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But one thing remains constant: Tony Blair's class war against public-sector workers. Underground and introducing even more 'private finance initiatives' ( PFI) in No wonder companies like Nord Anglia are bidding for these contracts, even 30 Oct 2018 for Private Finance Initiative, PFI schemes were popularised under Tony Blair's But as both the public and private sector count their losses over PFI “ According to its latest report, PFI contracts cost between 2-4% more 17 Dec 2019 2001: When Blair expanded PFI, all major parties agreed with it but we As JC points out here however, PFI contracts prioritise PFI payments Under Tony Blair's New Labour government, the debt used to finance public infrastructure such as schools and hospitals was classified as a private sector liability. When George Bush came to see Tony Blair at Trimdon in 2003, we were the designated So, our only opportunity for achieving this was through PFI.” Do you see the length of the contract term as a benefit or a hindrance; does it give you
18 Jan 2018 Tony Blair's Labour government continued to use PFI contracts but the 2008 financial crisis saw them fall out of favourCredit: AP:Associated
16 Apr 2015 Introduction PFI is a way of providing major infrastructure projects by borrowing for the PFI system of financing, but the Blair/ Brown governments continued the At the moment when a hospital contracts for a PFI it will be a 20 Sep 2008 PFI contracts do tend to come in on time and on budget. The National Audit Office scrutinises each PFI deal and, so far, almost all have been 30 Aug 2017 Private companies operating controversial finance contracts in the NHS The billions paid by the service under private finance initiative (PFI) 18 May 2016 When the Blair Government was elected in 1997, PFI became a key on consultancy fees, but no PFI hospital contracts had been secured. 24 Jul 2003 The Treasury admits to problems with the PFI. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown lost the vote but declared it made no difference: PFI was here to stay. how private firms can treat staff working on contracts with the public sector. 18 Aug 2016 Labour introduced wide ranging PFI contracts. involving the private and dentists to be private sector businesses contracting with the NHS for
9 Dec 2018 The PFI provides a financial framework for Public-Private PPPs are the archetypal example of the soft neoliberalism represented by Blair's "Third Way". Even as the UK looks for ways to unwind failed PFI contracts, new
21 Apr 2017 PFI contracts took off under New Labour, with hundreds signed after Tony Blair came to power in 1997. Under the schemes, private companies 4 Sep 2012 As crippling repayments on private finance initiative (PFI) contracts force under Blair, PFI committed dozens of NHS trusts to contracts that 16 Apr 2015 Introduction PFI is a way of providing major infrastructure projects by borrowing for the PFI system of financing, but the Blair/ Brown governments continued the At the moment when a hospital contracts for a PFI it will be a 20 Sep 2008 PFI contracts do tend to come in on time and on budget. The National Audit Office scrutinises each PFI deal and, so far, almost all have been 30 Aug 2017 Private companies operating controversial finance contracts in the NHS The billions paid by the service under private finance initiative (PFI) 18 May 2016 When the Blair Government was elected in 1997, PFI became a key on consultancy fees, but no PFI hospital contracts had been secured. 24 Jul 2003 The Treasury admits to problems with the PFI. Tony Blair and Gordon Brown lost the vote but declared it made no difference: PFI was here to stay. how private firms can treat staff working on contracts with the public sector.
PFI contracts let private, profit-making companies take over, control and manage buildings and services usually operated by local councils, the NHS or Westminster. Under Tony Blair’s New Labour government, the debt used to finance public infrastructure such as schools and hospitals was classified as a private sector liability.
3 May 2007 Blair. 8.0% pa. Source: King's Fund analysis of UK government data New staff contracts for GPs, consultants and nursing and other staff under requested that strategic health authorities should review all PFI projects to Many PFI contracts came with strings attached, “facilities maintenance” often subcontracted on a long-term basis as part of the deal. As a result, only specific contractors are allowed to change or PFI use proliferated under Tony Blair's Labour government, but PFIs fell out of favour after the 2008 financial crisis, as the cost of private finance increased and as questions were raised over Introduced in 1997, PFI contracts were used by Tony Blair’s Labour government to finance the construction and refurbishment of more than 500 schools, with the Coalition announcing plans to rebuild The PFI contract for Barts Health trust in London, involving an outlay of almost £1.2bn, is the largest by value in the English NHS. It paid for the building of the Royal London hospital, which PFI was used extensively by the New Labour government of Tony Blair to bring desperately-needed investment into the NHS after the Tories bled the service dry. Hospitals were found to be in severe disrepair and treatments badly underfunded when the Blair administration came into office in 1997, and PFI was considered the only option to restore the service to full functionality.
30 Oct 2018 for Private Finance Initiative, PFI schemes were popularised under Tony Blair's But as both the public and private sector count their losses over PFI “ According to its latest report, PFI contracts cost between 2-4% more
18 Jan 2018 Another 450 contracts between Carillion and the state must be PFI projects, Blair and Brown promised, would go ahead only if they proved to
18 Jan 2018 The Treasury said it only approved PFI contracts that were value for PFI use proliferated under Tony Blair's Labour government, but PFIs fell 18 Jan 2018 PFIs are a kind of procurement where the private sector manages the delivery of public sector projects. This typically involves designing, building, the concept of PFI in the NHS in terms that Tony Blair and his chancellor part of the lucky consortia that won the PFI contracts. But most Labour MPs who 26 Sep 2017 The bad reason for PFI's expansion was that Tony Blair's Labour PFI contracts will be a significant expense for the government until the