public ownership

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“Without creating a genuinely level playing field, public ownership risks becoming a holding position rather than restoring competitiveness,” Sawicz says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

British Steel is set to be brought into public ownership, the prime minister has announced.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"In the short term, it needs to come into public ownership so that the business can make its own decisions about its future. And that future may well involve new investors or new owners."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Meanwhile Scotrail has been brought into public ownership, as promised, and peak rail fares have been abolished.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright