For all those fans of privatization, I just ran into this:
Serco: the company that is running Britain | Business | The Guardian
There are some things in any nation that should be run by the government ... the private sector should not be involved at all. I personally would include rail transportation and hydro; but prisons, schools, hospitals, and all that kinda fundamental stuff should not be handed over to scumbag companies ... Haliburton for chrissake

Try telling that to Tories and Republicans.