. . .
One thing this is doing (and this was very much part of Thatcher's agenda
when she floated BT) is creating a class of share-holders - the idea being
that their vote against any pro-public sector party (such as
Kinnock's mob)
can be assured in return for but a couple of thousand
G'day Penners,
Australia is following NZ into a black hole of across-the-board
privatisation. We've just flogged 1/3 of our erstwhile public monopoly
telco ('Telstra') and we're about to chuck the other 2/3 after it.
One thing this is doing (and this was very much part of Thatcher's agenda
Though it may not be news to you, I was surprised by how wide-spread the
language of "customer service" and "business-client" is in
reference to the
provision of public services.
. . .
Comment: that the client may not know which agency is actually delivering
(or not) is a handy foil
