Cat Hobbs
@cathobbs.bsky.social
Founder/director of @weownit.org.uk
Loves public services. Campaigning for public ownership, against privatisation.
Loves public services. Campaigning for public ownership, against privatisation.
A £400,000 bonus still planned for South East Water boss after 30,000 homes and businesses left without water ⁉️
If you're angry about this, channel it into the real solution: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
It's time to take back South East Water 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
If you're angry about this, channel it into the real solution: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
It's time to take back South East Water 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
Take South East Water into public ownership NOW
South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
A £400,000 bonus still planned for South East Water boss after 30,000 homes and businesses left without water ⁉️
If you're angry about this, channel it into the real solution: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
It's time to take back South East Water 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
If you're angry about this, channel it into the real solution: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
It's time to take back South East Water 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
Water privatisation has failed
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
Take South East Water into public ownership NOW
South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Water privatisation has failed
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
The government needs to bring South East Water AND Thames Water into public ownership urgently
It would be cheaper and they have the legal powers
I really enjoyed talking to Petrie Hosken about why privatisation has failed and how to take back water 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvM...
It would be cheaper and they have the legal powers
I really enjoyed talking to Petrie Hosken about why privatisation has failed and how to take back water 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvM...
Take back South East Water and Thames Water - with Petrie Hosken on TalkTV
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The government needs to bring South East Water AND Thames Water into public ownership urgently
It would be cheaper and they have the legal powers
I really enjoyed talking to Petrie Hosken about why privatisation has failed and how to take back water 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvM...
It would be cheaper and they have the legal powers
I really enjoyed talking to Petrie Hosken about why privatisation has failed and how to take back water 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvM...
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
What do Thames Water customers think about Thames Water?
68% of Thames Water customers want Thames Water to be nationalised and run in the public sector.
36% think shareholders should receive no compensation. 1/3
68% of Thames Water customers want Thames Water to be nationalised and run in the public sector.
36% think shareholders should receive no compensation. 1/3
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
What do Thames Water customers think about Thames Water?
68% of Thames Water customers want Thames Water to be nationalised and run in the public sector.
36% think shareholders should receive no compensation. 1/3
68% of Thames Water customers want Thames Water to be nationalised and run in the public sector.
36% think shareholders should receive no compensation. 1/3
WELL DONE Zack Polanski for standing up for thousands of "customers" who have no choice - and no water
Starmer must remove South East Water's licence
Time for public ownership ✊
Starmer must remove South East Water's licence
Time for public ownership ✊
Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
Privatised water is a scam.
I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
WELL DONE Zack Polanski for standing up for thousands of "customers" who have no choice - and no water
Starmer must remove South East Water's licence
Time for public ownership ✊
Starmer must remove South East Water's licence
Time for public ownership ✊
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Withdraw South East Water's licence, bring it into special administration then PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Our demand in the Guardian blog today 👇https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-stagnation-november-rachel-reeves-pound-ftse-100-business-live-news-updates
Our demand in the Guardian blog today 👇https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-stagnation-november-rachel-reeves-pound-ftse-100-business-live-news-updates
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Withdraw South East Water's licence, bring it into special administration then PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Our demand in the Guardian blog today 👇https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-stagnation-november-rachel-reeves-pound-ftse-100-business-live-news-updates
Our demand in the Guardian blog today 👇https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-stagnation-november-rachel-reeves-pound-ftse-100-business-live-news-updates
Privatisation has failed since 1989
People have no water because South East Water spent more on dividends that on infrastructure
Fines = irrelevant
Only way to get through to shareholders in 🇦🇺🇨🇦 is to take them out of the picture
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
People have no water because South East Water spent more on dividends that on infrastructure
Fines = irrelevant
Only way to get through to shareholders in 🇦🇺🇨🇦 is to take them out of the picture
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex
Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Privatisation has failed since 1989
People have no water because South East Water spent more on dividends that on infrastructure
Fines = irrelevant
Only way to get through to shareholders in 🇦🇺🇨🇦 is to take them out of the picture
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
People have no water because South East Water spent more on dividends that on infrastructure
Fines = irrelevant
Only way to get through to shareholders in 🇦🇺🇨🇦 is to take them out of the picture
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Unbelievable but true:
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
labourlist.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Unbelievable but true:
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
Thames Water's creditors want to be allowed to *pour raw sewage outside of legal limits until 2040* 🤯
Ofwat is delaying the decision, government must step in
Bring Thames Water into special administration NOW
Me for @labourlist.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/01/tham...
