Alison Creigg
@acreigg.bsky.social
Just recently retired. Cat lover. Pro EU. Anti Tory. No DMs please
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“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement...
More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement...
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March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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High Court hearing today on Thames Water plan to borrow another £3bn.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash
Thames Water is hoping to secure an emergency cash injection or face runing out of money in weeks.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
High Court hearing today on Thames Water plan to borrow another £3bn.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
Already has £17bn debt, mostly to fund dividends, wants 53% price hike.
Nearly a third of customer bill covers interest payments. More debt= higher bills.
Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise at nominal price.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out.
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out
Analysis by campaign group finds utility company had highest rate of ‘no-flow’ samples of any water and sewerage firm in 2024
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out.
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Thames among England water and sewerage firms slapped with new class action.
£510m damages sought.
Govts and regulators defend abusive practices of water companies, let them dump sewage in rivers and fleece customers.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
www.cityam.com/thames-among...
£510m damages sought.
Govts and regulators defend abusive practices of water companies, let them dump sewage in rivers and fleece customers.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
www.cityam.com/thames-among...
Thames among British water and sewerage firms slapped with new class action
Water companies, including Thames Water and Yorkshire Water, are set to be hit with a new class action over allegations of overcharging on its water bills
www.cityam.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Thames among England water and sewerage firms slapped with new class action.
£510m damages sought.
Govts and regulators defend abusive practices of water companies, let them dump sewage in rivers and fleece customers.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
www.cityam.com/thames-among...
£510m damages sought.
Govts and regulators defend abusive practices of water companies, let them dump sewage in rivers and fleece customers.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
www.cityam.com/thames-among...
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#SpotTheScammer
@itvmlshow.bsky.social - impersonating Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Please R &B
@itvmlshow.bsky.social - impersonating Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Please R &B
January 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#SpotTheScammer
@itvmlshow.bsky.social - impersonating Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Please R &B
@itvmlshow.bsky.social - impersonating Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Please R &B
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
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In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8
January 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
In early 2020, a pandemic was spreading. The UK’s PM went on a 10 day half-term holiday during which he was uncontactable and the government went into panic mode, focusing, as Hancock related to the COVID enquiry, on buying enough body bags. 1/8
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Number crunching: Hike in water bills for Southern Water customers v CEO salary.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
January 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Number crunching: Hike in water bills for Southern Water customers v CEO salary.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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“It really is a slap in the face for the victims of the Post Office scandal that Fujitsu rakes in new multimillion-pound government contracts whilst they continue to wait for proper compensation”
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
UK Home Office hands Fujitsu contracts worth £25mn
IT provider at centre of Post Office scandal had said it would restrict bidding for public work
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“It really is a slap in the face for the victims of the Post Office scandal that Fujitsu rakes in new multimillion-pound government contracts whilst they continue to wait for proper compensation”
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
@jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/5669...
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Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses
Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I'm putting it plain & simple so people can understand, I'm terminally ill & spending how ever long i have left trying to change the law for a second time.
I can't do this without help, so please sign this & pass it on
#Disability
PLEASE HELP ME HELP YOU
I'm putting it plain & simple so people can understand, I'm terminally ill & spending how ever long i have left trying to change the law for a second time.
I can't do this without help, so please sign this & pass it on
#Disability
PLEASE HELP ME HELP YOU
Petition: Automatic fast track benefits for anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness.
I call on the government to automatically fast track anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness, not just those in their final year of life, so they can get essential financial support. We think this wo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 20, 2024 at 1:38 PM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
I'm putting it plain & simple so people can understand, I'm terminally ill & spending how ever long i have left trying to change the law for a second time.
I can't do this without help, so please sign this & pass it on
#Disability
PLEASE HELP ME HELP YOU
I'm putting it plain & simple so people can understand, I'm terminally ill & spending how ever long i have left trying to change the law for a second time.
I can't do this without help, so please sign this & pass it on
#Disability
PLEASE HELP ME HELP YOU
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Post Office spent £132m defending itself at inquiry.
It is a win-win for execs. Boosted their pay by extracting millions from innocent postmasters.
Don't bear the cost of inquiry. No clawback of pay. Retired on fat pension.
Likely to escape prosecution.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is a win-win for execs. Boosted their pay by extracting millions from innocent postmasters.
Don't bear the cost of inquiry. No clawback of pay. Retired on fat pension.
Likely to escape prosecution.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Post Office spent £132m defending itself at Horizon inquiry
The money relates to legal costs for the inquiry into the wrongful conviction of sub-postmasters.
www.bbc.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Post Office spent £132m defending itself at inquiry.
It is a win-win for execs. Boosted their pay by extracting millions from innocent postmasters.
Don't bear the cost of inquiry. No clawback of pay. Retired on fat pension.
Likely to escape prosecution.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is a win-win for execs. Boosted their pay by extracting millions from innocent postmasters.
Don't bear the cost of inquiry. No clawback of pay. Retired on fat pension.
Likely to escape prosecution.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Thames Water customers risk paying £263 a year extra to rescue firm.
Serial offender, dumped sewage for decades, neglected investment, borrowed to pay dividends.
Now wants customers to bail it out. They will own nothing.
Let it go bust. Nationalise at nominal cost
www.mirror.co.uk/money/thames...
