Common Wealth
@cmmonwealth.bsky.social
We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
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“It is very easy to forget that society has massively changed in the past, and it can massively change again.”
The dual crises of climate breakdown and the growing unaffordability of essentials require a new approach.
We must plan for our future.
This is how.
The dual crises of climate breakdown and the growing unaffordability of essentials require a new approach.
We must plan for our future.
This is how.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“It is very easy to forget that society has massively changed in the past, and it can massively change again.”
The dual crises of climate breakdown and the growing unaffordability of essentials require a new approach.
We must plan for our future.
This is how.
The dual crises of climate breakdown and the growing unaffordability of essentials require a new approach.
We must plan for our future.
This is how.
🚨 Today, Common Wealth launches the Green Planning Commission.
A major new initiative to tackle the twin crises of our era: climate breakdown & the affordability crisis.
To meet these challenges, we need a new era of democratic planning.
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https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
A major new initiative to tackle the twin crises of our era: climate breakdown & the affordability crisis.
To meet these challenges, we need a new era of democratic planning.
🧵
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🚨 Today, Common Wealth launches the Green Planning Commission.
A major new initiative to tackle the twin crises of our era: climate breakdown & the affordability crisis.
To meet these challenges, we need a new era of democratic planning.
🧵
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
A major new initiative to tackle the twin crises of our era: climate breakdown & the affordability crisis.
To meet these challenges, we need a new era of democratic planning.
🧵
https://www.common-wealth.org/green-planning-commission
Are side hustles bad for you?
Amelia Horgan spoke to BBC Radio 5 on the problem with side hustles and the reasons we need them in the first place.
Amelia Horgan spoke to BBC Radio 5 on the problem with side hustles and the reasons we need them in the first place.
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Are side hustles bad for you?
Amelia Horgan spoke to BBC Radio 5 on the problem with side hustles and the reasons we need them in the first place.
Amelia Horgan spoke to BBC Radio 5 on the problem with side hustles and the reasons we need them in the first place.
We used to build things.
Why did we stop?
It might not be for the reason you think.
Why did we stop?
It might not be for the reason you think.
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We used to build things.
Why did we stop?
It might not be for the reason you think.
Why did we stop?
It might not be for the reason you think.
Do you ever get the feeling that nothing seems to work anymore?
Bills go up. Services get worse. Basics are luxuries. How did we get here?
🧵 Our new project explores the experiment that transformed Britain.
Bills go up. Services get worse. Basics are luxuries. How did we get here?
🧵 Our new project explores the experiment that transformed Britain.
October 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Do you ever get the feeling that nothing seems to work anymore?
Bills go up. Services get worse. Basics are luxuries. How did we get here?
🧵 Our new project explores the experiment that transformed Britain.
Bills go up. Services get worse. Basics are luxuries. How did we get here?
🧵 Our new project explores the experiment that transformed Britain.
It’s all down to a radical experiment: privatisation.
Our energy sector used to be in public hands.
But now, it’s owned by asset manager giants. Investment firms. Foreign governments.
There are few countries with an energy sector as deeply privatised as the UK.
Our energy sector used to be in public hands.
But now, it’s owned by asset manager giants. Investment firms. Foreign governments.
There are few countries with an energy sector as deeply privatised as the UK.
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It’s all down to a radical experiment: privatisation.
Our energy sector used to be in public hands.
But now, it’s owned by asset manager giants. Investment firms. Foreign governments.
There are few countries with an energy sector as deeply privatised as the UK.
Our energy sector used to be in public hands.
But now, it’s owned by asset manager giants. Investment firms. Foreign governments.
There are few countries with an energy sector as deeply privatised as the UK.
Today, the energy price cap set by Ofgem goes up yet again.
¼ of your bill was taken as profit by energy companies in 2024 — an average of £416 per household.
Families are squeezed to pad the pockets of shareholders.
🧵 Here’s how the public has been turned into a cash machine.
¼ of your bill was taken as profit by energy companies in 2024 — an average of £416 per household.
Families are squeezed to pad the pockets of shareholders.
