Put water into #PublicOwnershipNow !
Serious pollution incidents in England are up by 30% since 2016 - compared to the regulator's target for them to drop by 40%
"The system should be reformed to prioritise public health and value for customer money, and deliver healthy coastlines, rivers & lakes"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"The system should be reformed to prioritise public health and value for customer money, and deliver healthy coastlines, rivers & lakes"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Put water into #PublicOwnershipNow !
Regulation has failed. It will continue to fail. We need public ownership of water now.
#Water #Ofwat #PublicOwnershipNow
#Water #Ofwat #PublicOwnershipNow
December 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Regulation has failed. It will continue to fail. We need public ownership of water now.
#Water #Ofwat #PublicOwnershipNow
#Water #Ofwat #PublicOwnershipNow
Never in the field of essential public services has so much been earned by so few for doing so little. 🤬
#PublicOwnershipNow
#PublicOwnershipNow
July 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Never in the field of essential public services has so much been earned by so few for doing so little. 🤬
#PublicOwnershipNow
#PublicOwnershipNow
Keir Starmer wants more privatisation of our #NHS. 🤯
Johnbosco explains how the Government’s plans are selling out patients and taxpayers and must be stopped. ❌
#KeepOurNHSPublic #KONP #PublicOwnershipNow #KeirStarmer
Johnbosco explains how the Government’s plans are selling out patients and taxpayers and must be stopped. ❌
#KeepOurNHSPublic #KONP #PublicOwnershipNow #KeirStarmer
January 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Keir Starmer wants more privatisation of our #NHS. 🤯
Johnbosco explains how the Government’s plans are selling out patients and taxpayers and must be stopped. ❌
#KeepOurNHSPublic #KONP #PublicOwnershipNow #KeirStarmer
Johnbosco explains how the Government’s plans are selling out patients and taxpayers and must be stopped. ❌
#KeepOurNHSPublic #KONP #PublicOwnershipNow #KeirStarmer
Shayan wants #water back in public hands - like in #Scotland. 🏴
Do you agree? 🤔
#floodthestreets #PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #marchforcleanwater
Do you agree? 🤔
#floodthestreets #PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #marchforcleanwater
November 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Shayan wants #water back in public hands - like in #Scotland. 🏴
Do you agree? 🤔
#floodthestreets #PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #marchforcleanwater
Do you agree? 🤔
#floodthestreets #PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #marchforcleanwater
More evidence the whole water sector is totally broken. Utterly toothless regulators & privatisation resulting in £80bn lining shareholders’ pockets since 1990 & raw sewage entering waterways for 3.6m hours last year, double amount recorded the year before #publicownershipnow @we-own-it.bsky.social
Water bills for households in England and Wales to rise by £31 a year
Water bills for households in England and Wales to rise by £31 a year
Regulator agrees to increase amount firms can charge over next five years so they can fund fixing leaky pipes and cut pollution
Households in England and Wales will see their water bills rise by an average of £31 a year, as suppliers pay to fix leaky…
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
More evidence the whole water sector is totally broken. Utterly toothless regulators & privatisation resulting in £80bn lining shareholders’ pockets since 1990 & raw sewage entering waterways for 3.6m hours last year, double amount recorded the year before #publicownershipnow @we-own-it.bsky.social
Outside No.10, PM Andy Burnham, said: we will "Build a new economy. Where we put life's essentials back under stronger public control."
'Public control' just means
tweaking the regulations, this isn't good enough!
The vast majority of the public want public ownership now! 😤
#PublicOwnershipNow
'Public control' just means
tweaking the regulations, this isn't good enough!
The vast majority of the public want public ownership now! 😤
#PublicOwnershipNow
July 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Outside No.10, PM Andy Burnham, said: we will "Build a new economy. Where we put life's essentials back under stronger public control."
'Public control' just means
tweaking the regulations, this isn't good enough!
The vast majority of the public want public ownership now! 😤
#PublicOwnershipNow
'Public control' just means
tweaking the regulations, this isn't good enough!
The vast majority of the public want public ownership now! 😤
#PublicOwnershipNow
“Privatisation has failed because there is no market in water. It should be seen as a public good, not something for somebody to make a profit from.”
Well said Chrissie, couldn’t agree more.
#water #floodthestreets #marchforcleanwater #publicownershipnow #thameswater
Well said Chrissie, couldn’t agree more.
#water #floodthestreets #marchforcleanwater #publicownershipnow #thameswater
November 25, 2024 at 5:09 PM
“Privatisation has failed because there is no market in water. It should be seen as a public good, not something for somebody to make a profit from.”
Well said Chrissie, couldn’t agree more.
