Comment on UK train operator nationalised by government after 30 years of privatisation
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 hours agoOP thinks that the actual goal of privatisation was not ideological, but grift
You’re right, it’s a combination of both.
Not everyone is in on the grift, but they still need popular support so they convince the lowest common denominator that it’s good for them somehow.
FishFace@piefed.social 21 hours ago
I think privatisation now is a lot more likely to involve grift than privatisation then. Back then, theoretical arguments about privatisation held more weight, and people had not developed convincing yet acceptable ways to funnel money into private hands. Now we know that privatisation has caused a lot of problems, and a lot of people touting it have much closer links with people who stand to benefit.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
My country privatized electricity suppliers almost 30 years ago (coincidentally the same time period the UK train companies got privatized… hmm…) with the argument that the choice of supplier would mean competition would drive down prices.
HAHAHAHA psyche. Prices have never climbed as fast as right after that move and they’ve never come back down (and never will).
FishFace@piefed.social 18 hours ago
OK?