Public bad, private good?
13 September 2012
The government is infatuated with public-private partnerships when they are poor value and have no benefits for the taxpayer, says John Ramsay
The government has been so aggressive in promoting the use of the public-private partnership (PPP) in the financing of projects that it is now, according to NHS insiders, “the only game in town.”
PPP allows public bodies to purchase hospitals, bridges, prisons, schools and so on without the capital costs appearing in the public spending accounts. Instead of...