HSBC and other investment funds are taking control of UK schools, hospitals, social housing and other vital pieces of public infrastructure via the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), a report by the European Strategy Services Unit (ESSU) has shown.
http://www.resist.org.uk/uk/pfi/the-worlds-%E2%80%9Clocal-bank%E2%80%9D-owner-of-uk-state-schools-and-nhs-hospitals/