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.
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The problem of PFI explained in 60 seconds 👇
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The problem of PFI explained in 60 seconds 👇
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NEW: £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs, by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions. By:
⛴️ Private equity firms
🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens
Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
⛴️ Private equity firms
🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens
Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
NEW: £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs, by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions. By:
⛴️ Private equity firms
🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens
Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
⛴️ Private equity firms
🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens
Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rachel Reeves needs to save money - how about
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Rachel Reeves needs to save money - how about
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
💰renegotiating wasteful old PFI contracts
💰NOT introducing new ones
Right now
🏥Hospitals are paid for up to 27x over
🏥NHS trusts spend more on PFI debt than on medicines
Sign now, deadline Tuesday 👇👇👇
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
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Private finance means that you - as a taxpayer - pay many times over for the same thing.
Say no to new NHS private finance. Make sure your name is on the petition 👇
vist.ly/4eai4
Say no to new NHS private finance. Make sure your name is on the petition 👇
vist.ly/4eai4
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Private finance means that you - as a taxpayer - pay many times over for the same thing.
Say no to new NHS private finance. Make sure your name is on the petition 👇
vist.ly/4eai4
Say no to new NHS private finance. Make sure your name is on the petition 👇
vist.ly/4eai4
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🎁This government has been busy doing some re-packaging.
We've been told that PFI won't be used again in our NHS....1/3
We've been told that PFI won't be used again in our NHS....1/3
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🎁This government has been busy doing some re-packaging.
We've been told that PFI won't be used again in our NHS....1/3
We've been told that PFI won't be used again in our NHS....1/3
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This government is considering introducing more private finance into our NHS.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This government is considering introducing more private finance into our NHS.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
They're promising to learn from past mistakes about PFI, but this promise has been made time and time again.
Sign our petition and tell them you don't want any more private finance in the NHS. Link in the first comment.
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Private companies operating care services in just three regions of England made £250m profits in 3 years,
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years
More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Private companies operating care services in just three regions of England made £250m profits in 3 years,
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
£87.7m of profits went to care providers owned by private equity controlled from tax havens.
Profits mean money buys less. Higher taxes for less service.
Say NO to privatisation.
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust will have to pay back 27X what was borrowed under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).
We can't let the rip off continue.
✍️Sign now and say NO to new NHS private finance.
We can't let the rip off continue.
✍️Sign now and say NO to new NHS private finance.
Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust will have to pay back 27X what was borrowed under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI).
We can't let the rip off continue.
✍️Sign now and say NO to new NHS private finance.
We can't let the rip off continue.
✍️Sign now and say NO to new NHS private finance.
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The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' to be divvied up between private interests. It's OUR service & must remain THE NHS providing healthcare for all.
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' - it's a public health service
YouTube video by Keep Our NHS Public
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' to be divvied up between private interests. It's OUR service & must remain THE NHS providing healthcare for all.
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
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Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social now at the event in parliament highlighting how pouring money into the private sector for apparent short term gain while leaving the NHS financially unstable, is a complete false economy.
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social now at the event in parliament highlighting how pouring money into the private sector for apparent short term gain while leaving the NHS financially unstable, is a complete false economy.
The BBC is an incredible publicly owned institution that everyone in this country should be proud of 📺
It is "by miles the most watched, listened to and read of all platforms in the UK" and "most trusted, at 60%"
Excellent piece @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It is "by miles the most watched, listened to and read of all platforms in the UK" and "most trusted, at 60%"
Excellent piece @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The BBC is an incredible publicly owned institution that everyone in this country should be proud of 📺
It is "by miles the most watched, listened to and read of all platforms in the UK" and "most trusted, at 60%"
Excellent piece @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It is "by miles the most watched, listened to and read of all platforms in the UK" and "most trusted, at 60%"
Excellent piece @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🕐We've got 16 days to keep private finance out of our NHS, ahead of the Autumn budget.
🔮Our case is crystal clear: private finance will always be a rip-off for our NHS.
✍️Take 2 mins now to write to your MP - give them all the facts about NHS private finance by reading our briefing.
🔮Our case is crystal clear: private finance will always be a rip-off for our NHS.
✍️Take 2 mins now to write to your MP - give them all the facts about NHS private finance by reading our briefing.
Email your MP - give them the facts about new NHS private finance
Email your MP - give them the facts about new NHS private finance
weownit.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🕐We've got 16 days to keep private finance out of our NHS, ahead of the Autumn budget.
🔮Our case is crystal clear: private finance will always be a rip-off for our NHS.
✍️Take 2 mins now to write to your MP - give them all the facts about NHS private finance by reading our briefing.
🔮Our case is crystal clear: private finance will always be a rip-off for our NHS.
