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Let me state a fundamental democratic problem as starkly as possible: if you want to build a career in political journalism you can't meaningfully describe what's actually happening in the political system.
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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"Really, really powerful cashflows"
BlackRock's podcast recently talked about how much they love monopolistic utility companies!

After 40 years of privatisation we want those cashflows reinvested back into OUR infrastructure 💧⚡️

Me for @politicshome.bsky.social

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Privatisation has failed – Labour ministers should not repeat the experiment
Is private ownership of our critical infrastructure working? Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It, argues privatisation has failed – so Lab...
www.politicshome.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS will remain
1. publicly funded.
2. free at the point of delivery.

Silent on what is happening in-between.

NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.

Say NO to NHS privatisation.
January 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water.

📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.

#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.

Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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At least 150 MPs, Peers, civil society organisations and activists, trade union leaders, cultural figures, healthworkers and many more have signed a statement condemning police barring 18 January march from the BBC.

Full list here 🔽 stopwar.org.uk/article/stat...

#WeWillMarch
Statement on police barring 18 January march at the BBC
The right to free speech is precious. We call on the police to drop their objections and allow the protest to go...
stopwar.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Rachel Reeves must look at the option of tax on multi millionaires www.theguardian.com/business/202...

More cuts to public services would be terrible news for the economy as well as quality of life

No austerity means REVERSING the cuts from the past 14 years 👇👇👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...
The truth about what 14 years of CUTS looks like
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Forget the ‘red wall’: the 'graduate without a future' is the voter politicians need to woo | Dan Evans
January 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Elon Musk’s fascist turn isn’t puzzling at all.

It’s all about labour 🧵
January 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM