Originally Posted by
Kirkland Laing
I've just been hearing about a PFI deal the Conservatives did with a private equity firm. They've handed over a chunk of a local health authority to them. The private equity firm basically get a hospital, a couple of drop-in centres and a few GP practices buildings and contents for free ( worth hundreds of millions) and their entire budget. The first thing the private equity boys are doing is taking 15% of the budget directly in rent for buildings they've been given for free and have told the hospitals and centres to cut their spending by 15% immediately with more cuts and layoffs to come.
Oh wait, that deal was one of dozens done by the last Labour government.
Seriously, how much different do you think a Labour government will be? I'll have more to add to this tomorrow.