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The EU and Britain, with minor differences of degree and emphasis, have for over two decades been dominated by the liberalisation agenda, including a constant diet of "deregulation" (doublespeak that actually means more regulators)...

How exactly does a constant diet of deregulation mean more regulators, and what does this have to do with the efficiency of the business sector involved?

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by Crazy Horse on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 12:59:58 PM EST
Privatisation has led to an expansion of agencies and inspectorates set up regulate hitherto unregulated areas. I alwways think of Ofcom, in Britain, which takes a very proactive and ideological appraoch
by Bruno Waterfield (brunowaterfield(at)gmail(dot)com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 07:06:04 AM EST
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Weren't state-owned companies always de-facto regulated?

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by DoDo on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 07:10:42 AM EST
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I think there are big similarities but also differences between regulation and state control/planning
by Bruno Waterfield (brunowaterfield(at)gmail(dot)com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 12:22:50 PM EST
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Clearly. For a state company, ideologic policy can be overt.

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by DoDo on Tue Oct 14th, 2008 at 03:44:24 AM EST
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Ofcom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ofcom inherited the duties that had previously been the responsibility of five regulatory bodies:

  • the Broadcasting Standards Commission,
  • the Independent Television Commission,
  • the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel),
  • the Radio Authority, and
  • the Radiocommunications Agency.

Do you mean that Ofcom had remit over issues not regulated by those five bodies?

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by DoDo on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 07:13:44 AM EST
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