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
We were on Jeremey Kyle Live this morning on the South East Water scandal.
The water companies are letting us down and ripping us off.
The failed experiment of privatisation needs to end so we can get the service - and the water - we deserve. 1/2
The water companies are letting us down and ripping us off.
The failed experiment of privatisation needs to end so we can get the service - and the water - we deserve. 1/2
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
We were on Jeremey Kyle Live this morning on the South East Water scandal.
The water companies are letting us down and ripping us off.
The failed experiment of privatisation needs to end so we can get the service - and the water - we deserve. 1/2
The water companies are letting us down and ripping us off.
The failed experiment of privatisation needs to end so we can get the service - and the water - we deserve. 1/2
Nigel Farage said Reform wanted to nationalise water
Now that thousands of people in Kent and Sussex literally *don't have water* he's backtracked
BRING SOUTH EAST WATER INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
Now that thousands of people in Kent and Sussex literally *don't have water* he's backtracked
BRING SOUTH EAST WATER INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Nigel Farage said Reform wanted to nationalise water
Now that thousands of people in Kent and Sussex literally *don't have water* he's backtracked
BRING SOUTH EAST WATER INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
Now that thousands of people in Kent and Sussex literally *don't have water* he's backtracked
BRING SOUTH EAST WATER INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
Utterly outrageous situation with South East Water
Privatisation has failed
It won't be fixed by more investigations or the boss resigning
Government must withdraw their licence, they have failed to fulfil their statutory duties
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Privatisation has failed
It won't be fixed by more investigations or the boss resigning
Government must withdraw their licence, they have failed to fulfil their statutory duties
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘It’s a shambles’: Anger grows as thousands still without water in mass shortage
‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Utterly outrageous situation with South East Water
Privatisation has failed
It won't be fixed by more investigations or the boss resigning
Government must withdraw their licence, they have failed to fulfil their statutory duties
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Privatisation has failed
It won't be fixed by more investigations or the boss resigning
Government must withdraw their licence, they have failed to fulfil their statutory duties
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
If x/twitter is a town square, why don't we who live in this online town get any say over the rules?
We could all be members and get a vote if it was a coop
I wrote this back in 2018 about facebook but it's relevant to x/bluesky and it's relevant to now
weownit.org.uk/blog/5-reaso...
We could all be members and get a vote if it was a coop
I wrote this back in 2018 about facebook but it's relevant to x/bluesky and it's relevant to now
weownit.org.uk/blog/5-reaso...
5 reasons why Facebook should be in (global, cooperative) public ownership
Just like the railway, Facebook is a private monopoly running a public service. We, the public, don't have real competition and consumer choice, but we don't have a democratic say as citizens either.
weownit.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
If x/twitter is a town square, why don't we who live in this online town get any say over the rules?
We could all be members and get a vote if it was a coop
I wrote this back in 2018 about facebook but it's relevant to x/bluesky and it's relevant to now
weownit.org.uk/blog/5-reaso...
We could all be members and get a vote if it was a coop
I wrote this back in 2018 about facebook but it's relevant to x/bluesky and it's relevant to now
weownit.org.uk/blog/5-reaso...
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
Is it time for public ownership of water?
Majority of Thames Water customers want utility to be nationalised, new polling shows
Customers believe that Ofwat should reject the creditors’ deal and put Thames Water into special administration
leftfootforward.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Is it time for public ownership of water?
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
NEW: our polling shows Thames Water customers want it taken into public hands.
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
Majority of customers want Thames Water to be nationalised, polling finds
Amid soaring water bills and a court battle over a debt bailout for Thames Water, new polling has found its customers want nationalisation.
www.bigissue.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
NEW: our polling shows Thames Water customers want it taken into public hands.
