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@mrjamesob.bsky.social pure comedy bw Mr OB and his poor producer! Where is Keith today? @lbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Public ownership of energy central to industrial strategy in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark. Gives the state levers for protecting people, controlling business costs, inflation.

UK privatised energy; struggles to control poverty, inflation; watches businesses collapse

Nationalise energy
With bills having gone up, it’s time to take energy back into public ownership
The obscene profits of the energy industry show the sector is broken
leftfootforward.org
April 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn.

All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS.

Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments.

NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.
GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn
The London-listed company will be bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners.
www.independent.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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The problem is sociopathic corporate greed. 🧐
April 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Record 4.5m UK children are living in poverty.

They are likely to face health, educational and employment problems.

Yet govts hit the poor - low wages, two child benefit cap, disability benefit cut, unchecked profiteering, poor housing.

Save the future. Demand redistribution.
Record 4.5m children in poverty in UK as cuts condemned as ‘morally repugnant’
Data published on day after Labour announces cuts that analysts say will hit children and disabled people hardest
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM