Rund 25 Jahre nach einer grossen Privatisierungswelle sind viele Briten unzufrieden, zum Beispiel mit dem Bahnverkehr. Verstaatlichung gilt als Option, geht aber am Problem vorbei.
Market failure and voter discontent is forcing the state to reassert itself: "A poll published last year by the Legatum Institute and Populus found that they favour public ownership of the UK’s water (83 per cent), electricity (77 per cent), gas (77 per cent) and railway (76 per cent). Voters are weary of the substandard service and excessive prices that characterise many private companies."