Buccaneering

摘要

Oddly, given the importance of the sea to an island nation, Britain's ports are rarely in the news. One reason may be that people seldom come into contact with a working cargo port. More important, ports—unlike heavily regulated airports and expensively subsidised railways and roads—are mostly left to the private sector to run. But a government review, announced on May 22nd, of what little ports policy there is hints that ministers may rethink this laissez-faire approach.