Getting privatisation undone puts centre-left in good shape in Hamburg
(The Guardian Germany)

Losing 2013 plebiscite on buying back utility grid appears to have enhanced SPD´s local prospectsAs with Brexit in Britain, the outcome of a referendum in Hamburg came as a blow to the establishment. By the slimmest of majorities, voters defied the status quo, and the party that did the best job convincing the public it would honour their will collected the political rewards.The dynamic unleashed by the 2013 plebiscite on buying the local utility grids back from private providers helps to explain why the city state is expected to buck national trends at this Sunday´s elections. Continue reading...