by People vs PFI | Apr 1, 2018 | Construction, Hospitals, Housing, International, Schools
The European Services Strategy Unit reports the following: “The John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has decided to terminate its Guernsey offshore registration and become a UK investment trust. Announcing the results and annual report for 2017 on 23 March...
by Joel Benjamin | Feb 7, 2018 | Construction, Hospitals, Procurement
Yesterday in the Parliament the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee Committee led by Frank Field and Rachel Reeves quizzed disgraced Carillion management on the series of events leading up to Carillion’s collapse into liquidation in January...
by People vs PFI | Feb 2, 2018 | Construction, Hospitals
The redevelopment of the Royal Susssex County Hospital, Brighton, proudly declares on its hoardings that it is “Public funding not private finance”. One of the FAQs, obviously in anticipation of public concern asks: “Is the redevelopment being paid...
by Joel Benjamin | Jan 20, 2018 | Construction, Hospitals, NHS
The following article is a repost of IPPR Economist Grace Blakeley’s Medium post here. Listen below to Grace speaking on Carillion’s collapse and PFI along with economist Ann Pettifor and James Butler of Novara Media. In many ways, the Carillion...
by Joel Benjamin | Jan 15, 2018 | Construction, Hospitals, NHS, Schools
Stricken PFI outsourcing company Carillion has collapsed into liquidation this morning, threatening to plunge small businesses in its supply chain and public service provision across hospitals, schools and prisons into chaos. Questions must now be asked of Government...
by Joel Benjamin | Jan 14, 2018 | Construction, Housing, NHS, Schools
Carillion is a British multinational facilities management and construction services company that operates in the UK, Middle East and Canada, and has a notably poor record on ensuring workers rights and safety. Carillion hit the headlines in the last 12 months...