Founder/director of @We_OwnIt. Loves public services. Campaigning for public ownership, against privatisation.
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Law professor @ewan_mg explains how @andyburnham can remove Thames Water's licence 👇
If not now, when?
Burnham can take on Thatcher's ideological privatisation
Or he can give US hedge funds a licence to pollute and rip off 16 million so-called "customers"
He can't do both
Will @andyburnham be Starmer 2.0?
Unless he takes back Thames Water, "public control" means absolutely NOTHING
Shareholders need zero compensation, slash and refinance the debt, stop ripping off households, no new low standard on sewage
lbc.co.uk/article/andy-burnh…
Come on @andyburnham
You promised to reverse 40 years of neoliberalism, to tackle Thatcher's privatisation of life's essentials
You said public ownership is what "should be done"
Don't let Thames Water off the hook on the environment, TAKE IT BACK NOW
ft.com/content/5b382a54-67c9…
"We were expecting an announcement around the steps to public ownership"
"What we've got is an announcement to shore up the current system"
💯 @CleanIlkley
Public "control" can't work without PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8wy…
Rough is a gas field off the coast of Yorkshire
Owned by private company Centrica, they will close it in April 2027 unless they get government support
BRING ROUGH INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP for energy security, jobs, climate
@PatriciaNPino @Cmmonwealth 👇
common-wealth.org/publicatio…
Beyond frustrating
'Environment Minister @angelaeagle is “demanding answers” from the failing companies and will be highlighting the “worst offences around the country”'
You have the answer and you can solve it:
Privatisation failed
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
lbc.co.uk/article/people-are…
Today outside Ofwat @andyburnham spotted handing a blank cheque to the privatised water industry
They've had enough since 1989
£82 billion debt added
£85 billion dividends
36% bill increase last year, now they want more
NO more water bill increases, NO Thames Water bailout
The Conservative MP for Windsor Jack Rankin says Thames Water has failed - what is Andy Burnham waiting for?
Thames Water’s creditors have a deadline today. They need to decide whether to hand over a £2.4 billion loan to keep the utility afloat for another 12 months.
Today we're presenting a petition with 30,000 signatures calling on Andy Burnham and Ofwat to block the bailout.
Their credit rating was downgraded on Monday. They're a liability. Let them go bust!
vist.ly/5qgjc
Whose side are you on @andyburnham ?
US hedge funds or Thames Water households?
Why should 16 million people pay an extra £40 on interest alone for a bailout when you can write down Thames Water's debt RIGHT NOW by taking it into special administration?
theguardian.com/business/202…
Nearly 80% of those with a view say government should CAP OR END profits in children’s social care
Our @Survation polling in @cypnow 👇
We hope @UKHouseofLords inquiry will push England to follow Wales, stop vulnerable children being a source of profit
cypnow.co.uk/content/news/ca…
Chancellor says "when the storms pass" #Budget2026
But they won't pass, either economically or literally, without PUBLIC OWNERSHIP of energy
🌬️☀️🌊Giant scale direct investment in *publicly owned* generation
⚡️🔥Taking back grid companies
💡A publicly owned retail company
Chancellor John Healey says the government is spending more on the NHS #Budget2026
But an average of *2,300 patients a day* are subjected to “corridor care” stuck on trolleys 👇
🏥FUND THE NHS - beds, staff
🏥END WASTEFUL PRIVATISATION
@keepnhspublic
lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca…
Chancellor John Healey could deliver on Burnham's promise to roll back privatisation
Privatisation wastes OUR money - where is this in #Budget2026 ?
Say NO to bill rises, force investment in services, let companies go bust and take them over 💧💡📮
weownit.org.uk/research-and-…
This brilliant article from @DowningAm @LRB is well worth a read ahead of the #Budget2026
"Britain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie system"
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n17/…
DOWNGRADE ⬇️
"The CCC− rating places Thames Water deep into speculative-grade territory, indicating substantial credit risk"
Come on @andyburnham
YOU can slash the debt so households 🏡 don't have to pay for it
REMOVE THAMES WATER'S LICENCE
watermagazine.co.uk/2026/10/…
Tomorrow Thames Water creditors plan to approve £2.4 billion bailout at expense of households
Today the Chancellor will promise "breathing space" #Budget2026
That should mean
NO water bill rises
NO bailout for Thames Water
Let them run out of cash, take them back @andyburnham
How can @andyburnham take back Thames Water?
Easy
1) Stop creditors approving *another* bailout on Thursday 29th by removing its licence - 2 DAYS TO GO
2) ZERO COMPENSATION for shareholders
3) SLASH THE DEBT (part of special admin process)
Then transfer to PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Privatisation has failed
This Thursday 29th Oct shady Thames Water execs will meet dodgy US hedge funds to agree a £2.4 BILLION bailout that *households will pay for through increased bills*
@andyburnham has 3 DAYS to step in and STOP THE BAILOUT, take back Thames Water
📢Deadline to respond to the @UKHouseofLords inquiry into children's social care is 23.59 tonight - link below
🏴Wales is phasing out profits
🏴Scotland capping profits on homes, removing profits from foster care
England should follow their example
weownit.org.uk/news/nearly-8…
4 DAYS TO GO until Thames Water creditors meet to agree *another* bailout at our expense
Voters will not forgive @andyburnham if he lets a bunch of US hedge funds get away with this
Take back Thames Water, slash the debt, bring it into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
weownit.org.uk/act-now/thame…