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Private-sector parasites
Even Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is embarrassed enough to pull the plug on a privatisation
KENNY MacASKILL is disappointed by a polemical, rather than factual, account of the Lone Star State and its political path since the civil war
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the lives of Charles and Mary Bagot, and the insight this biography shines on the morals of pre-Victorian society
GORDON PARSONS appreciates fine performances and a feel for ambiguity, but misses the music of the dialogue
DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
When even Justice Secretary Chris Grayling feels embarrassed enough to pull the plug on a privatisation too far, it's an indication of the toxicity of the Serco brand.
Grayling's decision over Hatfield, Moorland and Lindholme prisons in Yorkshire ought to herald fresh consideration of the role of private corporations' infiltration of the public sector in search of easy profits.
In common with its "competitor" G4S, Serco has lived well off the taxpayer, with 25 per cent of its contracts arriving courtesy of the government.
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