The issue is presented as a conflict between the relative merits of private and public provision.

But with private provision, a lot of people will get away without paying their fair share, so it may be less fair.

Alongside it, private provision of pensions, health care, education and housing has also expanded.

Far from ending state education, I suggest we end private provision.

But the system relies on private provision much more than in UK.

If enough people do not think like free-riders, the private and voluntary provision of public goods may be successful.

The delays were caused mainly by patients waiting for long term care (because private provision hadn't kept up with demand).

The goal of donor led initiatives should be to improve health care, not to increase private provision.

Therefore I, like an awful lot of others, make private provision.

But what are the risks of opening the taps to greater private provision?