Matthew Topham
@mjhtopham.bsky.social
📢 Lead Campaigner @we-own-it.bsky.social to #StopTheSewage
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West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
It's our social security — our insurance.
Protecting those disabled people already on PIP is an important first step.
But it's our futures that are behind sold down the river.
Protecting those disabled people already on PIP is an important first step.
But it's our futures that are behind sold down the river.
Left: Louise Haigh, "I will support the government on Tuesday in recognition they've made significant progress, and protecting the incomes of 400,000 disabled people across the country"
Right: Rosie Jones, "They're not thinking about the millions of people who will become disabled in the future"
Right: Rosie Jones, "They're not thinking about the millions of people who will become disabled in the future"
June 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's our social security — our insurance.
Protecting those disabled people already on PIP is an important first step.
But it's our futures that are behind sold down the river.
Protecting those disabled people already on PIP is an important first step.
But it's our futures that are behind sold down the river.
Thames Water's lenders must not be allowed to bully the government.
It is in the national interest to end the farce and bring Thames Water into public hands.
It's cheaper. It's fairer. It's cleaner.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It is in the national interest to end the farce and bring Thames Water into public hands.
It's cheaper. It's fairer. It's cleaner.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water lenders demand government blocks campaigners from legal action
Creditors owed £13bn say ministers should prioritise ‘environmental betterment over punitive enforcement’
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Thames Water's lenders must not be allowed to bully the government.
It is in the national interest to end the farce and bring Thames Water into public hands.
It's cheaper. It's fairer. It's cleaner.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It is in the national interest to end the farce and bring Thames Water into public hands.
It's cheaper. It's fairer. It's cleaner.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay
The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
"Thames Water is sinking under a torrent of debt, fines, and pollution."
"The only way to stop this is nationalisation."
🎯 Gary Carter from @GMB_Union in the local paper.
"The only way to stop this is nationalisation."
🎯 Gary Carter from @GMB_Union in the local paper.
June 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Thames Water is sinking under a torrent of debt, fines, and pollution."
"The only way to stop this is nationalisation."
🎯 Gary Carter from @GMB_Union in the local paper.
"The only way to stop this is nationalisation."
🎯 Gary Carter from @GMB_Union in the local paper.
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I was a civil servant in the Dept for Transport in 1990s when the then Tory minister for London rejected extending bus deregulation to London, describing its operation elsewhere as "a pile of crap". Even Tories are right sometimes. @cathobbs.bsky.social @pedrojuk.bsky.social @mjhtopham.bsky.social
Don’t miss the bus! 🚌
Just 3 days left to tell your MP to put passengers in the driving seat with their Buses Bill.
Email your MP in just 1 min 👇
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Just 3 days left to tell your MP to put passengers in the driving seat with their Buses Bill.
Email your MP in just 1 min 👇
vist.ly/3n5j42u
May 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I was a civil servant in the Dept for Transport in 1990s when the then Tory minister for London rejected extending bus deregulation to London, describing its operation elsewhere as "a pile of crap". Even Tories are right sometimes. @cathobbs.bsky.social @pedrojuk.bsky.social @mjhtopham.bsky.social
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🍺 @acs.org recently published a study which found #PFAS in US beers.
⚠️ Scientists found that beers produced in areas with higher levels of PFAS in drinking water were more likely to be contaminated.
Read more in our latest news story ➡️ buff.ly/WCVR0kB
#WaterPollution #HarmfulChemicals
⚠️ Scientists found that beers produced in areas with higher levels of PFAS in drinking water were more likely to be contaminated.
Read more in our latest news story ➡️ buff.ly/WCVR0kB
#WaterPollution #HarmfulChemicals
New US Study Finds Forever Chemicals in Beers
A new US study has found PFAS in beers. Some of the beers had levels of PFAS that exceeded drinking water limits set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
buff.ly
May 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🍺 @acs.org recently published a study which found #PFAS in US beers.
⚠️ Scientists found that beers produced in areas with higher levels of PFAS in drinking water were more likely to be contaminated.
Read more in our latest news story ➡️ buff.ly/WCVR0kB
#WaterPollution #HarmfulChemicals
⚠️ Scientists found that beers produced in areas with higher levels of PFAS in drinking water were more likely to be contaminated.
Read more in our latest news story ➡️ buff.ly/WCVR0kB
#WaterPollution #HarmfulChemicals
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Delighted to join @cathobbs.bsky.social and @mjhtopham.bsky.social from @weownit.org.uk yesterday in @loisred.bsky.social search for her MP Steve Reed, Environment Secretary, to make case for public ownership of water. We didn't find him but will keep trying.
May 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Delighted to join @cathobbs.bsky.social and @mjhtopham.bsky.social from @weownit.org.uk yesterday in @loisred.bsky.social search for her MP Steve Reed, Environment Secretary, to make case for public ownership of water. We didn't find him but will keep trying.
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📣 We're currently running our April Bio-Blitz! 🌼
We need 100 people to make 10 observations each of plants and wildlife on the iNaturalist App 🌳
🏡 Make a difference from your doorstep and join us in helping Nature in Alwoodley 🐞
➡️ Follow this link to sign up: sites.google.com/alwoodley203...
We need 100 people to make 10 observations each of plants and wildlife on the iNaturalist App 🌳
🏡 Make a difference from your doorstep and join us in helping Nature in Alwoodley 🐞
➡️ Follow this link to sign up: sites.google.com/alwoodley203...
April 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📣 We're currently running our April Bio-Blitz! 🌼
We need 100 people to make 10 observations each of plants and wildlife on the iNaturalist App 🌳
🏡 Make a difference from your doorstep and join us in helping Nature in Alwoodley 🐞
➡️ Follow this link to sign up: sites.google.com/alwoodley203...
We need 100 people to make 10 observations each of plants and wildlife on the iNaturalist App 🌳
🏡 Make a difference from your doorstep and join us in helping Nature in Alwoodley 🐞
➡️ Follow this link to sign up: sites.google.com/alwoodley203...
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🚨 JUST OUT — privatised water companies DUMPED sewage for MILLION hours in 2024.
Are you sick of this 💩? Do you want to end the profit from pollution crisis?
Sign our petition for public ownership, starting with Thames Water: tinyurl.com/cd9y2pf8
Are you sick of this 💩? Do you want to end the profit from pollution crisis?
Sign our petition for public ownership, starting with Thames Water: tinyurl.com/cd9y2pf8
March 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚨 JUST OUT — privatised water companies DUMPED sewage for MILLION hours in 2024.
Are you sick of this 💩? Do you want to end the profit from pollution crisis?
Sign our petition for public ownership, starting with Thames Water: tinyurl.com/cd9y2pf8
Are you sick of this 💩? Do you want to end the profit from pollution crisis?
Sign our petition for public ownership, starting with Thames Water: tinyurl.com/cd9y2pf8
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Portland's tram helps slash emissions.
West Yorkshire had a HUGE network for over 50 years.
THIS is how we make transport work for everyone: people and planet.
Sign the petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/br...
West Yorkshire had a HUGE network for over 50 years.
THIS is how we make transport work for everyone: people and planet.
Sign the petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/br...
March 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Portland's tram helps slash emissions.
West Yorkshire had a HUGE network for over 50 years.
THIS is how we make transport work for everyone: people and planet.
Sign the petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/br...
West Yorkshire had a HUGE network for over 50 years.
THIS is how we make transport work for everyone: people and planet.
Sign the petition: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/br...
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🎉South Yorkshire buses are coming back into public control!
🚏🚍Next stop needs to be public ownership.
@mjhtopham.bsky.social on BBC Look North today, on ending the privatisation death spiral.
🚏🚍Next stop needs to be public ownership.
@mjhtopham.bsky.social on BBC Look North today, on ending the privatisation death spiral.
March 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🎉South Yorkshire buses are coming back into public control!
🚏🚍Next stop needs to be public ownership.
@mjhtopham.bsky.social on BBC Look North today, on ending the privatisation death spiral.
🚏🚍Next stop needs to be public ownership.
@mjhtopham.bsky.social on BBC Look North today, on ending the privatisation death spiral.
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📣Win for public ownership 🥳
“It’s a testament to the people of South Yorkshire that the Mayor’s now delivering a reform that could over time boost reliability, integrate tickets and routes, and halt or reverse cuts.”
@mjhtopham.bsky.social in Yorkshire Post
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transpo...
“It’s a testament to the people of South Yorkshire that the Mayor’s now delivering a reform that could over time boost reliability, integrate tickets and routes, and halt or reverse cuts.”
@mjhtopham.bsky.social in Yorkshire Post
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transpo...
'Back to the future' - South Yorkshire buses back under public control
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard said that the region is going “back to the future” after making the landmark decision to take buses back under public control.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📣Win for public ownership 🥳
“It’s a testament to the people of South Yorkshire that the Mayor’s now delivering a reform that could over time boost reliability, integrate tickets and routes, and halt or reverse cuts.”
@mjhtopham.bsky.social in Yorkshire Post
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transpo...
“It’s a testament to the people of South Yorkshire that the Mayor’s now delivering a reform that could over time boost reliability, integrate tickets and routes, and halt or reverse cuts.”
