Private island
Subtitle: why Britain now belongs to someone else
By: James Meek
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781781682906; 9781781682913; 9781784782061; 9781781686959
Subjects: Wirtschaftspolitik; Privatisierung; Privatization; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Öffentlicher Sektor; Economic Conditions; Soziale Situation; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Economic history
Description: "In a little over a generation the bones and sinews of the British economy-- rail, energy, water, postal services, municipal housing--have been sold to remote, unaccountable private owners. In a series of brilliant portraits James Meek shows how Britain's common wealth became private, and the impact it has had on us all. In a series of panoramic accounts, Meek explores the human stories behind the incremental privatization of the nation over the last three decades. As our national assets are being sold, the new buyers reap the rewards, and the ordinary consumer is left to pay the ever rising bill. Urgent, powerfully written and deeply moving, Private Island is a passionate anatomy of the state of the nation for readers of Chavs and Whoops!"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. In the sorting office. Privatised mail; title: 2. Signal failure. Privatised railways; title: 3. Not a drop to drink. Privatised water; title: 4. Taking power. Privatised electricity; title: 5. No vacancies. Privatised homes.