“Since the water companies were privatised under Margaret Thatcher, firms have paid more than £57bn in dividends to shareholders while customer bills have increased by 360%” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companies
Millionaire MP who branded wind farms ‘eco scam’ owns wind turbine firm theferret.scot/millionaire-...
A multimillionaire Highland MP co-owns a wind turbine firm despite branding wind power an “eco scam” and helping set up an anti-wind farm group.
It's noticeable that BBC Breakfast is explaining in words of one syllable that a fall in inflation is NOT a fall in prices. Don't recall this important public service under the last government.
Another ignoramus who aspires to be our Prime Minister www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Tory leadership hopeful paints a picture of special treatment. As the father of an autistic child, I can tell you that’s a lie, says Guardian columnist John Harris
“Some of those weighing up resigning are hoping to make it on to Sunak’s resignation honours list, enabling them to remain in parliament as a member of the House of Lords.” Welcome to the Corruption Kingdom 🤑🤑🤑. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 #UKPolitics#Tories
Senior party sources said that they expected ‘a drip of resignations’ to begin after the Conservative Party leadership contest
From my temporary seat here in Spain, the ridiculousness of the entire discourse in UK politics being dictated by a handful of right-wing newspapers and and of government policy being designed to appease them, even though they are unappeasable, is even starker. It's an absurd way to run a country.
I'd say I've moved on. There is no "Rejoin" only joining anew which presumably will open the debate on the Euro and possibly Schengen (IRE might save us from that?) Any member could veto any deal but they'd be mad to even consider it until we've replaced FPTP or we'll be flipping about in 5 years.
„Now, more people are putting the blame on the ownership of the water utilities, which are regional monopolies, predominantly owned by multinational conglomerates and asset managers, including sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.” (Keine Paywall/gift article)
Four decades after privatization, calls to nationalize the water industry have swept across England and Wales amid sewage spills and rising household bills.