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 | Jan 26, 2018 | Procurement, Schools
The following article on PFI schools procurement is a repost of a blog from Jeff Kaye, a former School Governor and Chair and Trustee of the anti-corruption NGO Transparency International UK. You can follow Jeff on twitter @Jakdaw09. PFI was Government outsourcing at...
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...
by People vs PFI | Nov 20, 2017 | Schools
Background: This is a guest blog by former MSP and journalist Campbell Martin on his experience campaigning against North Ayrshire Schools PFI/PPP and the new Documentary: “The Only Game in Town – The Great PFI Scandal” produced by MacAulay Gibson...
by People vs PFI | Nov 12, 2017 | Construction, Edinburgh schools, Energy, Housing, International, NHS, Schools, Uncategorized
Brockley Festival of Ideas People vs PFI is pleased to announce that our exhibition of photographs on PFIs is to be shown next for just one day at the Brockley Festival of Ideas in Lewisham. The festival takes place on Sunday 19th November, 2017 from 10 am to 5:30 pm,...