Is privatisation all it's cracked up to be?

CLAPTON

Andy_L wrote: »

What about the extra payments they can get for weekend/evening opening, hitting %age targets of vaccinations etc?

look private GPs. Many of them don't open weekends/evenings either.
I had a plumber in at the start of the year to do my bathroom - guess what: he didn't work weekends either

if there was a requirement from customers to work weekends, I'm sure the demand would be met because it would be profitable.

gazter

CLAPTON wrote: »

We are talking about land lines and not renting a 'phone'.


To my personal knowledge it can easily take a months (I know of 3 months) to simply 'transfer ' an existing active line in a house to the new occupant.




PS even in the old days 18 months was never the normal although in 'black' designated areas that could be true.

It took about three days last week for me.

CLAPTON

gazter wrote: »

It took about three days last week for me.

what took three days?


reconnecting an existing line or installing a line for the first time?

Nikkster

Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but the following article made me think of it!
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/phones-Kempston-homes-David-Cameron-8217-s-visit/story-22952130-detail/story.html

lionelator

Privatisation of certain essential services is a terrible idea.
Leads to the average person being squeezed as much as is possible, and then a bit more.