Serial offender, dumped sewage for decades, neglected investment, borrowed to pay dividends.
Now wants customers to bail it out. They will own nothing.
Let it go bust. Nationalise at nominal cost
www.mirror.co.uk/money/thames...
Thames Water customers 'risk paying extra £263 a year' to rescue embattled firm
Campaigners say £800million cost of emergency loan will hit bill payers - as former government adviser adds to calls for Thames Water to be temporarily renationalised
www.mirror.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Thames Water customers risk paying £263 a year extra to rescue firm.
Serial offender, dumped sewage for decades, neglected investment, borrowed to pay dividends.
Now wants customers to bail it out. They will own nothing.
Let it go bust. Nationalise at nominal cost
www.mirror.co.uk/money/thames...
Serial offender, dumped sewage for decades, neglected investment, borrowed to pay dividends.
Now wants customers to bail it out. They will own nothing.
Let it go bust. Nationalise at nominal cost
www.mirror.co.uk/money/thames...
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This country needs to pull its finger out on many fronts.
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 AM
This country needs to pull its finger out on many fronts.
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Vulture auction of Thames Water.
Covalis offers £1bn to buy TW, flog assets to generate £4bn.
Buyers counting on mega hike in customer bills, asset-stripping.
Sewage dumping, cash extraction will continue.
Only nationalisation can safeguard water services.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Covalis offers £1bn to buy TW, flog assets to generate £4bn.
Buyers counting on mega hike in customer bills, asset-stripping.
Sewage dumping, cash extraction will continue.
Only nationalisation can safeguard water services.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Thames Water break up 'disastrous vulture auction'
www.gmb.org.uk
December 7, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Vulture auction of Thames Water.
Covalis offers £1bn to buy TW, flog assets to generate £4bn.
Buyers counting on mega hike in customer bills, asset-stripping.
Sewage dumping, cash extraction will continue.
Only nationalisation can safeguard water services.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Covalis offers £1bn to buy TW, flog assets to generate £4bn.
Buyers counting on mega hike in customer bills, asset-stripping.
Sewage dumping, cash extraction will continue.
Only nationalisation can safeguard water services.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
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If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
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Open season on UK pensioners.
Tories want to axe triple lock on pension, will kill thousands.
Average state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage.
Last yr 111,000 pensioners died in fuel poverty.
Billions available for foreign wars & corporate welfare
news.sky.com/story/tory-g...
Tories want to axe triple lock on pension, will kill thousands.
Average state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage.
Last yr 111,000 pensioners died in fuel poverty.
Billions available for foreign wars & corporate welfare
news.sky.com/story/tory-g...
Tory government could axe 'unsustainable' triple lock on pensions, shadow chancellor says
Labour has said Mel Stride's remarks are proof the Tories are "planning to betray pensioners" if they win the next election.
news.sky.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Open season on UK pensioners.
Tories want to axe triple lock on pension, will kill thousands.
Average state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage.
Last yr 111,000 pensioners died in fuel poverty.
Billions available for foreign wars & corporate welfare
news.sky.com/story/tory-g...
Tories want to axe triple lock on pension, will kill thousands.
Average state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage.
Last yr 111,000 pensioners died in fuel poverty.
Billions available for foreign wars & corporate welfare
news.sky.com/story/tory-g...
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Castle Water bids £4bn for control of Thames Water. Private equity also interested.
This is money from A to B, not into infrastructure.
New buyer still wants high customer bills, dividends, low investment.
Only nationalisation can end profiteering, solve crisis.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/busines...
This is money from A to B, not into infrastructure.
New buyer still wants high customer bills, dividends, low investment.
Only nationalisation can end profiteering, solve crisis.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/busines...
Castle Water among bidders ahead of Thames Water deadline for equity raise
Debt-laden Thames Water, which is the UK's biggest water supplier, has asked possible investors to put forward indicative bids by the end of Thursday
www.mirror.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Castle Water bids £4bn for control of Thames Water. Private equity also interested.
This is money from A to B, not into infrastructure.
New buyer still wants high customer bills, dividends, low investment.
Only nationalisation can end profiteering, solve crisis.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/busines...
This is money from A to B, not into infrastructure.
New buyer still wants high customer bills, dividends, low investment.
Only nationalisation can end profiteering, solve crisis.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/busines...
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England water firms push for higher shareholder returns.
NO. They picked customer pockets for years, paid high dividends, neglected investment.
They charged for sewage disposal, dumped it in rivers. Customers due a refund.
Let them go bust. Nationalise.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
NO. They picked customer pockets for years, paid high dividends, neglected investment.
They charged for sewage disposal, dumped it in rivers. Customers due a refund.
Let them go bust. Nationalise.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Water firms push for higher shareholder returns as Ofwat considers bills increase
Companies say higher returns are needed to ensure record infrastructure investment across industry is delivered
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:11 AM
England water firms push for higher shareholder returns.
NO. They picked customer pockets for years, paid high dividends, neglected investment.
They charged for sewage disposal, dumped it in rivers. Customers due a refund.
Let them go bust. Nationalise.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
NO. They picked customer pockets for years, paid high dividends, neglected investment.
They charged for sewage disposal, dumped it in rivers. Customers due a refund.
Let them go bust. Nationalise.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...