this programme contains some strong language. hello. is the tide turning against privatisation? as shareholders of britain s biggest water company today refused to put up half a billion pounds towards a rescue plan for the debt ridden thames water, could it and others be renationalised? we ll explore what s going right and what s going wrong with privatisation, and talk to labour live about their plans for levelling up if they win the next election. did the post office cover up the truth? it knew, when it was arguing in court that its subpostmasters must have been guilty of theft and fraud, that its own defence was untrue. the bbc has seen the evidence. we ll get reaction from this former subpostaster, convicted and jailed, after being accused of a shortfall of £59,000. also tonight. as the crypto king and fraudster sam bankman fried is sentenced to 25 years in jail in the states for money laundering, what does his fall from grace mean for the future of cryptocurrency? a
the annual rate at which prices have been going up. inflation peaked at more than 10% last year, forcing the bank to raise interest rates aggressively to try and bring it under control. but it has since fallen sharply. and on wednesday, official figures showed it was down to 3.9% in november, the lowest rate in 2 years, and far lower than expected. that s raised hopes the bank of england will be soon able to start cutting the cost of borrowing, easing pressure on businesses and households. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. arp and now sharply down. over the past year, inflation in britain seemed like a runaway train. but it s now coming into land faster than expected. here and beyond. it has been a hard year or two for her with hundreds closing and some say prices are now stabilising. inflation is definitely killing us. the rise has gone up 15%. and behind you? us. the rise has gone up 1596. and behind you? up-and-down, i remember and behind you? up-and-down, i re
The privatization of Africa's state-owned companies is always linked to the US through its financial institutions, the World Bank and the IMF, with the introduction of Structural Adjustment Programs in the 1980s and 1990s. However, the British.
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