#water #floodthestreets #marchforcleanwater #publicownershipnow #thameswater
Well said Chrissie, couldn’t agree more.
#water #floodthestreets #marchforcleanwater #publicownershipnow #thameswater
What they mean by “unsustainable” is unprofitable for their corporate overlord donors.
#TaxTheRich
#SaveTheNHS
#PublicOwnershipNow
#RentControls
#BuildCouncilHousing
#LabourIsDead
#TaxTheRich
#SaveTheNHS
#PublicOwnershipNow
#RentControls
#BuildCouncilHousing
#LabourIsDead
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
What they mean by “unsustainable” is unprofitable for their corporate overlord donors.
#TaxTheRich
#SaveTheNHS
#PublicOwnershipNow
#RentControls
#BuildCouncilHousing
#LabourIsDead
#TaxTheRich
#SaveTheNHS
#PublicOwnershipNow
#RentControls
#BuildCouncilHousing
#LabourIsDead
🚨Common sense opinion alert 🚨
Privatised water companies’ thirst for profit will never be quenched. 💸
It’s time to take our #water back. 💪🏽
#PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #BlockTheBailout
www.bigissue.com/opinion/wate...
Privatised water companies’ thirst for profit will never be quenched. 💸
It’s time to take our #water back. 💪🏽
#PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #BlockTheBailout
www.bigissue.com/opinion/wate...
It's time to take our water back
Privatised water represents the most unholy of business models – all the while, bills go up, and sewage spews into our rivers and seas.
www.bigissue.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨Common sense opinion alert 🚨
Privatised water companies’ thirst for profit will never be quenched. 💸
It’s time to take our #water back. 💪🏽
#PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #BlockTheBailout
www.bigissue.com/opinion/wate...
Privatised water companies’ thirst for profit will never be quenched. 💸
It’s time to take our #water back. 💪🏽
#PublicOwnershipNow #ThamesWater #BlockTheBailout
www.bigissue.com/opinion/wate...
South West Water is vandalising our waterways whilst being propped up by huge govt subsidies. A broken business model that rewards shareholders, but punishes bill payers and the #environment.
#PublicOwnershipNow #Water
#PublicOwnershipNow #Water
Water firm given £450m subsidies at same time it paid £1.5bn to shareholders
The news has triggered renewed calls for public ownership.
leftfootforward.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM
South West Water is vandalising our waterways whilst being propped up by huge govt subsidies. A broken business model that rewards shareholders, but punishes bill payers and the #environment.
#PublicOwnershipNow #Water
#PublicOwnershipNow #Water
People have been front of Royal Court of Justice to stop bailing out Thames Water.
#PublicOwnershipNow
#StopBailingOutThamesWater
#PublicOwnershipNow
#StopBailingOutThamesWater
December 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
People have been front of Royal Court of Justice to stop bailing out Thames Water.
#PublicOwnershipNow
#StopBailingOutThamesWater
#PublicOwnershipNow
#StopBailingOutThamesWater
Hey Siri, show me the effects of 35 years of privatisation in the water industry…..
#PublicOwnershipNow #TakeBackThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#PublicOwnershipNow #TakeBackThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Floods, explosions and asbestos: Thames Water faces potential problems on all fronts
Exclusive: Senior managers say they are forced to press ahead with orders for vital items without approval
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Hey Siri, show me the effects of 35 years of privatisation in the water industry…..
#PublicOwnershipNow #TakeBackThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#PublicOwnershipNow #TakeBackThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
🚨Royal Mail takeover🚨
Reminder that 96% of staff opposed 2013 sell off
68% of us want mail in public hands
Public ownership would save £171 million a year - enough to open 342 new Crown Post Offices with post banks
#RoyalMail #PublicOwnershipNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reminder that 96% of staff opposed 2013 sell off
68% of us want mail in public hands
Public ownership would save £171 million a year - enough to open 342 new Crown Post Offices with post banks
#RoyalMail #PublicOwnershipNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Royal Mail: Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky closes in on takeover deal
Daniel Kretinsky is understood to have offered a series of concessions to the UK government.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 12:01 PM
🚨Royal Mail takeover🚨
Reminder that 96% of staff opposed 2013 sell off
68% of us want mail in public hands
Public ownership would save £171 million a year - enough to open 342 new Crown Post Offices with post banks
#RoyalMail #PublicOwnershipNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reminder that 96% of staff opposed 2013 sell off
68% of us want mail in public hands
Public ownership would save £171 million a year - enough to open 342 new Crown Post Offices with post banks
#RoyalMail #PublicOwnershipNow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ex-CEO of Southern Water faces a charge of conspiracy to defraud
There are 81 criminal investigations open against water companies in England.
