(07 Jun 2018, 8:57 am)Andreos1 wrote Couldn't make it up.I think there are times and places for private contracts, but I believe they should be non-essential in a public business, rather than the entire business.
Private company picks up contracts previously held by public sector (supposedly more cost effective).
Private company collapses.
People lose jobs.
Public picks up the tab.
Often than not, the publicly run services are more efficient given they are run with thoughts to purpose and intention of the service, not creaming money. There are certainly cases where private companies do a good job, but it will very rarely compromise profit margins.
I don't think in the UK there's a great need to reform infrastructure (other than rail where it was clearly better under gov control) but just more investment in the services that it currently provides. I also believe if private tenders are raised in value (i.e money paid to contractor), the requirements can also be made tighter in terms of what must be done, and obviously there will be more people willing to take under a more valuable contract, thus provoking more spotlight on providing good quality private contracts.
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