I READ with interest Martin Brandon-Bravo's article on nationalisation ('It was painful but change was right for the country').
But with his party's philosophy towards publicly-owned businesses, were they not unlikely to have the public sector's best interests at heart and be more likely to sabotage than support?
Correct me if I am wrong but has not public money been used to bail out privately-owned businesses, to subsidise fares, to pay for high speed rail lines, or to bail out banks?
And even under pressure are water companies doing such a marvellous job dealing with leaks, updating pipelines and keeping prices down?
Private ownership does not appear to be as wonderful as Mr Brandon-Bravo pretends.
If that was the case then why is our future so threatened as far as energy is concerned? Why is it necessary to subsidise so many means of producing or conserving energy?
Subsidies do more to support bonuses, directors' salaries and dividends than improve services.
The case for private ownership is far from cut and dried.