Old Conservatives don't understand

[denso13]

There are fundamental survival of the fittest differences between public sector and private sector.

Are all councils run by idiots? That was the claim.

 

[fillyboy]

Electoral fraud?

Possibly, doubt anything will come of it. Hardly crime of the century but further embarrassment.

MSN

 

[motorbiking]

What country are you in?

Do you disagree that water companies are public bodies?

Would you like a legal reference?

 

[JohnD]

Talk

Do you mean unsubstantiated rumour by people hoping to score a political point?

There is talk that motorbiking is a hypocrite for smearing people who have used existing rights.

 

[JohnD]

Do you disagree that water companies are public bodies?

Would you like a legal reference?

"Public authorities" is what you said.

Do you mean "for certain purposes?"

 

[motorbiking]

Water companies are public authorities

Do you agree?

yes or no?

 

[JohnD]

Some, for certain purposes.

Humans are women.

Do you agree?

 

[motorbiking]

So why ask what country I'm in then? if you agree that they are public authorities and are therefore not a good example of private vs public sector performance.

 

[denso13]

therefore not a good example of private vs public sector performance.

Most are run as private companies with private ownership.

They are public in name only because of some of the powers they have,

 

[fillyboy]

Do you mean unsubstantiated rumour by people hoping to score a political point?

Tories have written to Greater Manchester Police demanding an investigation.

 

[motorbiking]

Most are run as private companies with private ownership.

They are public in name only because of some of the powers they have,

Do they compete for business?
Do they have to differentiate their services to win?
Is customer retention important?


O2 and Vodafone compete. Southern Water and Northumbrian water don't

 

[motorbiking]

Tories have written to Greater Manchester Police demanding an investigation.

rumours and lies made up by me - apparently.

 

[JohnD]

I'm sure motorbiking is aware that some water companies denied that they were public authorities, in order to avoid fulfilling some of the obligations due, and a court ruled that, for those purposes, those companies were considered public authorities and must comply with those obligations.

 

[JohnD]

Tories have written to Greater Manchester Police demanding an investigation.

Ah, so you did mean an unsubstantiated rumour by people hoping to score a political point.

 

[JohnD]

a good example of private vs public sector performance.

I'm sure you know that in England, water companies are in the private sector, and in Scotland, they are in the public sector.

So you could surely guess

So why ask what country I'm in then?