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

Rail services in Wales were nationalised in 2021 and Scotland took trains into public ownership the following year.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

WMT, which ran both the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands, said it was committed to "ensuring a smooth transition" to public ownership.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

But ministers do not see public ownership as a long-term solution and have repeatedly said they are confident they will find another commercial partner to take on the ownership of British Steel.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

“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