Labour have brought steel under state control because it is “critical infrastructure” Even more critical is our drinking water. Get on with it. - ThreadSky

beany.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Labour have brought steel under state control because it is “critical infrastructure”

Even more critical is our drinking water. Get on with it.

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realhc.bsky.social•3 days ago

UK water has been sold down the river to private companies, while household bills only ever rise in order to keep paying out to the private water company shareholders.

And we are left with polluted beaches, lakes and rivers.

Who thought that was a good deal?

saltednuts.bsky.social•3 days ago

China clearly not as profuse with kick backs as water companies

rabidcormorant.bsky.social•3 days ago

And energy and arguably rail

smithmichaelw.bsky.social•3 days ago

they have taken over a couple of blast furnaces, which are important but very very small in comparison to everything else and may lead to ongoing costs to the tax payers in that time - I assume you have the costed plan for water nationalisation?

realhc.bsky.social•3 days ago

Costs of water nationalisation:

🫂Owned by the people for the people
🌊Less pollution in our lakes rivers & seas
🌍Investment in climate resilient water infrastructure
❌Can't be layden with billions in debt while shareholders get a lovely payout at the expensive of families water bills going up

smithmichaelw.bsky.social•2 days ago

OK so how much will that cost UK Gov to do? How much will the rest of the UK pay for another astronomically expensive London infrastructure project? In £ if you can as that is what cost is

pedski.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep, it’s been 9 months already… !!!!!!!!!!!

Lib Dem coalition 5 years

Tories 14 years…

But yeah…Labour.

suddenstars.bsky.social•3 days ago

Funnily enough though, there was a steel expert on R4 today (world at one perhaps) who explained that we don't need blast furnace steel works anymore because arc steel works can produce everything we need.

peterwelsh68.bsky.social•3 days ago

University furnaces pretty close to going cold too.

johnwjaggard.bsky.social•3 days ago

Is it not also critical in Port Talbot or aren't there local elections in Wales ?

eoineoc.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, but that's not why they brought it under state control, is it. #JustSaying

amrakunj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Absolutely.

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