Month: February 2019

Corporate welfare General

Outsourcing company Working Links ceases work

February 18, 2019

One of the UK’s biggest providers of probation services has collapsed. Working links, an employment and probation services company entered administration on 15 February. The outsourcing company had been severely criticised by inspectors. The Chief […]

FTSE 100 company subsidies
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FTSE 100 companies get over half a billion in state support

February 18, 2019

FTSE 100 companies received £583,854,691 in government subsidies, according to research carried out by Corporate Welfare Watch. The Government’s bank bailout meant that the financial sector received the most subsidies. Away from banking, notable recipients […]