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Railways are moving into public ownership, but private companies are fighting tooth and nail for a share. Join We Own it & a panel of rail experts live on Tuesday 24th June to hear more about how we can make sure Great British Railways is truly great.

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💯"The government should tighten the law to enable...the repayment of shareholder dividends awarded by an underperforming business. "And Thames Water should be taken into public ownership and its assets auctioned off." Strong agree! vist.ly/3n74bmt

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

Our very own @cathobbs will be speaking at this event hosted by @autonomy_inst on Wednesday, alongside @labourlewis @vickihird and @fatimaibrahim

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EFRA report out today says "We urge the Independent Water Commission to analyse all potential water company ownership models to determine which models are most likely to lead to a thriving and responsible culture" 👏👏👏 Steve Reed must put PUBLIC OWNERSHIP on the table weownit.org.uk/news/europes...

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DEFRA Committee says the water industry needs 'root & branch' reform. But the root cause of our water crisis is privatisation. We’re a captive market with zero consumer choice & the private water bosses know this. We need water in public ownership. vist.ly/3n6zx2t

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What a nerve! Absolutely Starmer must intervene, to bring Thames Water into public ownership weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin... Creditors and shareholders should lose money Voters would never forgive the government if they made it easier to pollute our rivers www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

How much does YOUR water company profit from pollution? vist.ly/3n6x67d

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The Government says it would cost £99bn to bring water into public hands. That figure's based on a report paid for by the water companies which Dieter Helm has called 'economically illiterate'. In any scenario public ownership of water makes most sense. vist.ly/3n6ummc

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular in the UK. ✅ Join the fight to take back control of our public services and run them for people not profit. 😀 Sign up to our newsletter. Link in comments 👇

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Every penny of investment in the water system has come from YOUR bills since 1989 The government must say NO to private water demands to dodge sewage fines NO to shareholder dividends PUBLIC OWNERSHIP starting with Thames Water weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIIQ...

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

"This is continued privatisation by the back door. It undermines Labour’s commitment to a publicly owned railway and keeps the gravy train running for shareholders." @rmtunion.bsky.social's Eddie Dempsey is absolutely spot on. Bring rail fully into public hands. railnews.mobi/news/2025/06...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Rachel Reeves: stop ignoring this waste. Privatisation costs individuals and the state money. #spendingreview

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

YOUR public services, stolen from you since 2010 👇👇👇 Rachel Reeves should be promising to give them back #SpendingReview www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Great to hear this from Keir Starmer just now: "We'll also bring C2C back into public ownership, improving reliability and performance and ensuring every penny is focussed on better services" 🚄 Now for public ownership for all essential services and natural monopolies 💧⚡️📮🏥

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

NO NO NO The public doesn't want any of this Thames Water has failed in private hands for 35 years TAKE IT BACK and make the shareholders and creditors pay for their mess news.sky.com/story/hong-k...

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Since 2010, we have lost: 750 youth centres 800 libraries 1,086 swimming pools 1,416 Sure Start children’s centres Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services. Join our fight for public services in public ownership. Sign up in comments 👇🏼 #spendingreview

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

Since 2010, we have lost: 279 school playing fields 750 youth centres 793 playgrounds 800 libraries 1,086 swimming pools 1,416 Sure Start children’s centres No wonder children have nowhere to go Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

The government is going to miss 2 really obvious ways to save YOUR money in the spending review today. #spendingreview #publicownership #rachelreeves

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Let's go one better. Bring Thames Water into permanent public ownership. The government must act now. Sign our petition to take back Thames - link in comments 👇

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

The actual price to take our water back into public ownership? ZERO. Nowt. Nada. Zilch. Let’s start with Thames. Sign our petition now. Link in comments 👇🏼

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

BREAKING: Thames Water paid out millions in executive bonuses out of emergency loans. Plus, they promised parliament they would never do this. This is not a normal. Take Thames Water into public ownership. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

BREAKING: Thames Water paid out millions in executive bonuses out of emergency loans. Plus, they promised parliament they would never do this. This is not a normal. Take Thames Water into public ownership. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

