Around a third of your water bill goes on dividends and debts. From now until January, your bill funds a shareholder surcharge, not more investment. It's a scandal. Thanks to Sureena Brackenridge MP for joining our drop in to learn more about how we end England's water crisis.

Since 2012, the NHS has lost £10 million *every week* to private healthcare profits. If the government really wanted to save money, it would stop wasting billions of pounds on private contracts. End outsourcing. Reverse privatisation. Restore a publicly-owned NHS for all.

I'm honoured to have been elected Chair of The APPG on Autism. I've worked on autism law and policy for 15 years and know first-hand how much SEND provision can change lives. I will bring together people and organisations to deliver improvements for autistic people. National Autistic Society

In Southend East and Rochford, we know very well that it's time to clean up our coastlines and remove licences from failing water companies - We Own It

Thanks to Clive Lewis MP for organising the cost of water drop in with We Own It The argument for public ownership of our water grows stronger by the day with the ongoing sewage scandal and rocketing bills. Always great to listen to Feargal Sharkey on this key issue for the UK.

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Earlier this week I met with We Own It to discuss the state of the water industry. Public utility bills shouldn't be funding private shareholder dividends. It's time to take back our water into public ownership.

Great by Windrush WASP, Peter Hammond + Ashley Smith: “the regulator has failed to provide key data on how much shareholders in water firms have paid in upgrading infrastructure since privatisation, warning that billpayers have footed the bulk of the bill.” theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Look out water billpayers - price increases are a stealth bailout of water companies that took your money and sent it to shareholders instead of paying for upgrades. Now Government is helping them do it again theguardian.com/business/2024/…

"Ofwat says its regulatory framework has “enabled £200bn of investment since privatisation” " There - 'ENABLED' That means it was your money and you were scammed. Ofwat can't or won't tell Windrush WASP how much shareholders put in. Martin Lewis theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Failing train companies will lose their contracts to a publicly owned operator under new legislation. So why isn't the government taking licences off failing water firms? Thanks to @PremNSikka for calling out water privatisation.

United Utilities, Westmorland and Lonsdale's water company, gave shareholders £692 for each of the 656,014 hours it dumped sewage in 2023. Thanks to @TimFarron for highlight this scandal. Did you know? 90% of Liberal Democrats voters support bringing water into public ownership.

🚆 'The decision to bring rail franchises into public ownership is hugely welcome - but this ambition and vision must go alongside funding to cut fares and invest in expanding services' Director of We Own It Cat Hobbs on Great British Railways 🔽 labourlist.org/2024/09/labour…

Can Labour’s bus revolution end decades of failed privatisation? With local authorities set to get greater control over bus services, what does the future hold for public transport? Join LabourList’s event featuring Simon Lightwood MP and Kim McGuinness with We Own It at ACC

It's been known for decades that we'd need sewage infrastructure that could cope with increased rainfall in winter without overflowing. It's been known for decades we would need better infrastructure to cope with times of drought. We have neither.

Thanks to @AdamJamesDance for joining the MP water drop in this time last week. We spoke about the need for the government's review to address the question of WHO owns your water. 90% of Liberal Democrats voters want public ownership.

Another big win!🥳 SPTCorporate have listened to us & scrapped plans to sign a pointless 'Bus Service Improvement Partnership' (BSIP) with the private bus companies🚌 Join our People's Rally for Public Control 🗓Friday 20 Sept, 9:30am 📍SPT Offices, 131 St Vincent St, G2 5JF

Remainder of year’s water bills will pay dividends & service debts. 31% of water bills go on shareholder payouts & company debts. Under public ownership, money will go to infrastructructure investment. Nothing will change unless profit motive is removed theguardian.com/business/artic…

🚌 After nearly 40 years of failed bus privatisation, Labour Mayors are taking back control of buses and new legislation looks set to build on these victories. What is the legacy of Thatcher’s experiment and how will the new government’s plans put passengers over profit?

We're delighted to announce Andy Burnham will be joining Simon Lightwood MP, Kim McGuinness, Cat Hobbs Matthew Topham and Fran Postlethwaite on our Labour conference panel on... 🚌 Labour's bus revolution ✊ Get on board! #labourconference #lab24