Privatisation
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Cymunedoli: The glue that binds
Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood
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Thames Water and the failures of privatisation
More than any other privatised company, Thames Water has become a lighting rod for public anger. Eleanor Godwin and David Whyte explain why – and what we can do about it
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Reputation first, safety second
Gareth Dennis, who was sacked for speaking publicly about safety issues at London’s Euston station, explains the need for new legal protections for all public servants speaking about subjects on which they hold expertise
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Kenya’s youth-led revolution
Rasna Warah reports on how young people in and beyond Kenya are using social media to challenge corrupt, old-school politicians
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Grenfell: The cost of austerity
The damning Grenfell inquiry report reveals entrenched private sector corruption and public sector failings – and our need to overhaul governance systems, writes Richard Norton-Taylor
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The Broken Promise of Infrastructure – review
Dominic Davies’s book is a much needed analysis of the role infrastructure relates to and informs our politics, writes Anubha Sarkar
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Battles for land and gender justice in Kenya’s Loita Hills
Stephanie Leah Simmons Wood speaks to the Loita Maasais fighting ‘demarcation’ and navigating threats to tradition, corporate interests and opportunities for women’s empowerment
