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WHY won't the government let us own our own trains ⁉️
"The rolling stock companies are the elephant in the room of rail reform" 🐘🚄
Brilliant @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social amendment to Railways Bill would end rip off 🤩
Buy trains directly, cut fares by 12%
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2602976...
Infographic showing Prime Minister Keir Starmer standing behind a lectern. To the left is a quote from his leadership pledge to party members in October 2020; "Public Services should be in public hands, not making profits for shareholders. Support common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water; end outsourcing of our NHS."
Do you remember saying this, Keir Starmer? We do.
We think if you make a leadership pledge, you should keep it.
Privatisation has failed. Public ownership is popular with voters across the political spectrum.
You could do with some popularity right now, don't you think?
vist.ly/4y2x2
It's outrageous that this government won't consider public ownership of water
Did Peter Mandelson lobby Steve Reed on this?
Mandelson is co-founder of lobbying firm Global Counsel, privatised water was a client
We want to see the Reed/Mandelson messages
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
Shocking to see Politico being sponsored by Palantir
Name at the front, logo in middle, a message from Palantir at the end
Ignore the PR
Palantir doesn't deserve a place in our NHS, it's not in the national interest, as MPs are saying bmj.com/content/393/...
END THE CONTRACT
🔥"As sure as night follows day, when they smell a potential profit they’ll try and get back in there"
@richardburgon.bsky.social is absolutely spot on🎯
The Railways Bill must not only end privatisation, it must ALSO end all avenues for private profiteers coming back.
The government has given Trump the right to dictate how much of our NHS budget we hand over to Big Pharma.
This is less a trade deal, more an agreement to pay tribute to Trump’s mates. Stop the Pharma deal!
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Thought rail privatisation was dead? Think again! 🧟🚅
Agree with these MPs fighting Starmer for REAL public ownership? Take action here ✊ weownit.org.uk/passengers-not-profit
MPs and campaigners in a tug of war to demand the government deliver on their promise to bring rail into public ownership
🚨Time to take a side!
Will your MP stand up for passengers OR will they stand up for private profiteers in the railway?
Share this and ask your MP to demand the government deliver their promise to bring our railway into public ownership: vist.ly/4ysfj
Excellent article from @barrygardiner.bsky.social on the case for public ownership of Thames Water.
Barry has signed our open letter demanding that Thames Water is placed into Special Administration.
Has your MP signed?
tinyurl.com/28fa6nch
"This is not a bill that is going to give us real nationalisation of the railways".
Jenny Jones of the Green Party at our Tug of War for the future of our railways outside Parliament today.
Find out which MPs have tabled amendments to the new Railways Bill. vist.ly/4yj5u
3 out of 4 of us want a publicly owned railway
This Labour government promised to deliver it but they are BETRAYING us
The truth is they're delivering a total mishmash - part nationalisation, part privatisation
We need REAL PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95su...
Jack Rankin, Conservative MP for Windsor, calls for special administration of Thames Water 👇
"Water privatisation has clearly been a failure...Profit cannot be privatised while risk is socialised"
💯 and in line with the 70% of CONSERVATIVE voters who want publicly owned water
Graphic that includes the logo of Angel Trains, and says "paid dividends of £1.9 billion in the last decade. Bring Rolling Stock into Public Ownership".
😡😡PRIVATISATION IN A NUTSHELL: You pay higher rail fares, so private train leasing firms can pay out billions to their shareholders.
It is time for MPs to say who they stand for: passengers or profiteers.
Take 2 mins to send your MP our email now👉 vist.ly/4ye77
We're ready for our Tug of War!
On one side: passengers, the economy, nature and the environment + @chris nhinchcliffe and @richard burgon - standing up for an improved Railways Bill.
On the other: the profiteers and politicians who don't share their vision for Great British Railways.
💯 but Thames Water can't be allowed to set a new low precedent on sewage
Today outside parliament calling for REAL PUBLIC OWNERSHIP of rail as promised, not a mishmash
🚄prioritise economy, society, environment not competition law
🚄a watchdog we can hold accountable
🚄no privatisation loopholes e.g. let's own the trains
PASSENGERS NOT PROFITS
💪It's a Tug of War - Railway Passengers vs Profiteers!💪
🤔Will YOUR MP vote for amendments to improve the new Railways Bill?
vist.ly/4yi5u
🚨BREAKING
Research shows dividends paid out by train leasing companies since COVID could have CUT rail fares by almost 13% since 2022.
That’s why we're taking action from 1-2pm today in Parliament Square to demand the government puts passengers before profit in their Railways Bill.
See you there!
Whoever it is on @ofwat.bsky.social's board saying NO to Thames Water setting its own rules - THANK YOU! 👏👏👏
If Thames Water is allowed to pollute more, that would set a precedent for more sewage across England
Please keep defending households and the environment
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Thames Water's creditors want to set a dangerous new low for the water sector.
These Labour MPs have signed our open letter to say NO to water companies setting their own rules on sewage.
Thank you @paulabarkermp.bsky.social @cateccles.bsky.social and @barrygardiner.bsky.social !
Thames Water want to pollute without consequence.
Sound outrageous? These MPs think so. They've signed our open letter to say NO to Thames Water.
Thank you @laylamoran.bsky.social , @charliemaynard.bsky.social and @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social !
Has your MP signed?
vist.ly/4xuy4
Water is a natural monopoly
There is no competition
There is no choice
There is no market
The privatised water companies have carte blanche to rip us off, we are a guaranteed revenue stream
Bring water into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP - we can't afford not to 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqr...
What gets written into the Railways Bill now will shape our rail network for decades.
Accessibility, affordable fares and accountability need to be a priority and part of the law. That's why we're urging MPs to support these amendments. Let's get GBR right from the start.
Why are Labour MPs answering constituents with this message
"Should Thames Water become insolvent, I know Ministers would not hesitate to apply to place the company into a special administration regime"
⁉️
Thames Water HAS GONE BUST, REMOVE ITS LICENCE
www.ft.com/content/1664...
Why are Labour MPs answering constituents with this message
"Should Thames Water become insolvent, I know Ministers would not hesitate to apply to place the company into a special administration regime"
⁉️
Thames Water HAS GONE BUST, REMOVE ITS LICENCE
www.ft.com/content/1664...
Image with text that says "No, BlackRock: our NHS is not for sale"
🔥🔥 OVER 16,000 have already signed the petition to stop BlackRock buying up our GP surgery buildings.
Our NHS is not for sale.
Our NHS is not their cash cow.
Our NHS is not their piggy bank.
Add your name now 👉🏻 vist.ly/4xb6i
30 MPs have already said NO to the Thames Water creditors' outrageous deal.
NO to polluting freely until 2030
NO to pollution targets being modified or paused
NO to pollution for profit, at our expense
Has your MP said no to the Thames Water creditors? Take 2 mins to email them now
The government says they're bringing rail into public ownership - but their Railways Bill won't stop private profits leaking out 💰
We are staging a TUG OF WAR in Parliament Square on Wednesday 15th April🪢
Take 2 mins to ask your MP to stand up for passengers not profiteers🚅
If a referendum was held on whether to nationalise water (backed by @windrushwasp.bsky.social, Feargal Sharkey), how would people vote?
A majority support PUBLIC OWNERSHIP!
70% of Conservative voters
89% of Labour voters
90% of Lib Dem voters
87% of Reform voters
(Green data unavailable)
