tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983805140748093260.post5795449330900507075..comments2023-08-21T16:33:00.101+01:00Comments on the orange party: On The Right Trackthe orange partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08550469255117014370noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983805140748093260.post-7220154866074455092009-07-02T11:13:17.823+01:002009-07-02T11:13:17.823+01:00Slightly off topic, I agree with your opinion that...Slightly off topic, I agree with your opinion that strategic public services should be at least 'Not For Profit' and point you to a working example 'Glas Cymru'. The problem is, even when this shower of a government has good working examples of successful not for profit companies, it has to take steps to ruin them. Glas Cymru, the owner of Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru) is a not for profit organisation that has no shareholders to pay and therefore can channel its profits back into the business, thus improving the infrastructure and keeping customer costs down. The government is going to force the water companies to break up so that the likes of Tesco can get involved in the supply end and sell you your water. Tesco of course, LOVES profits and DOES have shareholders so water customers will find their bills increasing just to pay the shareholders of whatever company (Tesco) decides there's money to be made selling you water.<br /><br />New Labour pandering to corporations at the expense of the lowly citizen, yet again. I notice that the BBC haven't shouted from the rooftops about this and so most people won't even be aware of it but that's a whole other disgraceful can of worms.Maturecheesenoreply@blogger.com