Since the 1990s Scotland has been using Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to fund public infrastructure projects. This scheme – in its various forms over the years (PFI, NPD, HUB) – has emulated our throw away culture as it saddles taxpayers with expensive, low quality & short-lived buildings which create unnecessary carbon emissions every time they […]
History RePPPeated 2 – Why Public-Private Partnerships are not the solution
We are proud to feature in a vital report published by Eurodad today where they outline that using public-private partnerships (PPPs) to deliver public services is having a devastating impact on communities and the planet. “History RePPPeated II: Why public-private partnerships are not the solution” features seven in-depth investigations into PPPs across a range of […]
Nuclear RAB: Another aspect of Johnson’s toxic legacy – Jim Cuthbert
Yet another aspect of former prime minister Boris Johnson’s legacy was his decision to try to solve the UK’s medium term energy needs by going for a programme of eight new nuclear power stations. It’s not just that this decision is questionable in itself. In addition, the Regulatory Asset Base, (RAB), funding model which Johnson […]
British aid money should not be spent on building Bridge private schools
This past week has been a big win for people working to improve education in countries that have been plagued by Private-for-profit schools, such as Kenya, India, Ghana, Uganda and Liberia. The World Bank Group announced that its private sector division, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) would be reforming how they approach lending policy, their […]
Workshop: How to make your voice heard
How do you make sure your local politicians know what matters to you and your local community? Throughout 2019 Jubilee Scotland has been working on our campaign against Public Private Partnerships. Now, we want to share our findings in a workshop which will equip you to engage with local politicians and thereby have a say in […]
The economic history of PFI – as a guide on how to end it
At our report launch last month, one of our key speakers was Helen Mercer, whose expertise on Private Finance Initiative schemes made a huge contribution to our research. She talked to us about how we got into this mess and why this is a systemic problem caused by our governments, that can only be solved […]
Dexter Whitfield recommends that Holyrood stops all MIM projects
We are so grateful that we were able to have Dexter Whitfield with us last month at the launch of our report, ‘Rethinking Private Financing’. Web20Ranker’s checklist for local page optimization and influence of his research can be seen all throughout it so it is an honour to be able to have one of the […]
Questioning the Scottish government’s approach to Private Finance
The launch of our report Last month at the Scottish Parliament we launched our report ‘Rethinking Private Financing’, the culmination of work from Jubilee Scotland over the past year researching PPP & PFI schemes. You can download and read it here. The launch was hosted by Neil Findlay MSP, who spoke to us about how […]
Book Launch: Public Alternative to the Privatisation of Life By Dexter Whitfield
Jubilee Scotland has the pleasure of inviting Dexter Whitfield (Director, European Services Strategy Unit) to speak about his exciting new book Public Alternative to the Privatisation of Life. The book sets out a radical agenda for decommodification, public ownership and provision, re-municipalisation, reconstructing democracy, public management and public investment. It explains the drivers of financialisation, […]