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Wednesday, 12 February, 2003, 18:59 GMT

Amey 'to sell its PFI stake'
A major private contractor may be forced to sell its PFI contracts to its bankers as it gets in financial trouble due to Tube privatisation delays.

Blair denies rift with Brown
Blair: No compromise on PFI
Blair backs foundation hospitals
Brown takes up private cash battle
Labour's public row over privatisation
Blair woos unions over PFI
Brown and Prescott maul the unions
Taxpayers cash 'wasted' on PFI

Where the government is using the private sector for public services

Unions to tackle Blair on privatisation
The trade unions and the government are heading for a major confrontation over the private finance of public services.

Unions flex their muscles
Unions warned over 'self-indulgence'
Public sector fears
Why unions are militant
Number 10 denies 'wreckers' apology
Union fury at Blair warning
Blair takes on public service 'wreckers'
Blair speech: Key quotes
Ringside view of union fightback
Unions erupt in public services row
Don't blame it all on us - Blunkett

Q&A: What is PFI?
BBC News Online explains the controversy over the Private Finance Initiative, which is driving a wedge between Labour and the unions.

Is PFI a good deal?
Private company bonanza
Private finance on an international scale
The grip of the state
What are Public Private Partnerships?
How private bids work
PPP 'takes hold' in Scotland
Schemes around Britain
PPP - a glossary of terms

Private sector's military bid
Top military brass and corporate officials from Europe and the US meet in Paris to discuss how to partially privatise military services.

Europe shuns defence shake-up show
Privately financing war
Business targets defence contracts
Security concerns halted behind the frontline

Private sector links to the NHS provoke strong feelings

NHS's private plans
The government is urging the NHS to work more closely with the private sector against fierce union opposition.

Hospital on the sick list?

Private 'partners' not 'take-overs'
Private management and finance are now part of state education - but their impact has been less than once forecast.

US struggles with education options

Transport's public private history
With insufficient money to maintain the country's transport infrastructure, private money is the recurring suggestion to solving the problem.

Underground proposals 'down the tube'?
Railtrack's risky business
Tube test for PFI

Long road to better housing
BBC News Online Scotland's Murray Cox examines the progress made being in the biggest housing stock transfer in the UK.

Passionate housing debate
Acid test for council housing
Campaign aims to halt stock transfer
'Drumchapel's a really lovely place'

Liverpool's profitable prison
Liverpool's Altcourse prison has been accused of making excessive profits for its owners, Group 4.

Private prison drive
Criminal justice reshaped
Prison officer's view


VOTE RESULTS

	Should private firms run public services? Yes 39.06% No 60.94% 4324 Votes Cast Results are indicative and may not reflect public opinion