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Will the government privatise these part two (long and detailed)?

I asked a while ago about whether the government will privatise certain assets I mentioned, I have now expanded this list in response to the criticisms. Again, I offer no opinion as to whether I think it would be good. I am asking whether a) it would be good? and b) the likelyhood of any of this happening? Firstly, not everything listed can be privatised so I have offered other options: selling shares, reducing subsidies, commercialising the roles of, outsourcing the roles of and assets to be sold off. Privatisation: a state-owned corporation being sold into the private sector. Selling shares: The government does not control but has shares in. Commercialising the roles of: these are companies or agencies that can expand the services they offer into the private sector or offer abroad, they will not be able to make a profit and therefore should not be privatised but could bring in some money to ofset some of their running costs. Outsourcing the roles of: Services or utilities that could be privatised, but should NOT as they offer non-monetary benefits by being universal rather than for-profit. However, there are ways in which their services can be offered by companies but the state picks up the tab. Assets: Physical A # next to the item indicates that it may be politically volatile to do it so it will probably never happen. It's a long list, so if you can't be bothered to read it all just give your general opinion. Privatise: Transport for London Northern Rock Lloyds National Express Dartford Crossing Defence Storage and Distribution Agency High Speed 1 Land Registry The Met Office The Oil and Pipelines Agency Ordinance Survey he Public Forest Estate Public Sector Spectrum Holdings The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre The Royal Mints monopoly The Student Loan Portfolio London Underground Network Rail United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Royal Mail #BBC Worldwide Channel 4 Scottish Water #Glas Cymru Northern Irish Water National Air Traffic Services Trusts Ports British Waterways CDC Group The Tote BRB (Residuary) Ltd Directly Operated Railways Limited East Coast Main Line Company Ltd Blackpool Transport Cardiff Bus Lothian Buses Halton Transport Ipswich Buses Newport Transport Reading Transport Rossendale Transport Thamesdown Transport Warrington Borough Transport Wightbus #Cairngorm Mountain Railway #Orkney Ferries Nottingham City Transport NEC Group Manchester Airports Group The New Covent Garden Market Belfast Metro NI Railways Translink Ulsterbus Ulsterbus Foyle #Caledonian MacBrayne #Highlands and Islands Airports Limited #Scottish Futures Trust Tyne and Wear Metro Glasgow Subway The National Nuclear Laboratory British Nuclear Fuels plc #S4C Sell remaining shares in: British Energy National Air Traffic Services Actis QinetiQ #Urenco Reduce subsidies for: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive All government funded museums All government funded art projects Registrar of Public Lending Right Commercialise roles of: NHS Professionals Forensic Science Service Defence Science and Technology Laboratory United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Fire Service College #The Crown Estate #The Royal Parks Food and Environment Research Agency Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Veterinary Laboratories Agency Veterinary Medicines Directorate Wilton Park FCO Services Forensic Science Agency Northern Ireland #Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Buying Solutions #Identity and Passport Service National Savings and Investments Office for National Statistics Forestry Research Port of London Authority #Gangmasters Licensing Authority #Ofcom licensing sector Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sea Fish Industry Authority English Heritige Office of Government Commerce National Policing Improvement Agency #UK Space Agency Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Science and Engineering Research Council Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Teaching and Learning Research Programme Arts and Humanities Research Council Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Economic and Social Research Council Medical Research Council Natural Environment Research Council Science and Technology Facilities Council Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Pathobiology of Early Arthritis Cohort MRC Human Genetics Unit Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Emergency Planning College NHS Shared Business Services NHS Fractionated Plasma Products Supply Chain NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) Community Health Partnerships National Physical Laborato National Physical Laboratory Alcohol Education and Research Council Construction Indus try Training Board Economic and Social Research Council Home Grown Cereals Authority National Forest Company Natural England National College for School Leadership Training and Development Agency for Schools Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Defence Vetting Agency Government Car & Despatch Agency Forest Research Government Actuary's Department NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency Highways Agency Defence Support Group #British Library #British Museum Geffrye Museum #Historic Royal Palaces Horniman Museum #Imperial War Museum Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Museums, Libraries and Archives Council #National Gallery #National Maritime Museum #National Museums Liverpool: HM Customs & Excise National Museum International Slavery Museum Lady Lever Art Gallery Merseyside Maritime Museum Museum of Liverpool National Conservation Centre Sudley House Walker Art Gallery World Museum Liverpool 20 Forthlin Road 59 Rodney Street 251 Menlove Avenue The Beatles Story Bluecoat Chambers Croxteth Hall Foundation for Art and Creative Technology The Oratory Speke Hall St. George's Hall Tate Liverpool Victoria Building Western Approaches - Liverpool War Museum William Brown Library and Museum Williamson Tunnels National Museum of Science and Industry: National Railway Museum The Science Museum The National Media Museum The Locomotion Museum #National Portrait Gallery #Natural History Museum #Royal Armouries Museum: #Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds) #Tower of London (London) #Fort Nelson (Portsmouth) Sir John Soane's Museum #Tate: Tate Britain Tate Liverpool Tate St Ives Tate Modern #Victoria and Albert Museum Wallace Collection National Army Museum Royal Air Force Museum Royal Marines Museum Royal Naval Museum Royal Navy Submarine Museum Services to outsourced though not privatised: Police Prisons #Fire Service #Education Museums Libraries #NHS Assets: #Oceans rights Council houses Government offices Museums (again) Again, I am asking whether a) would it be good? and b) the likelyhood of any of this happening?

Public Comments

1. Yes YES YES YES YES--long answer************************************************************************************************
2. Great list. I like lists. What's your source for this list? I'm sure some of the items you list are private companies. I'm not in favour of privatisation as a rule. What’s the advantage to the taxpayer I always ask myself? Sometimes it makes sense but usually not. I don't see why the government ie. the tax payer should be left holding the organisations that are not for profit and the companies that do make huge profits are handed over to the private sector so they can pay themselves huge bonuses and waste the priofits at no advantage to the tax payer or country. Why shouldn't the country be allowed to cream off profits for ourselves. I think all the banks should be privatised to pay back the debt that owe us. What was the first thing Dave Blackadder-Smoothspin did when he got into power ..... that's right ... he cut corporation tax. In the biggest non-war debt crisis ever seen by this country, he cuts corporation tax. Clever boy. He knows on what side his bread is buttered on when he leaves politics, doesn't he?