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.
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Tell Andy Burnham to block the Thames Water bailout before Thursday 29th October.
Remove the licence, TAKE IT BACK @@andyburnham.
Sign the petition: vist.ly/5p395
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WE ARE NOT BLANK CHEQUES.
At today's We Own It weekly webinar, we made it clear where the public stand on bailing out failing water companies.
@andyburnham , will you block the £2.4 billion Thames Water bailout and put households first?
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Today, we delivered a petition signed by over 27,000 people, calling on Andy Burnham to block the Thames Water bailout.
Burnham promised to end Thatcher's legacy of privatisation.
How can we take this promise seriously if we leave our most essential resources in the hands of US hedge funds?
Let Thames go bust and bring it into public hands.
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These members of the public - alongside over 27,000 people who have signed the petition - want to see the Prime Minister Block the Bailout and bring Thames Water into public hands.
@andyburnham , we are not blank cheques!
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Today outside Ofwat @andyburnham spotted handing a blank cheque to the privatised water industry
They've had enough since 1989
£82 billion debt added
£85 billion dividends
36% bill increase last year, now they want more
NO more water bill increases, NO Thames Water bailout
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TODAY Thames Water's creditors are deciding on whether or not to hand over an eye-watering £2.4 billion loan to the utility.
A £2.4 billion lifeline for a company which has run our infrastructure into the ground and filled our rivers with sewage.
No more bailouts at our expense.
Let them go bust!
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'Campaigners raise concerns it could add £40 to each household's bills in interest alone'
We are not blank cheques @andyburnham !
Over 27,000 people have already signed the petition calling on you to block the Thames Water bailout and bring Thames Water into public hands.
theguardian.com/business/202…
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We Own It retweeted
I'm not a blank cheque! Today, Thames Water’s creditors decide whether to hand over a £2.4 billion bailout. Rewarding water companies failure affects billpayers across the country, during a cost of living crisis. @andyburnham you must block bailout, let them go bust! @We_OwnIt
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Whose side are you on @andyburnham ?
US hedge funds or Thames Water households?
Why should 16 million people pay an extra £40 on interest alone for a bailout when you can write down Thames Water's debt RIGHT NOW by taking it into special administration?
theguardian.com/business/202…
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Thames Water’s creditors have a deadline today. They need to decide whether to hand over a £2.4 billion loan to keep the utility afloat for another 12 months.
Today we're presenting a petition with 30,000 signatures calling on Andy Burnham and Ofwat to block the bailout.
Their credit rating was downgraded on Monday. They're a liability. Let them go bust!
vist.ly/5qgjc
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Nearly 80% of those with a view say government should CAP OR END profits in children’s social care
Our @Survation polling in @cypnow 👇
We hope @UKHouseofLords inquiry will push England to follow Wales, stop vulnerable children being a source of profit
cypnow.co.uk/content/news/ca…
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Chancellor says "when the storms pass" #Budget2026
But they won't pass, either economically or literally, without PUBLIC OWNERSHIP of energy
🌬️☀️🌊Giant scale direct investment in *publicly owned* generation
⚡️🔥Taking back grid companies
💡A publicly owned retail company
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Chancellor John Healey says the government is spending more on the NHS #Budget2026
But an average of *2,300 patients a day* are subjected to “corridor care” stuck on trolleys 👇
🏥FUND THE NHS - beds, staff
🏥END WASTEFUL PRIVATISATION
@keepnhspublic
lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca…
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Chancellor John Healey could deliver on Burnham's promise to roll back privatisation
Privatisation wastes OUR money - where is this in #Budget2026 ?
Say NO to bill rises, force investment in services, let companies go bust and take them over 💧💡📮
weownit.org.uk/research-and-…
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This brilliant article from @DowningAm @LRB is well worth a read ahead of the #Budget2026
"Britain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie system"
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n17/…
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In 24 hours Thames Water's creditors will decide whether to award it another bailout of £2.4 billion. Sign our petition before tomorrow and get Andy Burnham to block the bailout.
👉vist.ly/5qb9t👈
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DOWNGRADE ⬇️
"The CCC− rating places Thames Water deep into speculative-grade territory, indicating substantial credit risk"
Come on @andyburnham
YOU can slash the debt so households 🏡 don't have to pay for it
REMOVE THAMES WATER'S LICENCE
watermagazine.co.uk/2026/10/…
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Tomorrow Thames Water creditors plan to approve £2.4 billion bailout at expense of households
Today the Chancellor will promise "breathing space" #Budget2026
That should mean
NO water bill rises
NO bailout for Thames Water
Let them run out of cash, take them back @andyburnham
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