Can someone help us get this message to Andy Burnham?
Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it
Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it
October 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Can someone help us get this message to Andy Burnham?
Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it
Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it
🎊🎉Congrats to @metromayorsteve.bsky.social for delivering public control of buses for Liverpool
This will stop private operators from charging extortionate fares and cutting services
To end profiteering and run buses fully in the public interest, we must move to public ownership
This will stop private operators from charging extortionate fares and cutting services
To end profiteering and run buses fully in the public interest, we must move to public ownership
October 13, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🎊🎉Congrats to @metromayorsteve.bsky.social for delivering public control of buses for Liverpool
This will stop private operators from charging extortionate fares and cutting services
To end profiteering and run buses fully in the public interest, we must move to public ownership
This will stop private operators from charging extortionate fares and cutting services
To end profiteering and run buses fully in the public interest, we must move to public ownership
As a member of the public, I support striking workers today. Public sector workers are woefully undervalued, and I thought we learned that lesson during the COVID lockdowns, but apparently we need a reminder. I want workers to be paid fairly for the valuable services they provide. Yup the unions!
Planned strike by public-sector workers ‘really unfair on the public’, Chambers says
Planned strike by public-sector workers ‘really unfair on the public’, Chambers says
Minister for Public Expenditure and other senior Coalition figures express concern about industrial action by 300,000 workers
www.irishtimes.com
October 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
As a member of the public, I support striking workers today. Public sector workers are woefully undervalued, and I thought we learned that lesson during the COVID lockdowns, but apparently we need a reminder. I want workers to be paid fairly for the valuable services they provide. Yup the unions!
austria, i promise i will not modernise your democracy and improve your public services. i am not a threat.
October 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
austria, i promise i will not modernise your democracy and improve your public services. i am not a threat.
He had a hit song about the inadequacy of local public services.
October 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
He had a hit song about the inadequacy of local public services.
Public Services, If You Can Maintain Them
October 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Public Services, If You Can Maintain Them
Other people's souvenirs: Cute little fridge magnets
My souvenirs: Unbridled rage from the bittersweet knowledge of the basic public services and infrastructure we don't have at home
My souvenirs: Unbridled rage from the bittersweet knowledge of the basic public services and infrastructure we don't have at home
October 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Other people's souvenirs: Cute little fridge magnets
My souvenirs: Unbridled rage from the bittersweet knowledge of the basic public services and infrastructure we don't have at home
My souvenirs: Unbridled rage from the bittersweet knowledge of the basic public services and infrastructure we don't have at home
Boston, Cleveland and New York City are combining housing complexes with public library branches in a bid to add affordable units and boost community services.
A New Space for Affordable Homes: Above the Library
Several cities are looking combine apartment complexes with public library branches in a bid to add new housing units and boost community services.
bloom.bg
October 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Boston, Cleveland and New York City are combining housing complexes with public library branches in a bid to add affordable units and boost community services.
Running down services through underfunding and bad mismanagement is really unfair on the public.
I am the public. I support the workers. I am already waiting 5 years and more for appointments so another day won't matter to me.
I am the public. I support the workers. I am already waiting 5 years and more for appointments so another day won't matter to me.
October 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Running down services through underfunding and bad mismanagement is really unfair on the public.
I am the public. I support the workers. I am already waiting 5 years and more for appointments so another day won't matter to me.
I am the public. I support the workers. I am already waiting 5 years and more for appointments so another day won't matter to me.
potential customers about products and services.
-A public promotion of some product or service.
-The business of drawing public attention to goods and services.
2/2
-A public promotion of some product or service.
-The business of drawing public attention to goods and services.
2/2
October 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
potential customers about products and services.
-A public promotion of some product or service.
-The business of drawing public attention to goods and services.
2/2
-A public promotion of some product or service.
-The business of drawing public attention to goods and services.
2/2
Arguably this surfaces a dystopic current reality, whereby those most in need of public services are most likely to be excluded by the friction employed by individual services to 'manage demand'? Those vulnerable people with their unmet needs don't disappear... cue displacement demand redux.
October 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Arguably this surfaces a dystopic current reality, whereby those most in need of public services are most likely to be excluded by the friction employed by individual services to 'manage demand'? Those vulnerable people with their unmet needs don't disappear... cue displacement demand redux.
He accused the government of Prime Minister Rumen Radev of covering up the incident and called on the security services and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inform the public whether they knew about the arson of the antennas.
October 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
He accused the government of Prime Minister Rumen Radev of covering up the incident and called on the security services and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inform the public whether they knew about the arson of the antennas.
Our bills keep going up, while the quality of our public services keeps getting worse
Andy Burnham must deliver public ownership to deal with the cost of living crisis
Andy Burnham must deliver public ownership to deal with the cost of living crisis
October 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Our bills keep going up, while the quality of our public services keeps getting worse
Andy Burnham must deliver public ownership to deal with the cost of living crisis
Andy Burnham must deliver public ownership to deal with the cost of living crisis
A properly nationalised, joined-up water and energy system, with the public interest its goal, could construct reservoirs that both serve as water sources and as energy storage.
— #Renationalise UK public services
— Prosecute corrupt water & energy company execs & regulators
— #Renationalise UK public services
— Prosecute corrupt water & energy company execs & regulators
Towns in England at risk of running out of water until 2027.
Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers.
No national planning. No national grid.
Crisis deepened by privatisation.
archive.ph/0XI5H
Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks.
No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers.
No national planning. No national grid.