@mjhtopham.bsky.social in Yorkshire Post
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transpo...
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Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free
March 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free
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#StopTheWaterScam
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Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
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Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
StopTheWaterScam
YouTube video by Ilkley Clean River Group
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March 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#StopTheWaterScam
youtube.com/shorts/GrlqQ... your MP shorturl.at/qwNrp
Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
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Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
❌ Jon Cunliffe of the government's supposedly 'Independent' Water Commission claims they can't find evidence that water OWNERSHIP matters.
✅ Glasgow hosts a 'universally acknowledged' expert who says PRIVATISATION is worse.
✍️ Ask them to look again: weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
✅ Glasgow hosts a 'universally acknowledged' expert who says PRIVATISATION is worse.
✍️ Ask them to look again: weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
!["[Our] analysis has not thrown a clear relationship between company ownership and performance." - Independent Commission
"Not a single privatised water utility comes even close to their [best public operators'] performance." - Prof Asit Biswas, Water Prize Winner](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lynjo6zss2ldayokua3nq5bx/bafkreigah7prsoyhnw3omhwkq4hooh2772x55zzk3yfplplwnxhfncgfqi@jpeg)
March 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
❌ Jon Cunliffe of the government's supposedly 'Independent' Water Commission claims they can't find evidence that water OWNERSHIP matters.
✅ Glasgow hosts a 'universally acknowledged' expert who says PRIVATISATION is worse.
✍️ Ask them to look again: weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
✅ Glasgow hosts a 'universally acknowledged' expert who says PRIVATISATION is worse.
✍️ Ask them to look again: weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
"If we want to build a world that is beautiful, kind, and fair, then our activism must be beautiful, kind, and fair too."
The latest campaign from the Craftivist at Leeds Sanctuary.
Check it out here 👇 on the Climate Action Leeds blogs.
www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/post/fashion...
The latest campaign from the Craftivist at Leeds Sanctuary.
Check it out here 👇 on the Climate Action Leeds blogs.
www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/post/fashion...
Fashioning a new future: Can you help Leeds Craftivists push for political change?
By Laura Fetherston, Climate Action Leeds volunteerA Leeds group has invited local people to contribute clothes for a creative effort to protect the planet and the textile workers who supply the UK's ...
www.climateactionleeds.org.uk
March 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"If we want to build a world that is beautiful, kind, and fair, then our activism must be beautiful, kind, and fair too."
The latest campaign from the Craftivist at Leeds Sanctuary.
Check it out here 👇 on the Climate Action Leeds blogs.
www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/post/fashion...
The latest campaign from the Craftivist at Leeds Sanctuary.
Check it out here 👇 on the Climate Action Leeds blogs.
www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/post/fashion...
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The proposed Bradford-Leeds Tram line gets...
⏩ X2 the support from 18-35 year olds compared to those over 65
⏭️ its highest support from those studying, working or living on the route.
To get the FULL benefits we need a Full network. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2497296...
⏩ X2 the support from 18-35 year olds compared to those over 65
⏭️ its highest support from those studying, working or living on the route.
To get the FULL benefits we need a Full network. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2497296...
Generational divide over plans for trams between Leeds and Bradford
BRADFORD Council will continue to push for a tram line that passes through Holme Wood and re-use old rail routes – despite that route not being…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The proposed Bradford-Leeds Tram line gets...
⏩ X2 the support from 18-35 year olds compared to those over 65
⏭️ its highest support from those studying, working or living on the route.
To get the FULL benefits we need a Full network. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2497296...
⏩ X2 the support from 18-35 year olds compared to those over 65
⏭️ its highest support from those studying, working or living on the route.
To get the FULL benefits we need a Full network. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2497296...
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🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation.
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
Steve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own It
Steve Reed must put public ownership back on the table.
weownit.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation.
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯
We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰
Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
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“The public is being treated as a minor stakeholder by water companies, regulators and government…the public funds the water sector, are passionate about their local environment & have been the driving force for change in the water sector….” Prof malby www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
The People's Commission on the Water Sector
www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“The public is being treated as a minor stakeholder by water companies, regulators and government…the public funds the water sector, are passionate about their local environment & have been the driving force for change in the water sector….” Prof malby www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
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Do you agree with @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social that Thames Water should come into public ownership?
Nearly 35,000 people have already signed our petition calling for just that.
Help us hit that target — add your name here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Nearly 35,000 people have already signed our petition calling for just that.
Help us hit that target — add your name here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
January 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Do you agree with @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social that Thames Water should come into public ownership?
Nearly 35,000 people have already signed our petition calling for just that.
Help us hit that target — add your name here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Nearly 35,000 people have already signed our petition calling for just that.
Help us hit that target — add your name here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
🎉 We did it! 🎉
In less than 24 hours, campaigners across the country took our Thames Water petition from 25,000 to 30,500.
Do you agree with bringing privatised water companies, like Thames Water, into public ownership?
Sign ✍️ and share 🔁 NOW! weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
In less than 24 hours, campaigners across the country took our Thames Water petition from 25,000 to 30,500.
Do you agree with bringing privatised water companies, like Thames Water, into public ownership?
Sign ✍️ and share 🔁 NOW! weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
January 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🎉 We did it! 🎉
In less than 24 hours, campaigners across the country took our Thames Water petition from 25,000 to 30,500.
Do you agree with bringing privatised water companies, like Thames Water, into public ownership?
Sign ✍️ and share 🔁 NOW! weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
In less than 24 hours, campaigners across the country took our Thames Water petition from 25,000 to 30,500.
Do you agree with bringing privatised water companies, like Thames Water, into public ownership?
Sign ✍️ and share 🔁 NOW! weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
And there you have it.
For all the Labour government's noise about tackling the sewage scandal...
...their policies are designed to sound good but have no REAL impact.
e.g., introducing a bonus ban they know will be dodged.
⚠️ Public ownership NOW. ⚠️
www.ft.com/content/6b6e...
For all the Labour government's noise about tackling the sewage scandal...
...their policies are designed to sound good but have no REAL impact.
e.g., introducing a bonus ban they know will be dodged.
⚠️ Public ownership NOW. ⚠️
www.ft.com/content/6b6e...
Thames Water plans to hike bosses’ pay in response to bonus caps
UK’s debt-laden utility warns it will raise salaries if bonus restrictions are enforced by regulator Ofwat
www.ft.com
January 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
And there you have it.
For all the Labour government's noise about tackling the sewage scandal...
...their policies are designed to sound good but have no REAL impact.
e.g., introducing a bonus ban they know will be dodged.
⚠️ Public ownership NOW. ⚠️
www.ft.com/content/6b6e...
For all the Labour government's noise about tackling the sewage scandal...
...their policies are designed to sound good but have no REAL impact.
e.g., introducing a bonus ban they know will be dodged.
⚠️ Public ownership NOW. ⚠️
www.ft.com/content/6b6e...
✂️ Winter Fuel Allowance — CUT
📈 Bus Cap — HIKED
💡 Energy Bills — RISING
And now Ofwat could sign off up to 80% increases in water bills for some households in JUST 7 days’ time.
Privatisation is a rip-off.
Sign our petition to stop the hikes before next Thursday. weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop...
📈 Bus Cap — HIKED
💡 Energy Bills — RISING
And now Ofwat could sign off up to 80% increases in water bills for some households in JUST 7 days’ time.
Privatisation is a rip-off.
Sign our petition to stop the hikes before next Thursday. weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop...
Say NO to a shareholder bailout: stop the water bill hikes!
weownit.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:03 PM
✂️ Winter Fuel Allowance — CUT
📈 Bus Cap — HIKED
💡 Energy Bills — RISING
And now Ofwat could sign off up to 80% increases in water bills for some households in JUST 7 days’ time.
Privatisation is a rip-off.
Sign our petition to stop the hikes before next Thursday. weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop...
📈 Bus Cap — HIKED
💡 Energy Bills — RISING
And now Ofwat could sign off up to 80% increases in water bills for some households in JUST 7 days’ time.
Privatisation is a rip-off.
Sign our petition to stop the hikes before next Thursday. weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop...
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🔊 EXPLAINED IN 60 SECONDS 🔊
Have you heard about the secret Thames Water deal that could cost households £250+ a year?
@GraceBlakeley.bsky.social breaks down what's at stake — and how public ownership can stop the crisis.
✍️ Sign the petition to stop it here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Have you heard about the secret Thames Water deal that could cost households £250+ a year?
@GraceBlakeley.bsky.social breaks down what's at stake — and how public ownership can stop the crisis.
✍️ Sign the petition to stop it here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
December 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM
🔊 EXPLAINED IN 60 SECONDS 🔊
Have you heard about the secret Thames Water deal that could cost households £250+ a year?
@GraceBlakeley.bsky.social breaks down what's at stake — and how public ownership can stop the crisis.
✍️ Sign the petition to stop it here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...
Have you heard about the secret Thames Water deal that could cost households £250+ a year?
@GraceBlakeley.bsky.social breaks down what's at stake — and how public ownership can stop the crisis.
✍️ Sign the petition to stop it here: weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...