I am becoming more and more convinced that Capitalism isn't even a zero sum game any more. It's a negative sum one.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/07/capitalism-endgame-private-equity-captured-nurseries-care-homes

#Economics #Privatisation #PrivateEquity #PassiveIncome #WealthExtraction

The Guardian | Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien by Hettie O'Brien

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill

It was the free croissants that gave it away. And the Scandinavian-style furniture. And the tasteful pastel walls. It was different from other nurseries I’d viewed: marginally more expensive, the aesthetic equivalent of a WeWork for toddlers. I was eight months pregnant, on a tour of various nurseries in south-east London for my daughter. At the time, I didn’t realise that this wasn’t just a nursery, but a prototype for an immense experiment that is quietly playing out across Britain.

The nursery I visited is backed by private equity, a surreptitious and tremendously powerful realm of finance that now has its hands on just about everything. Private equity funds and related asset managers own water companies, apartment blocks, student accommodation, care homes, children’s homes, funeral parlours and more. The titans of this industry have perfected a cradle-to-grave model of investment focused on the places we live, work, grow old, and eventually die, capturing these core services and squeezing them for profit.

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#privateequity #privatisation #socialcare #capitalism #finance

Yet again, privatised aged care is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
5,500 workers underpaid. $11.7 million owed. Years of missed wages — blamed on systems.
This isn’t an error. It’s what happens when care is run like a business: cut costs, squeeze staff, apologise later.
We were told privatisation would bring efficiency. Instead, it’s delivered wage theft and worse care.
Public money. Private profits. Workers left chasing what they’re owed.

#agedcare #privatisation #auspol

https://www.9news.com.au/national/aged-care-home-to-pay-117-million-after-5500-staff-underpaid/47c4a964-3a84-4a67-abdb-458c08280728

No, BlackRock: #OurNHS is not for sale

#BlackRock, #US #multinational asset management firm, trying to buy up NHS #GP surgery buildings

They just signed a deal with Greater #Manchester #Pension Fund (GMPF) to work together to increase the grip of privatisation on our NHS.

But you can tell them now

- OUR NHS IS NOT FOR SALE

The deal has only just been announced. If you act now, you can stop it in its tracks.

Petition:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/blackrock-nhs-not-for-sale

#SaveOurNHS #privatisation #PeopleNotProfits

There's a campaign by #foxGlove: Get #palantir our of the #NHS

The Financial Times reported that "UK ministers have sought advice on triggering a break clause in Palantir's contract as they come under mounting pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems."

You might like to sign if you'd like to add to that pressure!

#privatisation #publicServices

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/wes-streeting-trigger-the-break-clause-and-get-palantir-out-of-the-nhs/

Liquidation de l'Institut national de la #consommation "60 millions de consommateurs"

Le gouvernement a publié dimanche un décret au Journal officiel fixant les modalités de liquidation de l’Institut national de la consommation (INC) et de la recherche d’un repreneur pour son mensuel. https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/medias/la-liquidation-de-l-institut-national-de-la-consommation-est-officialisee-60-millions-de-consommateurs-a-la-recherche-d-un-repreneur_7904786.html#xtor=RSS-3-[lestitres

#magazine #presse #privatisation #media #Budget2026