Intended to make houses affordable for first-time buyers, the government’s Help to Buy scheme has ended up just funneling money into the pockets of profiteering construction companies.

Another outsourcing giant has gone bust, following in the footsteps of Carillion last year. Workers must not be made to pay for these failed Ponzi schemes. We must bring an end to the disaster of privatisation.

2018 was a devastating year for British retailers, with the collapse of many household names. The period ahead offers little respite.