Scunthorpe needs private investment more than state support April 22, 2025 We’ve heard a lot about nationalising British Steel but a lot less about how to unlock the growth and private investment that can help towns like Scunthorpe stand on their own two feet, says Emma Revell The first broadcast interview I ever did was about steel. It was 2019, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were [...]
After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security? April 21, 2025 The potential nationalisation of British Steel in the name of 'national security' must make us ask what the government will justify next, writes Eliot Wilson.
Why don’t we mutualise British Steel? April 17, 2025 It's not just nationalise or privatise, there is a third way for British Steel - and it's a win-win, writes Bartek Staniszewski.
British Steel: ‘Anti-China rhetoric’ criticised as ‘absurd’ by embassy April 16, 2025 China’s embassy in Britain has criticised the “arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset” of UK politicians towards Chinese business, as it defended British Steel’s owner Jingye. It comes after Jonathan Reynolds said that the nationalisation of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe is the “likely option at this stage”, while stressing the need to secure a [...]
Nationalising British Steel – again? Look where it got us the first time April 16, 2025 Nationalising British Steel is a story we already know the ending to. Repeating it is the definition of insanity, writes James Price.
Thames Water urges high court to accept restructuring plan December 27, 2024 Thames Water has urged the High Court to accept its £3bn restructuring plan in a bid to avoid renationalisation. The company said today that over 75 per cent of creditors have backed the restructuring, and cited a new report claiming that no creditors will be worse off as a result of the plan. In October, [...]
South Western Railway, C2C and Greater Anglia to be nationalised in 2025 December 4, 2024 SWR will come under state ownership in May, followed by C2C and Greater Anglia in July and autumn 2025, respectively.
New £1bn South Western Railway fleet to launch after just five years of delay November 28, 2024 The Arterio trains are five years behind schedule due to a protracted dispute with unions over its safety, and a number of seperate faults.
King’s Speech: Labour outlines plan to nationalise rail operators July 17, 2024 King Charles said the new government would improve the railways by establishing Great British Railways and bringing rail operators into public ownership.
Labour’s rail nationalisation is a misdiagnosis. More state intervention can’t be the cure April 29, 2024 Labour's plans to renationalise Britain's rail network have been touted as the "biggest reform of our railways in a generation." But will it change much?