In the Royal Mail debacle, shares sold at £1.7bn rose to £2.7bn...

英國郵政 the Royal Mail 私有化的第一回合

'In the Royal Mail debacle, shares sold at £1.7bn rose to £2.7bn. The 16 investors chosen as "long-term" custodians included the most wolfish hedge funds, who sold the shares at once. Let's hope that ends any pretence that shareholders look after companies' (via Comment is free)

There's no evidence that privatisation works, but it marches on

Polly Toynbee: From the Land Registry to East Coast rail, valuable public assets are being frittered away despite the many cautionary tales

The Guardian|由 Polly Toynbee 上傳