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Public or private: Who should own our essential services?

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Public or private: Who should own our essential services?
Stuff
Stuff2 hrs ago
Public or private: Who should own our essential services?
From power to transport and banking, tell us which major assets should be run by the state in our poll and comment section.
BBC Politics
BBC Politics5 hrs ago
Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.
The Independent
The Independent🏁 first to report20 hrs ago
Burnham to seek greater public control of services in Commons debut as PM
He is expected to argue that essential services have not been run in the public interest and that they have become neither reliable nor affordable
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