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 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 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,...
by People vs PFI | Sep 26, 2017 | Construction, Edinburgh schools, Housing, International, NHS, Schools, Solutions, Uncategorized
Next showing at the TUC, 16th to 30th October 2017 People vs PFI is pleased to announce that our exhibition of photographs on PFIs is to be shown again at the TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London. The current interest in PFI, following John McDonnell’s...
by People vs PFI | Jul 21, 2017 | Construction, Housing
Today (21 July 2017), the Guardian’s Zoe Williams has published a devastating analysis of the Myatts Field North PFI Regeneration Scheme entitled The Real Cost of Regeneration. Myatts Field North is a council housing estate in Lambeth, South London, built in the...
by People vs PFI | Jul 7, 2017 | Housing, NHS, Schools, Uncategorized
How Do We Know Our Public Buildings are Safe? There are more than 800 PFI contracts across the UK, covering thousands of public buildings: these include 120 hospitals, more than 1000 schools, and homes for around 80,000 residents. These unaccountable schemes cost the...