Public services for people over profit
This piece originally appeared in the Guardian.
From test and trace to care homes, it’s time to bring public services back in house and award contracts to social enterprises.
England’s “world-beating” test-and-trace service has failed to materialise. Riddled with problems since its inception, it has been described as barely functional, with demand up to four times that of capacity and 90% of tests failing to hit the 24-hour turnaround target.