"Best wait until Labour are in power and let them resolve it, and the trains, electric, gas ."Well Starmer did have 10 pledges. and this was one of them:-"5. Common ownershipPublic services should be in public hands, not making profits for shareholders. Support common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water; end outsourcing in our NHS, local government and justice system."But don't worry, Mr Pike, I think that it has been abandoned now. Evening Standard, 2nd May 2023:-"– Common ownershipPlans to nationalise railways, Royal Mail, energy companies and water companies have been essentially scrapped, with Sir Keir saying the current economic situation meant this would be too expensive.Instead, the Labour leader has backed a “pragmatic” approach involving greater regulation, telling the BBC in July 2022: “The answer is going to lie in regulating the market, changing the market, rather than simply taking things into public ownership.”Plans to end outsourcing have also been watered down, with both Sir Keir and Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary, acknowledging that the private sector would continue to play a role in the NHS."So a safe pair of hands. Or is he pretending, in order to win, and then ... !?
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