✍️Take 2 mins now to write to your MP - give them all the facts about NHS private finance by reading our briefing.
Are you passionate about public services for people not profit?
Last chance to apply to work with @weownit.org.uk on operations or communications and campaign support
Deadline: tomorrow Sunday 9th November
weownit.org.uk/about-us/vac...
Last chance to apply to work with @weownit.org.uk on operations or communications and campaign support
Deadline: tomorrow Sunday 9th November
weownit.org.uk/about-us/vac...
Work with us
weownit.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Are you passionate about public services for people not profit?
Last chance to apply to work with @weownit.org.uk on operations or communications and campaign support
Deadline: tomorrow Sunday 9th November
weownit.org.uk/about-us/vac...
Last chance to apply to work with @weownit.org.uk on operations or communications and campaign support
Deadline: tomorrow Sunday 9th November
weownit.org.uk/about-us/vac...
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🚨Last chance to apply!
We're looking for two people to strengthen our team and be a voice for all the people across the country who want to see our public services in public hands.
Deadline for applications is Sunday, 9 November at midnight.
To apply, head on to our website: vist.ly/4dbje
We're looking for two people to strengthen our team and be a voice for all the people across the country who want to see our public services in public hands.
Deadline for applications is Sunday, 9 November at midnight.
To apply, head on to our website: vist.ly/4dbje
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨Last chance to apply!
We're looking for two people to strengthen our team and be a voice for all the people across the country who want to see our public services in public hands.
Deadline for applications is Sunday, 9 November at midnight.
To apply, head on to our website: vist.ly/4dbje
We're looking for two people to strengthen our team and be a voice for all the people across the country who want to see our public services in public hands.
Deadline for applications is Sunday, 9 November at midnight.
To apply, head on to our website: vist.ly/4dbje
Great to speak at the @ethical-consumer.bsky.social conference this morning
Imagine if normal people owned more of the economy we depend on... 💰🍎💧🚄💻⚡️⚽️
Imagine if normal people owned more of the economy we depend on... 💰🍎💧🚄💻⚡️⚽️
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Great to speak at the @ethical-consumer.bsky.social conference this morning
Imagine if normal people owned more of the economy we depend on... 💰🍎💧🚄💻⚡️⚽️
Imagine if normal people owned more of the economy we depend on... 💰🍎💧🚄💻⚡️⚽️
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💰💰💰PFI cost us £80bn for just £13bn of actual investment in our NHS
🤯 And now the government want to use MORE private finance ?!?
❌ We say no to the private finance rip off. We're handing in this petition to the Treasury on the 18th November. Make sure your name is on it.
🤯 And now the government want to use MORE private finance ?!?
❌ We say no to the private finance rip off. We're handing in this petition to the Treasury on the 18th November. Make sure your name is on it.
Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
💰💰💰PFI cost us £80bn for just £13bn of actual investment in our NHS
🤯 And now the government want to use MORE private finance ?!?
❌ We say no to the private finance rip off. We're handing in this petition to the Treasury on the 18th November. Make sure your name is on it.
🤯 And now the government want to use MORE private finance ?!?
❌ We say no to the private finance rip off. We're handing in this petition to the Treasury on the 18th November. Make sure your name is on it.
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The government’s new Railways Bill, tabled today in the House of Commons, sets Great British Railways up to fail and passengers to be disappointed.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
3 ways the government's Railways Bill fails passengers
The Railways Bill is an opportunity to deliver a railway that works for passengers, not profit. The bill is currently failing to deliver that.
weownit.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The government’s new Railways Bill, tabled today in the House of Commons, sets Great British Railways up to fail and passengers to be disappointed.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
👀Take a look at our response to the Bill.
Great British Railways legislation out today! 🎉🚄
Here are 5 ways the government can use public ownership to bring down our extortionate rail fares 🔽
labourlist.org/2025/08/publ...
Here are 5 ways the government can use public ownership to bring down our extortionate rail fares 🔽
labourlist.org/2025/08/publ...
'Five ways to bring rail fares down with public ownership' - LabourList
This Labour government cannot afford to be unambitious about our railway and risk the flagship policy of public ownership.
labourlist.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Great British Railways legislation out today! 🎉🚄
Here are 5 ways the government can use public ownership to bring down our extortionate rail fares 🔽
labourlist.org/2025/08/publ...
Here are 5 ways the government can use public ownership to bring down our extortionate rail fares 🔽
labourlist.org/2025/08/publ...
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Great British Railways legislation out today! 🎉A once in a lifetime opportunity
To make public ownership a huge success we need
🚅fare reductions
🚅Switzerland levels of investment
🚅passenger representation
🚅no more wasteful competition
🚅rolling stock in public hands
weownit.org.uk/news/new-gre...
