"The broader vision is one of regional revival. #GBEnergy won’t just invest in #infrastructure – the plan is to create #jobs in coastal towns and post-industrial regions long ignored by Westminster and to tap into #localsupplychains. If done right, this could be one of the biggest #industrialtransformations since the North Sea oil boom."
https://bylines.scot/environment/the-power-shift-an-interview-with-juergen-maier/

#netzero
#greenenergy
#climatechange
#renewableenergy
#electricity
#publicownership

Mikes take on the budgie? ooops budget!

As Britain clocks off for the day, let’s take stock: Rachel Reeves’s spending review outlines a cautious route forward — but is it the way out of crisis, or a longer detour into it?

In this piece, He explains what a truly responsible economic plan would look like — and why Labour won’t touch it.

#SpendingReview #Labour #TaxFairness #PublicOwnership #KeynesianEconomics
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=98546

#PublicOwnership of England water companies could cost close to zero

Report by Common Wealth says ministers could use process called special administration to take over a company like #ThamesWater & keep it under permanent public ownership

Writing for the thinktank: the figure of £99bn is commonly cited as cost of taking over the industry in England, this was based on estimate from a thinktank PAID for by WATER COMPANIES

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/09/water-companies-public-ownership-could-cost-close-to-zero-says-common-wealth-thinktank

#corruption #privatisation #water #WeOwnIt

Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank

Govt could use a process known as special administration to take over failing Thames Water. The figure of £99bn is based on an estimate from a thinktank paid for by water companies.

The analysis from another think tank 'Common Wealth' shows that it matters who is framing & costing problems & their solutions.

#Water #ThamesWater #Privatisation #England #Public #PublicOwnership

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/09/water-companies-public-ownership-could-cost-close-to-zero-says-common-wealth-thinktank

Energy advocacy group Platform have found that community-owned energy in the Scottish Highlands and Islands produces 100x as much social value (that is, the direct revenue, plus the value of jobs, plus other factors) as privately owned renewable projects do.

Public ownership - especially community ownership - should be the default model for renewables in Scotland. Given the obvious advantages - why isn't it?

https://platformlondon.org/resource/community-ownership/

#Energy #PublicOwnership

"Please support SPT’s bus franchising plans"

https://www.getglasgowmoving.org/campaign/srbs/

Care about buses getting better through public ownership in and around #Glasgow? Do the survey!

#publictransport #bus #Scotland #publicownership

Canada must embrace public ownership. "The corporate world is swimming in profits. As a share of Canada's GDP, corporate profits have soared in recent years, reaching an all­time high in 2022. Lowering corporate taxes will further enrich wealthy shareholders — but it won't defend us against Trump's takeover fantasies. Making the rich richer isn't a nation­building strategy." #taxes #publicownership #canada #corporations https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/theres-much-talk-about-building-a-stronger-canada-but-silence-about-the-one-strategy-that/article_011a34a9-3214-4bda-9a1b-839290c4d5d3.html

@ChrisMayLA6

#petition #uk govt on #water #privatisation
#publicOwnership at
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/take-trains-public-ownership

#weOwnIt

The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me by sending the email here in just 60 seconds. https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-commission
#water #sewage #PublicOwnership

The UK government has set up a #water commission to conduct the biggest review since #privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into #publicOwnership. Join me by sending the email here in just 60 seconds. https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-commission

#UK govt worst case scenario for nationalising water still leaves households better off

Research found an average of 35% of customer bills used to pay for interest on companies’ loans, & to pay dividends to shareholders

You're paying a #PrivatisationTax for #water companies dividends & debt

Publicly owned #ScottishWater doesn’t pay dividends to private shareholders, lost just 8% of revenue in interest payments

https://weownit.org.uk/news/governments-worst-case-scenario-for-nationalising-water-still-leaves-households-better-off/

#Water #PublicOwnership #inflation #tax #PrivatisationTax

Privatised water has failed. Just look at your water bills or the sewage pouring into our rivers. Steve Reed - include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. Sign the petition

#UK #Water #Privatisation #PublicOwnership
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/steve-reed-include-public-ownership-as-an-option-in-your-independent-commission-on-the-water-sector

Just spent a while upvoting all the "end privatisation" posts on this #nhs consultation.

#uk #Healthcare #publicOwnership #WeOwnIt

https://change.nhs.uk/en-GB/projects/your-ideas-for-change?search=privatisation

Market Failure: Green Energy, Capitalism, and the Path We’re Not Taking

https://hamishcampbell.com/market-failure-green-energy-capitalism-and-the-path-were-not-taking/

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/bring-thames-water-into-public-ownership

If you're UK-based please sign the petition to send #ThamesWater into #SpecialAdministration and #renationalisenow

#PublicOwnership of #publicservices

#omniasuntcommunia

I find this explanatory video about what has to change to let democracy grow again very enlightening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgQgrfGPQP0

#democracy #publicownership

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-bill-hikes

" #Ofwat has announced that privatised water firms have the green light to hike YOUR bills by up to £220 by 2030.

But #MPs will soon vote on legislation that could stop the hikes and bring firms into #publicOwnership.

Ask your #MP to oppose the bill rises and make firms work for people and planet, not just for profit. "

Taking a moment to celebrate the successes of the #WeOwnIt campaign for #publicServices to be in #publicOwnership by watching this short video

https://weownit.org.uk/blog/thank-you-everything-youve-achieved-2024

I can't believe the government are letting our #water bills go up by as much as £220 a year

I've just emailed my MP asking them to intervene. It only too about 30 seconds.

Use this link:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-bill-hikes

#WaterBills #PrivatisationFail #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PeopleNotProfits #CorporateGreed #corruption

This is a failure of democracy. 82% of the public want #water back into #PublicOwnership, but we weren’t part of the decision. Now we’re stuck bailing #WaterCompanies out for decades of recklessness. We need a new water system where everyone has a say.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/dec/19/water-bills-for-households-in-england-and-wales-to-rise

#WaterBills #pollution