MYTH 2 The private sector costs less than the public sector to deliver services and is more efficient
REALITY There is no evidence to show that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector
In the pursuit to do ‘more for less’ the argument is often heard that the private sector can run services better [...]
Archive for the tag 'Privatisation'
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2010
MYTH 1 During the economic downturn, the best way to save money is to privatise public services
REALITY During the downturn, public money is best kept within the public sector
As the public sector faces pressure to squeeze spending, politicians, commentators and contractors have called for more public services to be transferred to the private and voluntary [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2010
The recession has placed unprecedented strain on local public services and economies. Public services are facing increasing demand, yet are under mounting pressure to make savings and become more efficient. One suggestion often put forward to tackle the country’s growing debt problem is to outsource or privatise our public services. This pamphlet examines this proposition [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 7th 2010
Summary
While the recession places increased demand on local public services, they are also under mounting pressure to make savings and become more efficient. One suggestion often put forward to tackle the country’s growing debt problem is to outsource or privatise our public services. This pamphlet examines this proposition and attempts to explode some of the [...]
Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 6th 2010
Yesterday I attended a PCS privatisation forum in London, which set out to inform and prepare reps for the continuing and increasing threat of privatisation to public services. There were many interesting speakers who explained how the various initiatives are flawed and do not provide better, cheaper more efficient public services. One of the speakers [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009
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MoD Group Conference
I spent most of last week in the Brighton Centre. They were long days lasting from 9 in the morning until 5.30 in the evening, with only an hour for lunch. At the main conference you don’t even get a few minutes break for a cup of tea in the morning. Most conference sessions [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2009
Myth 4: privatisation
The myths
Privatisation is efficient and cost effective and the private sector provides better quality than the public sector.
The private sector is more responsive to service users
The private sector costs less than the public sector to deliver services
The government needs to privatise public services to save money as they can’t afford to pay for [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 12th 2009
