We Own It

After 40 years, privatisation of our public services has failed. It's time for public ownership. We use it, we pay for it, We Own It.

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

🏖️Thames Water's creditors have been trying for months to win a holiday from the rules as part of their bid to formally take over the utility.

🤔 Right now, Ofwat's Board are SPLIT over whether or not to let them.

✍️ Write to the Board of Ofwat now. Urge them to reject the creditors and run our water sector in the interests of people, not profit https://t.co/aqw3Qq13id

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

This is wonderful🎊🎉

Thames Water shareholders have

Taken out £10 billions in dividends

Loaded up the company with £14.7 billion in debt

Dumped almost 300,000 hours of sewage in 2024

And they’re financially insolvent. Taking them into public ownership is not just “an option”. It’s a necessity.

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Andy Burnham has said Thames Water should be nationalised and that public ownership is on the table for water should he end up leading the Labour Party

https://t.co/A2TtW5tRoS

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

4 days to go!

Tell the Environment Department to come clean on public ownership of water.

📅 Tuesday 9th June
🕐 1pm-2pm
📍 DEFRA - 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF https://t.co/psQ5Q8daUg

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

This week Andy Burnham asked the private water company United Utilities to cancel its upcoming dividend to shareholders

This is why we need public ownership - profits automatically reinvested, no need to ask nicely

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Andy Burnham has said bringing utilities under ‘strong public control’ could mean ‘much tougher regulation OR public ownership’ 💧⚡️

*It must mean PUBLIC OWNERSHIP* so that profits are reinvested and we have accountability

How to pay for it? Here's how https://t.co/jpFcEvdsnM

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Unbelievable rip off

Our water is a natural monopoly but it's been sold off and handed out to shareholders around the world

We are a guaranteed revenue stream

Any government that cares about sewage and cost of living should be taking EVERY water company into special administration and PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP whenever they fail to fulfil their statutory duties (which they do often)

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

No one should be making profits from vulnerable children.

Yet £1 out of every £5 paid to private providers of children’s social care is taken out in profit.

The profits are so good that even the top civil servant at the health department owned shares in a children’s social care company.

Time to end this scam! Add your name now: https://t.co/t14DamWNNP

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Andy Burnham says we don't want the UK becoming as polarised as the US

All voter groups back public ownership, he could bring them together by taking back our assets and services https://t.co/BzNKnG9E6m

@andy4makerfield please reply to our open letter https://t.co/Imyisj3fX1

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Great to hear Andy Burnham attacking United Utilities profits on #bbcqt

Privatisation has failed the UK since Thatcher

Would you like to hear Burnham fully back PUBLIC OWNERSHIP of key assets and services? 💧💡🚌🚄🏥📮

Sign our open letter to him👇

https://t.co/Imyisj3fX1

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Spot on @KimJohnsonMP

Way too much cash from our public services are being taken out in private profits and dividends.

No wonder many of our public services just don’t work anymore. Just look at water, Royal Mail and rail.

Public ownership now!

[Association of British Commuters @ABCommuters]

NEW: We're calling for a democratic passenger organisation for Great British Railways, built on values of independence, equality and inclusion.

The amendments have been extremely popular with MPs, with 28 already co-sponsoring. Please help us take this number even higher before the Third Reading of the Railways Bill next week.
https://t.co/p8NNZzPLk0

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

"A purely regulatory approach is like putting a complaints box on the Titanic"

Well said @labourlewis 🙌

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

South East Water left thousands of homes in Kent without access to water on the hottest days of the year so far. Yet another shocking example of the failure of privatisation.

Given the scale of the crisis in the water sector, a purely regulatory approach is like putting a complaints box on the Titanic.

Public ownership is the only real solution, as I told the Water Minister in parliament yesterday.

[Association of British Commuters @ABCommuters]

BREAKING: Railways Bill Commons debate and Third Reading have been rescheduled for Wednesday 10th June.

This is the last chance to amend the Bill before it goes to the Lords. Please help by asking your MP to support passenger rights and public interest:

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Andy Burnham is talking about taking water into public ownership over 10 years

Thames Water is a complete mess. It needs to come into public hands NOW.

Others also have abysmal records of sewage and dividends.

So 10 years of sewage? 10 years of dividends? 10 years of water cuts? NOT GOOD ENOUGH

[Chris Hinchliff MP @CHinchliffMP]

Improving people's lives has to be the guiding mission at the heart of everything we do.

One step for Ministers - back my plan for lower rail fares.

Don't just tell people public ownership works - let them feel it in their pockets.

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

We ALREADY HAVE public control of water and energy

Control = regulation
Government sets the rules, bills, service level

Ownership = profits reinvested, accountability

@NilsPratley is right, Burnham should be clear
"Go all-in" on public ownership

https://t.co/jXgyM7n0bZ

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

This one story highlights exactly why @andy4makerfield should be calling for PUBLIC OWNERSHIP not just public control 👇

Shareholders won't listen to "demands"

That's why we need to OWN United Utilities - only way to guarantee profits get reinvested

https://t.co/Tw58s2NYAE

[Johnbosco Nwogbo @NwogboJohnbosco]

It was pouring but MPs still came out to demand the Railways Bill deliver for us, not profit.

Huge thanks @IanByrneMP, @ApsanaBegumMP, @jon_trickett, @CHinchliffMP, @BeaversLorraine, @RachaelMaskell, @EmmaLewell, @johnmcdonnellMP, @AndyMcDonaldMP, @NavPMishra, @johnmcdonnellMP

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Do you want our railway run for people, not profit?

@CHinchliffMP’s amendments will cut fares and protect passengers rights

@SWitherdenMP’s amendment will open more lines and stations

@NeilforPoole’s amendment will nationalise rolling stock

Ask your MP to back key amendments now: https://t.co/2yuina5L56

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Are you hearing this Labour MPs? Your government has the power to stop this. To take failing water companies into special administration and permanent PUBLIC OWNERSHIP instead of letting them ignore statutory duties while continuing on a licence which gives them 25 YEARS NOTICE