The cost of bringing Thames Water into public ownership? @ewanmg.bsky.social explains for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social that - the law says about £0 - the private shareholders should actually be paying US to be brought into public ownership, after all the damage they've done 👏👏👏

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

It's only a "ransom note" if there's no other option for Thames Water But privatisation isn't the "last show in town" PUBLIC OWNERSHIP is, and the government knows it Give up the ideology, tell the private bidders threatening our environment where to go www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Extraordinary: Thames Water private bidders demand immunity over environmental crimes It's never been cheaper to take Thames Water into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, normal in 9 out of 10 countries Halve the debt Reinvest the profits Protect households + environment www.theguardian.com/business/202...

submitted 9 days ago • 15 comments

By ignoring public ownership - the government is continuing to side with the privatising profiteers whilst ignoring the people and the environment. Governments that ignore the people will often have a limited shelf life. @bigissue @cathobbs #water

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"He cited the example of how the council was deploying AI chatbots to help older people stay on top of their medicines" Really? That's why we're doing all this? Caring for older people is a good job for a human - government should plan for more of these www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

"With this latest announcement the government is just fiddling while Rome burns, or more accurately fiddling while England drowns in raw sewage", says @weownit.org.uk director @cathobbs.bsky.social on the water company bonus ban

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If you’re banning bonuses for failing water bosses You should be banning all shareholder payouts from failing water companies If you follow this to its logical conclusion, you should be banning private companies from our water system entirely www.bigissue.com/opinion/tham...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Steve Reed has the power to save Thames Water, slash the rotten debt in half and run it for people not profit. We need public ownership NOW! Join our fight if you agree. vist.ly/3n67ega

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There's never been a better or cheaper time to take Thames Water into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Our letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed today 👇 Signed by @weownit.org.uk @compassoffice.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social weownit.org.uk/news/steve-r...

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

US private equity firm KKR doesn't want to own Thames Water - but we do! What could Thames Water look like in permanent public ownership? 👇👇👇 weownit.org.uk/blog/what-co...

submitted 12 days ago • 7 comments

Politicians must stop listening to corporate lobbyists and start listing the people. 82% of us want water in public ownership. Thames Water is collapsing, so that would be an obvious place to start. Agree? Join the 38,000 who've signed our petition. Link in comments👇

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Beyond disgraceful Rachel Reeves received £27,000 from lobbying firm FGS Global Linked to KKR (just pulled out of Thames Water deal) 💧and Daniel Křetínský, who's buying Royal Mail 📮 Our PUBLIC ASSETS are not monopoly pieces to be bought and sold inews.co.uk/news/reeves-...

submitted 12 days ago • 16 comments

Who has the power to fix the Thames Water crisis? 🤔 Steve Reed, our Environment Secretary, has the power. 🪄 He has the power of Special Administration, used by govt to step in and protect the public when critical companies fail. 📉 Time to use it! ⏰

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Thames Water's in crisis AGAIN! 🚨 The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done. Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

Don't let the water companies fool you. Taking them into public ownership is cheaper than you think. #publicownership #water

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

We need your help. 🚨 If Great British Railways is to be truly great, we must have no backdoor privatisation. Can YOU help us fight for a FULLY publicly owned railway, that reduces fares and works in passengers' interest? 👇 vist.ly/3n52kb4 #railways #publicownership

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

🚨URGENT: Sign and share our petition. ❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis. It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands. vist.ly/3n529qc

submitted 13 days ago • 9 comments

Excellent decision from Rachel Reeves 🎉🎉🎉 £15 billion for trams, trains and buses outside London! 🚋🚄🚌 Investing in public transport is a no brainer Now it's time to end austerity for good, stop wasteful privatisation, rebuild our public services www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

By ignoring public ownership as a solution, the government has shown that it’s still wedded to Thatcher’s failed privatisation experiment. @hugofearnley writes for @lbcnews #publicownership #waterreport #water #kkr

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

📻 Did you hear us on LBC News last week? 🚆 We were welcoming the re-nationalisation of South Western Railway, and discussing the legislative steps required before #GreatBritishRailways is finally established… Listen here 👇 @weownit.org.uk

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