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Originally Posted by andrewb
Yes there are problems. The privatisations that happened haven't turned into some utopian system that can do no wrong. It is better than the old system though. Do you honestly trust politicians to not rake it in and funnel the proceeds into their next pet project.
There's no point in private industry existing if there isn't some form of effective competition. The current energy market clearly needs to be looked at. Unilateral price rises aside, it's incredibly difficult to work out who is actually the cheapest for the amount of energy you use. They can all get away with increasing their prices when it's not clear who to go with. Ofgem, the energy regulator, needs to enforce a simplification of tariffs so that it's crystal clear to consumers.
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No, they haven't turned into some utopian system that can do no wrong". What they have turned into are outright profiteers who are solely concerned with how much money they can rake in from the long-suffering British public whilst putting as little as possible back in in terms of improving their infrastructure and service. And you're telling me that's "better than the old system"? Utter rubbish. Gas, electric and water were all more affordable when they were treated as public amenities and the service was certainly no worse.
And what about transport? Rail users are crowded into grubby, dilapidated carriages and forced to pay prices that are the highest in Europe for the privilege of doing so. As for buses, at one time this borough had a fleet and service that was one of the best in Lancashire. Then Thatcher decided to privatise and now we have a transport "system" (for want of a better word) more suited to a third world country. And you call that "better"?