Crisis deepened by privatisation.
archive.ph/0XI5H
The UK towns at risk of running out of water until 2027
Extreme dry conditions are set to stay through the winter, experts warn
inews.co.uk
October 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A properly nationalised, joined-up water and energy system, with the public interest its goal, could construct reservoirs that both serve as water sources and as energy storage.
— #Renationalise UK public services
— Prosecute corrupt water & energy company execs & regulators
— #Renationalise UK public services
— Prosecute corrupt water & energy company execs & regulators
We don't need billionaires; we do need quality public services.
October 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
We don't need billionaires; we do need quality public services.
Invest in public services by investing in the workforce.
#OneVoice
#strike #betterdeal
@forsatradeunion.bsky.social
@roinnslainte.bsky.social
#OneVoice
#strike #betterdeal
@forsatradeunion.bsky.social
@roinnslainte.bsky.social
October 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Invest in public services by investing in the workforce.
#OneVoice
#strike #betterdeal
@forsatradeunion.bsky.social
@roinnslainte.bsky.social
#OneVoice
#strike #betterdeal
@forsatradeunion.bsky.social
@roinnslainte.bsky.social
Well done Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool! 👏
The first buses under public control now on the roads
Better links to hospitals and stations, more evening and weekend services 🚌🚌🚌
"It's about building a network that works for passengers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The first buses under public control now on the roads
Better links to hospitals and stations, more evening and weekend services 🚌🚌🚌
"It's about building a network that works for passengers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New routes as Wirral buses taken under public control
The Liverpool Combined Authority says two new routes with improved hospital links will launch.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Well done Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool! 👏
The first buses under public control now on the roads
Better links to hospitals and stations, more evening and weekend services 🚌🚌🚌
"It's about building a network that works for passengers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The first buses under public control now on the roads
Better links to hospitals and stations, more evening and weekend services 🚌🚌🚌
"It's about building a network that works for passengers"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EXCLUSIVE: The UK Government is under fire after declining to reveal how much more Scottish emergency services have had to pay due to Labour’s tax increases
Labour 'too ashamed' to reveal cost of tax hikes on Scottish public services, SNP say
www.thenational.scot
October 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The UK Government is under fire after declining to reveal how much more Scottish emergency services have had to pay due to Labour’s tax increases
Probably states that provide more and better services and have better public schools.
October 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Probably states that provide more and better services and have better public schools.
can i be loyal to various public transit services
October 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
can i be loyal to various public transit services
I work for a public institution which has farmed out every service it can to private corporations' janky products. It makes our work worse and harder and less humane. Making those services part of the public institution again would (a) make so many public jobs and (b) make my life so much better
One of the projects of the post-Trump era should be de-privatization, something long overdue since the Reagan revolution. Bob Kuttner makes a list of reclaiming the public commons.
prospect.org/2026/10/13/t...
prospect.org/2026/10/13/t...
Time to De-Privatize - The American Prospect
When the Democrats take back Congress, we need an agenda to return public functions to government and reverse decades of privatization.
prospect.org
October 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I work for a public institution which has farmed out every service it can to private corporations' janky products. It makes our work worse and harder and less humane. Making those services part of the public institution again would (a) make so many public jobs and (b) make my life so much better
“We need to fund defence so we’re cutting benefits , public services and infrastructure”
Media : “yay more people will die”
Media : “yay more people will die”
October 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
“We need to fund defence so we’re cutting benefits , public services and infrastructure”
Media : “yay more people will die”
Media : “yay more people will die”
But, unlike Walmart, many municipalities are pushing back against their attempts to bankrupt taxi services and public transportation by layering on fees and forcing them to charge their true cost, so I doubt it will succeed.
I know in Chicago that normal, daytime rides are now like $50 crosstown.
I know in Chicago that normal, daytime rides are now like $50 crosstown.
October 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
But, unlike Walmart, many municipalities are pushing back against their attempts to bankrupt taxi services and public transportation by layering on fees and forcing them to charge their true cost, so I doubt it will succeed.
I know in Chicago that normal, daytime rides are now like $50 crosstown.
I know in Chicago that normal, daytime rides are now like $50 crosstown.
Good to see this from Sam, so many gov strategies assume AI will be wholly beneficial & used in ways controlled by public services. But these AI tools are in the hands of the public & will be used in unanticipated ways.
Not nefarious, often excercising the social contract but the friction has gone!
Not nefarious, often excercising the social contract but the friction has gone!
New post:
"Drowning in slop"
Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. Britain is particularly vulnerable.
How bad has it got and what can we do about it?
samf.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
"Drowning in slop"
Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. Britain is particularly vulnerable.
How bad has it got and what can we do about it?
samf.substack.com/p/drowning-i...
Drowning in slop
Can the state survive the rise of AI?
samf.substack.com
October 14, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Good to see this from Sam, so many gov strategies assume AI will be wholly beneficial & used in ways controlled by public services. But these AI tools are in the hands of the public & will be used in unanticipated ways.
Not nefarious, often excercising the social contract but the friction has gone!
Not nefarious, often excercising the social contract but the friction has gone!
The private Catholic schools have a lot to answer for. IPA John Roskham employed, political interference, Opus Dai teachings… As revealed in recent NSW ICAC public hearings.
The big question now is public services concentrating public money to a handful of so called church and charitable orgs.
The big question now is public services concentrating public money to a handful of so called church and charitable orgs.
October 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The private Catholic schools have a lot to answer for. IPA John Roskham employed, political interference, Opus Dai teachings… As revealed in recent NSW ICAC public hearings.
The big question now is public services concentrating public money to a handful of so called church and charitable orgs.
The big question now is public services concentrating public money to a handful of so called church and charitable orgs.