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Nationalising South Africa’s central bank isn’t bad per se: just what’s done with it

Nationalising South Africa’s central bank isn’t bad per se: just what’s done with it: Shutterstock South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), recently adopted a resolution to nationalise the country’s central bank. The move comes on the back of calls for government to rein in the South African Reserve Bank, causing concerns that …

Nationalising Britain’s railways is the only way to fix chronic problems – here’s why

Nationalising Britain’s railways is the only way to fix chronic problems – here’s why: Photo by Michal Parzuchowski on Unsplash Just who exactly supports the UK’s privatised railway industry? It’s certainly not passengers, taxpayers, railway employees or increasingly many politicians. The state-owned British Rail was privatised over several years starting in 1995. Prime Minister Margaret …