NHS is a pretty terrible example. Since it relies on public funding without a direct monetary profit, it is an easy target for defunding when the government nee

NHS is a pretty terrible example. Since it relies on public funding without a direct monetary profit, it is an easy target for defunding when the government needs to cut expenses. And lo and behold that is exactly what has happened. I’m not saying privatisation is better (US healthcare is the textbook counter-example), but just wanted to make the point that socialising something has demonstrably not been a good way to drive innovation and improvement in some cases.