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
The first time Thames Water customers have been asked their opinion!!
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Thames Water customers say service should be nationalised, new poll finds
OVER two thirds of Thames Water customers think the service should be nationalised and run in the public sector, a new poll found.In the first survey Thames Water users, 68 per cent of the 1,000 who r...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The first time Thames Water customers have been asked their opinion!!
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Excellent piece @jontrickett.bsky.social
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
Tax the Rich
Trust in the UK’s system of government is at a record low, with most Britons yearning for political change and economic reform. The Left must see through its radical solutions.
tribunemag.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Excellent piece @jontrickett.bsky.social
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
A handful of billionaires want us to fight each other on the internet instead of realising what's happened in the past 40 years
A vast transfer of YOUR assets from public to private ownership
Join us to fight back ✊ weownit.org.uk/people-not-p...
A vast transfer of YOUR assets from public to private ownership
Join us to fight back ✊ weownit.org.uk/people-not-p...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A handful of billionaires want us to fight each other on the internet instead of realising what's happened in the past 40 years
A vast transfer of YOUR assets from public to private ownership
Join us to fight back ✊ weownit.org.uk/people-not-p...
A vast transfer of YOUR assets from public to private ownership
Join us to fight back ✊ weownit.org.uk/people-not-p...
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
We agree with @laylamoran.bsky.social💯.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water failure predicted as MP questions reservoir plan
Thames Water says a planned £7.5bn reservoir is part of the biggest upgrade of its network in 150 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We agree with @laylamoran.bsky.social💯.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
I don't want Keir Starmer to "feel the frustration"
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I don't want Keir Starmer to "feel the frustration"
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
Reposted by Cat Hobbs
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
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🚨NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION🗓️
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
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If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
🚨NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION🗓️
If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
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If you're sick and tired of public services being run for profit not people, join us.
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📮Take back Royal Mail📮
"As recently as 2023, I posted 20+ Christmas cards a year. Last year I sent three...I would send more if prices were more reasonable"
"It should be stripped of the ‘Royal’ title. Or bring the company back into public ownership"
weownit.org.uk/news/dear-of...
"As recently as 2023, I posted 20+ Christmas cards a year. Last year I sent three...I would send more if prices were more reasonable"
"It should be stripped of the ‘Royal’ title. Or bring the company back into public ownership"
weownit.org.uk/news/dear-of...
Dear Ofcom...one supporter's response to the Royal Mail consultation
There this is a huge flaw in the promise of ‘next day delivery’ - one supporter's letter to Ofcom about stamp price increases.
weownit.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📮Take back Royal Mail📮
"As recently as 2023, I posted 20+ Christmas cards a year. Last year I sent three...I would send more if prices were more reasonable"
"It should be stripped of the ‘Royal’ title. Or bring the company back into public ownership"
weownit.org.uk/news/dear-of...
"As recently as 2023, I posted 20+ Christmas cards a year. Last year I sent three...I would send more if prices were more reasonable"
"It should be stripped of the ‘Royal’ title. Or bring the company back into public ownership"
weownit.org.uk/news/dear-of...
The public has had enough of this disgusting money-go-round at Thames Water
But did you know the company is asking to be allowed to *release sewage outside of current legal limits until 2035-40* ⁉️
Tell @ofwat.bsky.social to say NO weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But did you know the company is asking to be allowed to *release sewage outside of current legal limits until 2035-40* ⁉️
Tell @ofwat.bsky.social to say NO weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water defers controversial £2.5m in bonuses to bosses
Heavily indebted utility puts back ‘retention payments’ for 21 executives until new year amid search for rescue deal
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The public has had enough of this disgusting money-go-round at Thames Water
But did you know the company is asking to be allowed to *release sewage outside of current legal limits until 2035-40* ⁉️
Tell @ofwat.bsky.social to say NO weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But did you know the company is asking to be allowed to *release sewage outside of current legal limits until 2035-40* ⁉️
Tell @ofwat.bsky.social to say NO weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...