🧵 Here’s how the public has been turned into a cash machine.
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Today, the energy price cap set by Ofgem goes up yet again.
¼ of your bill was taken as profit by energy companies in 2024 — an average of £416 per household.
Families are squeezed to pad the pockets of shareholders.
🧵 Here’s how the public has been turned into a cash machine.
¼ of your bill was taken as profit by energy companies in 2024 — an average of £416 per household.
Families are squeezed to pad the pockets of shareholders.
🧵 Here’s how the public has been turned into a cash machine.
“There’s no doubt that without decent bus services you get loneliness & social exclusion, so the impact is quite severe.”
We estimate that since the pandemic, buses in Shropshire alone have been cut by 60%.
Findings from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — on BBC Radio 4 🔈👇
We estimate that since the pandemic, buses in Shropshire alone have been cut by 60%.
Findings from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — on BBC Radio 4 🔈👇
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“There’s no doubt that without decent bus services you get loneliness & social exclusion, so the impact is quite severe.”
We estimate that since the pandemic, buses in Shropshire alone have been cut by 60%.
Findings from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — on BBC Radio 4 🔈👇
We estimate that since the pandemic, buses in Shropshire alone have been cut by 60%.
Findings from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — on BBC Radio 4 🔈👇
Every time you board a bus, or catch a train, you’re caught in a web of private ownership.
“Public” transport is not public.
Why does transport cost more while our services get worse?
🧵 Let’s look at the facts. (1/11)
“Public” transport is not public.
Why does transport cost more while our services get worse?
🧵 Let’s look at the facts. (1/11)
September 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Every time you board a bus, or catch a train, you’re caught in a web of private ownership.
“Public” transport is not public.
Why does transport cost more while our services get worse?
🧵 Let’s look at the facts. (1/11)
“Public” transport is not public.
Why does transport cost more while our services get worse?
🧵 Let’s look at the facts. (1/11)
An Alternative Vision 🌱
We all deserve a decent life. That starts with high quality and affordable essentials.
Public ownership can help deliver that, putting the public first.
Energy, water, care — run by and for the public.
Affordable homes and public transport.
We all deserve a decent life. That starts with high quality and affordable essentials.
Public ownership can help deliver that, putting the public first.
Energy, water, care — run by and for the public.
Affordable homes and public transport.
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
An Alternative Vision 🌱
We all deserve a decent life. That starts with high quality and affordable essentials.
Public ownership can help deliver that, putting the public first.
Energy, water, care — run by and for the public.
Affordable homes and public transport.
We all deserve a decent life. That starts with high quality and affordable essentials.
Public ownership can help deliver that, putting the public first.
Energy, water, care — run by and for the public.
Affordable homes and public transport.
All across Britain, families like the Williams are struggling due to the privatisation premium: paying more for less, while investors profit.
To end the cost of living crisis, we need to stop the rip-off.
To end the cost of living crisis, we need to stop the rip-off.
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
All across Britain, families like the Williams are struggling due to the privatisation premium: paying more for less, while investors profit.
To end the cost of living crisis, we need to stop the rip-off.
To end the cost of living crisis, we need to stop the rip-off.
Who profits? 💰
Bus firms paid shareholders £1.5bn in dividends between 2009-19, while fares skyrocketed.
Energy giants made at least £17.8bn in operating profits in 2023.
70% of group-based day nursery places in England were run for-profit in 2021.
Bus firms paid shareholders £1.5bn in dividends between 2009-19, while fares skyrocketed.
Energy giants made at least £17.8bn in operating profits in 2023.
70% of group-based day nursery places in England were run for-profit in 2021.
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Who profits? 💰
Bus firms paid shareholders £1.5bn in dividends between 2009-19, while fares skyrocketed.
Energy giants made at least £17.8bn in operating profits in 2023.
70% of group-based day nursery places in England were run for-profit in 2021.
Bus firms paid shareholders £1.5bn in dividends between 2009-19, while fares skyrocketed.
Energy giants made at least £17.8bn in operating profits in 2023.
70% of group-based day nursery places in England were run for-profit in 2021.