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

Once in public ownership, these shops would be leased to small businesses at rates deemed affordable by the council, the party says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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