Public meeting – All welcome!
Hosted by Waltham Forest Trades Council
Thursday 8th February
10 Truro Rd, Walthamstow, E17 7BY
7.15pm Exhibition
The Private Finance Initiative— How come we’re
still paying for this?
8pm Speakers:
John McDonnell Labour Party Shadow Chancellor
Helen Mercer, People vs PFI
Jim Fagan, Waltham Forest Save our NHS
Len Hockey, Unite Barts Branch Secretary

The collapse of Carillion has rightly put the spotlight on the role of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) in running our public services, bearing out fears trade unions and campaigners have been expressing for years.

PFI is about creaming off profits for private sector fat cats whilst our public services have to make cuts to service PFI debts. At the same time workers see their jobs outsourced on lower pay, and lesser terms and conditions.

The People vs PFI campaign exhibition and booklet highlights why PFI is a “bad thing”, calling for an end to the PFI model for financing public services.… Read on ...