Are the government pushing for privatisation?
963237
Privatisation of the NHS has been happening by stealth for many years now - witness the creation of NHS Trusts, and the private companies they employ to provide critical care and GP services.
368530
Good Question!\n\nMaybe we should get the monopolies committee to look into it :-D
1110749
It's time that we had a government that didn't get drunk on power, line there own pockets and give us people the dirty end of the stick.\nIt doesn't matter which party is in power, the planning departments and generally all departments are full of socialists who think that it's their job to hinder any and all efforts made by Joe public. they need a good shake up and bringing into the 21st century.
956702
Short answer... yes.\n\nLong answer... The government really needs to look at having the "right type" of immigrants permitted entry. Back home in Australia, the government has a restriction on immigration. You have to prove that you have the funds and/or job to support yourself and won't be sponging off the government and taxpayers. Over here, it just seems that they'll let anybody in and then give them a house and benefits too. And just from what I've seen, a British person has to first prove they don't need any help before they get some. I'm not surprised British people are leaving the country in large numbers.... they seem to be becoming a minority in their own country.
195829
The government is not responsible for being the public's personal bank. And when mortgages are not being paid, foreclosures happen, that does what good for the government.\n\nHell... not only am I against something like this. I am against the majority of the $$$ the government lends out to other countries and institutions. And I am definately against the government being used as a charity by the lazy.
826920
There could be many reasons, each unique to the government and the locality.\n\nThe government might want to stimulate overall business growth by "seeding" particular industries.  Look at "silicon valleys" and all the other nearby businesses that start up when they do.\n\nThe government might be responding to demands by a particular industry.\n\nThe government might be interested in urban renewal of a particular area, and is encouraging this by giving a financial incentive to businesses to locate there.
66076
Yes.  The government wesite is below.
955553
I think it bites if the government can take your privately owned property so that some privately owned commercial business can have it.  If it's for roads etc., it might be necessary.
1088528
Public enterprise can be the postal service run by the government and private is any company not run by the government
372022
The theory is that deregulation leads to a competitive market.\nAn industry that is viewed as not growing or not being competitive due to the restrictions imposed upon it may be deregulated. It happened with local councils in the UK when all the jobs carried out by the council eg waste collection, parks, roads maintenance etc was deregulated and competitive tendering was introduced. All these jobs were then put out to tender. The result was varying from a great improvement in standards in some areas to a dramatic fall in other areas.
139378
They are regaining some of their influence and power - take the firemen’s strike as an example. But they will never be allowed to have as much influence and control as they did back in the day. No government/public would ever let the UK be held to ransom in such a fashion again.
966615
Once elected, the government can do what it like - and it will! There are very few examples, when the policies reflect some kind of political ideology, more examples of corruption and of politicians being tangled up in a spiderweb of favours and lots of cases, which demonstrate that in reality it's often the powerful bosses of the big companies, who dictate many of our policies.\n\nThe only time, when public pressure is of any importance at all, is directly before the elections. Very sad!
321521
Absolutely...\n\npeople come here and just sponge of the welfare state and the NHS is in a bad enough state as it is....
750421
That is where the Lezefare policy (privatised freedom) is all about.  In a controlled economy the Government inerfears to stop is the manufacturing of below standard products but in a so called free economy the Government can not interfear into this.  The customers are the better decision makers it is believed.  And we all know the customer awareness in India and the consequences of it. Although we are not in that barbarian society, we are marching towards one.  As on date, we are in betwee, the BIS standards are specified by BIS and these standards are made by expert in the field of that particular products. The products which are upto these standards have been given permission by BIS to print the words "BIS" and its registration number ISI 473 etc.  \n\nNow again it is the customer's option whether to buy a ISI or BIS products or a non-ISI or BIS product.  But do yo know, the Government influenced by these business men is re-thinking on the very existence of this BIS itself considering it as a measure to reduce  extra paper work. This will make the society and business more barbarian and uncivilised with no business ethics.\n\nI agree with you, no products without not as per the standard specified by BIS and with  BIS certificates should be allowed to float in the market.
794751
Big business house can bring more prosperity! What we have achieved from Small Scale Industries so far.While take a look at Reliance-Tata Group-Or any big houses.If you don't facilitate them they will develop somewhere else.Big Houses or Corporations  first looking for the Government! and all other aspects like Raw Materials,Labour force,Land and Building,Market potentiality.Government has nothing to do with their establishment except  giving them a permission to start.There is no Money transaction involved in the permission to carry on the business in India.How you think is everything!
844859
OFWAT is just another Quango set up by politicians to placate the public to let them think their is some regulatory authority protecting them, whilst allowing increase after increase in the price of a natural recourse.\nThe water companies are ripping off the UK public to satisfy shareholder demand for profits.\nThe whole thing is  a joke and the British simply pay up instead of revolting and refusing to pay. \nIn France the government would fall over such a situation.
94786
This is a government question?