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The article on nationalisation [Cover Feature, August 22] rather misses the target. It talks about privatisation as if it were the natural state of affairs, as if every other country under the sun routinely gouges its population under any circumstances, which is obviously not the case (see France’s four per cent energy price rise). It also doesn’t mention the “how”. Privatisation of public utilities and services like water and rail was driven by a long-term right-wing economic plan, which we are currently seeing with the NHS. De-fund it, run it down until it stops working, hand it over to private capital. The energy prices rise, the trains are beyond…
