Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left | WIRED UK
On the perils and repeated failed promises of privatising UK NHS and the use of AI in healthcare https://www.wired.co.uk/article/babylon-disrupted-uk-health-system-then-left
On the perils and repeated failed promises of privatising UK NHS and the use of AI in healthcare https://www.wired.co.uk/article/babylon-disrupted-uk-health-system-then-left
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-12375177/Santander-protects-customers-mortgage-hike-Bank-Englands-rate-rise.html
On the dangers of privatising a critical service. And the UK has done it about as bad as you can imagine. Poor regulation combined with highly indebted water provider owned by private equity sowed the seeds for an epic disaster. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/30/in-charts-how-privatisation-drained-thames-waters-coffers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
None of these UK mortgage payment shock solutions deal with the underlying problem and they actually make the problem worst. A 12 month grace period won’t solve the problem and assuming interest accrues during the grace period borrowers are worse off. Neither borrower income nor integrates are likely to change much, hence the grace period …
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/big-mortgage-payment-rises-ahead-for-2-6m-households-kqtp6wmh7
Now the UK is finally tackling ‘Londongrad’, it’s time the US upped its game – https://on.ft.com/3qb1ZXX via @FT
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/19/france-uk-electric-car-batteries-subsidies?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
When the most critical service society needs is subject to opacity, leverage and lack of accountability something is wrong UK water company dividends jump to £1.4bn despite criticism over sewage outflows – https://on.ft.com/44ydzMy via @FT
I doubt anything will change. Especially post Brexit, the network of UK tax havens is a key British industry. UK will no sooner give up tax havens that Saudi Arabia will give up oil. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/30/king-charles-urged-to-push-for-break-up-of-uks-network-of-satellite-tax-havens?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/apr/28/uk-households-facing-debt-timebomb-warns-citizens-advice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other