow 10y ago
  Sorry, I don't understand. Here's my summary of our current conversation. 1. You say Corbyn can't get elected. 2. I ask you why. 3. You imply that his views do not line up with what people want. 4. I ask you which of his views are out of touch with public opinion. 5. You suggest the main problem you have with his views is that he believes in re-nationalising, and you remember how badly public industries were run. 6. I provide evidence that public services were badly run on purpose in order to pave the way for privatisation. 7. You reply that it's interesting but it's immaterial because Corbyn can't get elected. If I've misunderstood something of this conversation in your opinion, please clarify what that is. I personally don't see the problem with re-nationalising the railways in the UK (to give one example of a Corbyn policy), especially if the incentive to run them poorly on purpose is taken away (i.e. not having a government that's interested in privatising it). The rail service in the UK has become vastly overpriced (compared with other developed nations) since the railways were privatised. Delays and cancellations are still commonplace too. I don't see what great benefits the privatisation of the the UK rail system has brought us.

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tonyedgecombe 10y ago

Very interesting but Labour can't do anything about it if they can't get into government, which is the case all the while Corbyn is leader.

ZenoArrow 10y ago
Sorry, I don't understand. Here's my summary of our current conversation. 1. You say Corbyn can't get elected. 2. I ask you why. 3. You imply that his views do not line up with what people want. 4. I ask you which of his views are out of touch with public opinion. 5. You suggest the main problem you have with his views is that he believes in re-nationalising, and you remember how badly public industries were run. 6. I provide evidence that public services were badly run on purpose in order to pave the way for privatisation. 7. You reply that it's interesting but it's immaterial because Corbyn can't get elected. If I've misunderstood something of this conversation in your opinion, please clarify what that is. I personally don't see the problem with re-nationalising the railways in the UK (to give one example of a Corbyn policy), especially if the incentive to run them poorly on purpose is taken away (i.e. not having a government that's interested in privatising it). The rail service in the UK has become vastly overpriced (compared with other developed nations) since the railways were privatised. Delays and cancellations are still commonplace too. I don't see what great benefits the privatisation of the the UK rail system has brought us.