The Great School Meals Rip-Off
The miserable school meal 'hampers' are the latest public services outsourced to for-profit companies that consistently fail to deliver. Childhood hunger should not be lining private pockets.
Articles by
Pascale Robinson
Pascale Robinson works for We Own It and runs the Better Buses for Greater Manchester campaign.
To Save Lives, It’s Time to Scrap Serco
The government's decision to hand England's test-and-trace system over to Serco has been an unmitigated disaster. As millions suffer the consequences, it's time they're removed from our public health system for good.
The Tory PPE Scandal Reveals the Truth About Outsourcing
The government's latest PPE scandal shows what outsourcing is really about – far from increasing efficiency, it is a machine for corruption which turns public services into cash cows for the well-connected.
It’s Time to Nationalise Test and Trace
Privatised test and trace has been a disaster, with thousands unable to access tests and enormous delays for those who do. Now, a poll shows that 74% of the public want it brought back in-house.
Privatised Test and Trace Is a Tory Mess
Instead of investing in public test and trace, the Tory government handed the system over to outsourcing giant Serco and a call centre company. Inevitably, it has failed to deliver.
How NHS Privatisation Contributed to the PPE Scandal
NHS workers who needed PPE during this crisis were forced to rely on an inefficient network of private providers which failed to produce in time – it was yet another disaster brought about by privatisation.