We have seen a long list of these bodies let people down, with hapless ministers then held to account for their failings.
With better cost controls and an attack on some of these areas of needless spending, Sunak and Hunt could show how you get more public services for less – and free up money for tax cuts too.
The fourth part of our series on reducing demand for government, in which we set out a programme for change – focused on families, civil society and government.
There is simply no good reason to suppose that public ownership would lead to better management and higher investment when historically it has produced the opposite.
The TCPA made a radical departure from the planning regulations that had gone before by introducing the concept of planning permission to Britain. Before the act, if you owned a piece of land, you could largely do what you wanted with it.
Bevan’s cry that the Tories want to demolish the NHS was not heard on Friday when new private diagnostic centres were announced.
The enthusiasm of some of my colleagues for ever greater state involvement in crucial industries is a gift to Labour.
One might see this not as an aim to replace current fiscal prudence, but to ensure a greater focus on where public expenditure takes place. It’s more than a balance sheet or accounting exercise.
Miles Bassett is not alone in claiming that an excess of libertarianism is at the root of our problems. But the Government’s record refutes the claim.
We need strategic state oversight of empowered operators with strong commercial incentives to meet passengers’ needs.
From renationalisation of the energy and train companies to a bonfire of environmental and employment regulations, taking back control from Brussels has opened a new range of possibilities that were previously off the menu.
Privatisation has made our water industry more efficient. Continuing issues stem from existing regulation.
The Party Chairman responsible for fund-raising is playing for higher stakes than he may appreciate.
Truly free and fair markets, operating under the democratic governance of nations operating in the interests of their citizens, are the surest route to prosperity.