Common Wealth

A think tank designing ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.  

A country remade by privatisation. 

Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.

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[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

Common Wealth “floats partial or full public provision in care, health and education – where quality rests on ‘human presence, time and relationship’”.

@tom_belger in @LabourList on our work on public ownership and “The Productive State”.

https://t.co/w5Me01LdTf

[ACORN the union @ACORNunion]

"The water industry is a classic case of one where shareholders always win, and bill payers always lose. People are right to be angry that they are being asked to pay more for a service too often defined by failing infrastructure and excessive profits." 🔥🔥

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

“The higher cost of capital for private borrowers compared with government borrowing is making utility bills more expensive.”

Our arguments for public ownership covered in @Guardian.

https://t.co/UAmOmTJaVv

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“The idea that military spending can provide a defence dividend is misleading ... far more jobs are created when investing in public needs like health, education and addressing the climate crisis.”

@KhemRogaly quoted on our new analysis in @guardian 👇

https://t.co/3Tvsw0sBfT

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

“Britain’s shortfall in productive investment in essential sectors is structural ... the binding constraint is not planning, regulation or savings supply but the cost of capital under private ownership.”

The Productive State featured in @NewStatesman 👇
https://t.co/l6jhHsGPWR

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

“Policy costs paid for by bills — a regressive way of paying for it — taken into general taxation ... is quite a compelling avenue to reduce bills at source and to pay for them more progressively.”

@DantonsHead quoted in @politico 👇

https://t.co/Ib5qCcMK4H

[The BREAK–DOWN @break_downradio]

America's War on Drugs has exported militarism globally - nowhere moreso than Africa.

In partnership with @TransitionSec, we were joined by @samar42, Adam Hanieh, @GuillaumeLong, and Lorah Steichen.
https://t.co/e2KeTRmeuI\

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

“Levies used to pay for clean energy projects and help for the poorest consumers, [c]ould be moved into taxation instead ... ‘a more progressive way of paying for it.’”

@DantonsHead quoted in @politico 👇

https://t.co/9H8R6xIWFg

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“The findings cast doubt on claims by Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that they are boosting British jobs by reallocating large chunks of government spending to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).”

Our new analysis in @guardian 👇

https://t.co/3Tvsw0sBfT

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“Spending cuts to fund defence plans ‘will cost 10,000 UK jobs’”

Our new analysis on the front page of @guardian today 👇

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“Unless it reverses course, the Government has prioritised the budget of a Ministry of Defence that loses billions each year to waste, fraud, mismanagement and global power projection over the needs of the public.”

Read our new briefing in full 👇
https://t.co/cy5r4ZImso

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

The expansive spending pathway taken by government to meet the NATO target more than doubles the military budget by the 2035/36 financial year, costing £279.3bn more than if military spending were kept at the current share of GDP.

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

Cuts used to fund the £15 billion in additional military spending in the Defence Investment Plan will lead to around 10,000 net jobs lost in the UK.

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

🚨 NEW: Our new analysis has found that the funding settlement issued with the Defence Investment Plan will lead to a net loss in jobs in the UK.

📑 Buying the Dip: The Defence Investment Plan Will Produce Domestic Unemployment

Our key findings 🧵👇

[Common Wealth @Cmmonwealth]

“The country is yearning for a deeper change, in how power is organised, how our economy is run, who its run by and for.

If it is just superficial tinkering, if reforms don't really go beyond the surface, the public will know.”

@DantonsHead on @TimesRadio 👇

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“It's luxury for the Ministry of Defence and austerity for everyone else.”

Our Co-Director @KhemRogaly for @novaramedia 👇

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“The money for the MoD is already increasing significantly ... where we need public investment is in other urgent priorities. It’s addressing the cost of living crisis. It’s addressing the climate transition.”

Our Co-Director @KhemRogaly on @LBCNews 👇

[Transition Security Project @TransitionSec]

“Who should [the public] believe ... the current government or military chiefs?”

“Actually, neither.”

Our Co-Director @KhemRogaly on @LBC News 👇

[Byline Times Podcast @BylineTimesPod]

Don't miss our latest episode - analysing what went wrong for Starmer and the challenges ahead for Burnham.

@GoldbergRadio @BylineTimes is joined by @AdamBienkov

With great contributions by @chrismwhayes @Cmmonwealth & @sarahlonglands @CLESthinkdo

https://t.co/O9KMfit53y