To make public ownership a huge success we need
🚅fare reductions
🚅Switzerland levels of investment
🚅passenger representation
🚅no more wasteful competition
🚅rolling stock in public hands
weownit.org.uk/news/new-gre...
New Great British Railways legislation out today
After 30 years of failed privatisation, the government's new legislation is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the railway this country deserves. But public ownership is just the starting point.
weownit.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Great British Railways legislation out today! 🎉A once in a lifetime opportunity
To make public ownership a huge success we need
🚅fare reductions
🚅Switzerland levels of investment
🚅passenger representation
🚅no more wasteful competition
🚅rolling stock in public hands
weownit.org.uk/news/new-gre...
To make public ownership a huge success we need
🚅fare reductions
🚅Switzerland levels of investment
🚅passenger representation
🚅no more wasteful competition
🚅rolling stock in public hands
weownit.org.uk/news/new-gre...
MASSIVE U-turn from Nigel Farage on public ownership yesterday 👇
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Reform just tore up their promise to YOU
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MASSIVE U-turn from Nigel Farage on public ownership yesterday 👇
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
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We've already paid for desperately needed investment in our water system through our bills.
But - somehow - that money disappeared into the pockets of private shareholders. 🧐
Ofwat's response? They want us to pay for it all over again 😡 1/2
vist.ly/4ctyt
But - somehow - that money disappeared into the pockets of private shareholders. 🧐
Ofwat's response? They want us to pay for it all over again 😡 1/2
vist.ly/4ctyt
Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've already paid for desperately needed investment in our water system through our bills.
But - somehow - that money disappeared into the pockets of private shareholders. 🧐
Ofwat's response? They want us to pay for it all over again 😡 1/2
vist.ly/4ctyt
But - somehow - that money disappeared into the pockets of private shareholders. 🧐
Ofwat's response? They want us to pay for it all over again 😡 1/2
vist.ly/4ctyt
Totally scandalous
@ofwat.bsky.social allowed our bills to go up meaning privatised water firms now charging us TWICE over according to @riveractionuk.bsky.social
Say NO to all water company requests, bring into public ownership when they collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@ofwat.bsky.social allowed our bills to go up meaning privatised water firms now charging us TWICE over according to @riveractionuk.bsky.social
Say NO to all water company requests, bring into public ownership when they collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Totally scandalous
@ofwat.bsky.social allowed our bills to go up meaning privatised water firms now charging us TWICE over according to @riveractionuk.bsky.social
Say NO to all water company requests, bring into public ownership when they collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@ofwat.bsky.social allowed our bills to go up meaning privatised water firms now charging us TWICE over according to @riveractionuk.bsky.social
Say NO to all water company requests, bring into public ownership when they collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Look at everything that's been stolen from you since 2010 👇👇👇
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled in the same time period from £250 billion to £620 billion ⤴️
The government must tax multi millionaires and GIVE US BACK our public services
youtube.com/watch?v=1XN49APTitw&feature=youtu.be
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled in the same time period from £250 billion to £620 billion ⤴️
The government must tax multi millionaires and GIVE US BACK our public services
youtube.com/watch?v=1XN49APTitw&feature=youtu.be
The truth about what 14 years of CUTS looks like
YouTube video by We Own It
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Look at everything that's been stolen from you since 2010 👇👇👇
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled in the same time period from £250 billion to £620 billion ⤴️
The government must tax multi millionaires and GIVE US BACK our public services
youtube.com/watch?v=1XN49APTitw&feature=youtu.be
UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled in the same time period from £250 billion to £620 billion ⤴️
The government must tax multi millionaires and GIVE US BACK our public services
youtube.com/watch?v=1XN49APTitw&feature=youtu.be
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This is so powerful.
Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further.
vist.ly/4cmrj
#NHS #publicownership
Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further.
vist.ly/4cmrj
#NHS #publicownership
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is so powerful.
Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further.
vist.ly/4cmrj
#NHS #publicownership
Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further.
vist.ly/4cmrj
#NHS #publicownership
Reform previously committed to 50% public ownership for "critical national infrastructure"
This morning Farage was asked about "Nationalisation Nigel"
He said he believes that for *certain failing* industries he believes in *short term* *partial* nationalisation
Caveat much?
This morning Farage was asked about "Nationalisation Nigel"
He said he believes that for *certain failing* industries he believes in *short term* *partial* nationalisation
Caveat much?
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reform previously committed to 50% public ownership for "critical national infrastructure"
This morning Farage was asked about "Nationalisation Nigel"
He said he believes that for *certain failing* industries he believes in *short term* *partial* nationalisation
Caveat much?
This morning Farage was asked about "Nationalisation Nigel"
He said he believes that for *certain failing* industries he believes in *short term* *partial* nationalisation
Caveat much?