These crooks have been allowed to repeatedly fleece our country, while filling our rivers and sea with sh#@!
#AndyBurnham ⤵️
#PublicOwnershipNow!
There are 81 criminal investigations open against water companies in England.
These crooks have been allowed to repeatedly fleece our country, while filling our rivers and sea with sh#@!
#AndyBurnham ⤵️
#PublicOwnershipNow!
July 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The ex-CEO of Southern Water faces a charge of conspiracy to defraud
There are 81 criminal investigations open against water companies in England.
These crooks have been allowed to repeatedly fleece our country, while filling our rivers and sea with sh#@!
#AndyBurnham ⤵️
#PublicOwnershipNow!
There are 81 criminal investigations open against water companies in England.
These crooks have been allowed to repeatedly fleece our country, while filling our rivers and sea with sh#@!
#AndyBurnham ⤵️
#PublicOwnershipNow!
Anything the UK Government says about how much it would cost to bring water back into public ownership is absolute bullshit. They're saying this because they simply don't want to & are being told to lie (as usual) to the public. Privatisation only benefits the rich. #PublicOwnershipNOW!
February 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Anything the UK Government says about how much it would cost to bring water back into public ownership is absolute bullshit. They're saying this because they simply don't want to & are being told to lie (as usual) to the public. Privatisation only benefits the rich. #PublicOwnershipNOW!
The government is going to miss 2 really obvious ways to save YOUR money in the spending review today. #spendingreview #publicownership #rachelreeves
June 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Brighton has been truly parched, and meanwhile water infrastructure crumbles.
In 37 years since privatisation, not one new major reservoir for England.
In the 35 years before that, nearly 100 major reservoirs were created.
The new PM must renationalise water as a matter of urgency.
In 37 years since privatisation, not one new major reservoir for England.
In the 35 years before that, nearly 100 major reservoirs were created.
The new PM must renationalise water as a matter of urgency.
July 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
July 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#ZackPolanski "‘absolutely right’ about privatisation threatening water security"
#PublicOwnershipNOW
#ClimateActionNOW
#MakePollutersPAY
leftfootforward.org/2026/08/zack...
#PublicOwnershipNOW
#ClimateActionNOW
#MakePollutersPAY
leftfootforward.org/2026/08/zack...
Zack Polanski ‘absolutely right’ about privatisation threatening water security, water campaigner says
'Leaky pipes and a lack of reservoirs are inevitable outcomes of privatisation.'
leftfootforward.org
August 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
#ZackPolanski "‘absolutely right’ about privatisation threatening water security"
#PublicOwnershipNOW
#ClimateActionNOW
#MakePollutersPAY
leftfootforward.org/2026/08/zack...
#PublicOwnershipNOW
#ClimateActionNOW
#MakePollutersPAY
leftfootforward.org/2026/08/zack...
😡Whose side is this govt on? Private water 💩🤢💰 doesn't work for us or for our environment #PublicOwnershipNow @boycottthameswater.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk
"[The Govt] has appointed Jenny Scott, a founding partner of Apella Advisors, as a part-time adviser to the Treasury board, while she continues full-time in a firm representing Thames Water, currently teetering on the brink of a taxpayer-funded intervention." www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Rachel Reeves just gave a government job to a Thames Water crony
Jenny Scott's appointment isn’t an isolated lapse. It is from a Labour government drowning in scandal and political sewage.
www.thecanary.co
September 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
😡Whose side is this govt on? Private water 💩🤢💰 doesn't work for us or for our environment #PublicOwnershipNow @boycottthameswater.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk
#DirtyBusiness has finally exposed what many, especially politicians already knew for 40 years. Privatisation prioritises profit above all, the rule of law does not apply to the parasites in charge. If the government won't listen, then we replace them! #PublicOwnershipNOW
February 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
#DirtyBusiness has finally exposed what many, especially politicians already knew for 40 years. Privatisation prioritises profit above all, the rule of law does not apply to the parasites in charge. If the government won't listen, then we replace them! #PublicOwnershipNOW
Yet more evidence of the economic harm caused by privatisation and the lie that 'trickle down' will benefit consumers. Socialists have been demonised by politicians in hock to corporate donors and foreign interests for saying this for years!
#PublicOwnershipNow
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#PublicOwnershipNow
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yet more evidence of the economic harm caused by privatisation and the lie that 'trickle down' will benefit consumers. Socialists have been demonised by politicians in hock to corporate donors and foreign interests for saying this for years!
#PublicOwnershipNow
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#PublicOwnershipNow
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...