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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Taylor

Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader

Zack Polanski speaking on a street
Zack Polanski: ‘The Conservatives were the architects of this failed experiment, but the Labour government has done virtually nothing to change course.’ Photograph: James Manning/PA

The privatisation of the UK’s key industries is driving the cost of living crisis, damaging critical public services and making life harder for millions of people, the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski, has said.

Speaking after the Guardian revealed the British public have been paying a “privatisation premium” of £250 per household per year since 2010, he described the mass privatisation of UK industry as a “failed experiment”.

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