End #RoyalMail #privatisation now
Regulator of Royal Mail, #Ofcom, is again talking about hiking stamp prices
When Royal #Mail was privatised in 2013, we were promised this would help to keep prices down
Price of 1st-class stamps has DOUBLED in last 4 years
You have until 2359 on Thursday, 4th December, to demand they take Royal Mail back into #PublicOwnership and give households a seat on the board to run it in the #public interest.
Are Britain’s Nationalised Rail Operators Improving Passenger Services?
Since 2024, the Labour government in Britain has been working to nationalise the country’s major rail operators, with the aim of making train services more reliable, affordable, and accessible. As of October 2025, nine out of sixteen major operators are under public ownership, with the government ta... [More info]
Renationalisation of train operating companies will be complete in 2027 (Louise Haigh's legacy) but it's important to note that the profitable rolling stock leasing companies will remain private, continuing to leach money out of the system.
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working? | Rail industry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working (! tracking cookie alert)
Greater Anglia Rail Service Moves to Public Ownership as Part of UK Rail Renationalisation
Greater Anglia, a key rail operator serving routes from Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich, and Colchester to London and other destinations, has officially transferred to public ownership. This move marks a significant step in the UK government's ongoing effort to renationalise the rail network, with half ... [More info]
Some good news for a change. Another chunk of the UK's railways returns to public ownership.
Greater Anglia joins public ownership after record year of performance
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/transport/greater-anglia-joins-public-ownership-after-record-year-of-performance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greater-anglia-joins-public-ownership-after-record-year-of-performance
#feniverse #railways #PublicOwnership #BritishRail #GreaterAnglia #Cambridge #Norwich #Ipswich #Ely
Labour Party's Plan to Bring Most UK Trains Under Public Control by 2026
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, during its annual conference in Liverpool, unveiled plans to bring the majority of UK trains under public control by next year. The move is a significant part of the party's broader agenda to improve public services and challenge the privatization of essential sectors. T... [More info]
Which political parties support public ownership?
- Do you want #NHS that works for patients not profit?
- Water in public hands to end #sewage in your rivers, seas?
- No more #profiteering from #energy #bills?
- Public #transport & Royal Mail should be publicly owned?
Answered yes? You’re in the majority. But politicians NOT listening
You can find out below with our easy overview of where the main political parties stand on #PublicOwnership
https://weownit.org.uk/why-public-ownership/which-parties-support-public-ownership
Spoiler: of the existing parties (i.e. not including Your proto-Party), the #GreenParty wins by a league.
Which political parties support public ownership? | We Own It
https://weownit.org.uk/why-public-ownership/which-parties-support-public-ownership
My comment:
Any fool should have known that this is a lethal think to do. Waste managment in the UK, of course is a multi-million pound business, run for profit. A natural monopoly that should be in #PublicOwnership.
Get your rocks off Ventnor roads now
#Ventnor on the #IsleOfWight is a beautiful, unique Victorian #seaside resort much loved by locals and visitors alike.
Currently six of #Ventnor's #roads are blocked unnecessarily by minor rock debris that take a distressing average of 14 months for #PFI (for profit, contracted #corporation) Island Roads/County Council to clear.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/get-your-rocks-off-ventnor-roads-now?source=Fediverse
#Privatisation #PrivatisationFail #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PeoplelNotProfits #ToxicLabour
Now, more than ever, we need to rethink nationalising infrastructure.
Ireland has the highest electricity prices in Europe, driven by overreliance on imported gas, underinvestment in the grid, and soaring demand from data centres. Private markets chase short-term profit, but public ownership could focus on resilience, affordability, and accelerating renewables.
New @compassoffice.bsky.social polling shows #Labour members overwhelmingly want bolder offer on #democracy, the #economy, child poverty and much more. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the #LabourParty and must reset to transform the country.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/wealth-tax-keir-starmer-labour-polling-b2807735.html
#hosepipeBan now in force in #Oxford and beyond. Of course it's raining too.
and by the way, take #ThamesWater into #publicOwnership now
Those who think water should be for people not profit might like to sign this #WeOwnIt petition to bring Thames Water into public ownership
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/bring-thames-water-into-public-ownership
🚨8 in 10 of us back full public ownership of rail. 🚉 But if @Heidi_Labour doesn't impose a moratorium on @RailandRoad approving more open access applications, they can lock in privatisation for decades! 🤬
Please step in & sign the #petition URGENTLY! 👇 @we_ownit open letter: https://weownit.org.uk/news/stop-private-firms-in-our-railway/
#Railway #Trains #PublicTransport #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #UKPolitics
"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
#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
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
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?
"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!
