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​The Grass is Greener on the Other (Privatised) Side

Simon Wakerley

14th March 2016

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On Thursday the government will quietly set in motion its plans to privatise the Green Investment Bank - with a potential price tag of £4 billion (Source Reuters).

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Simon Wakerley

Sam Wakerley is a teacher of Economics at the British School Al Khubairat. He has led and taught economics for five years initially in Devon, UK and now overseas in the United Arab Emirates.

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