Post #885251
2026-04-01 10:26 UTC
Replies (5)
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@TCatInReality@mastodon.social 2026-04-01 10:43
@gareth Or, the for-profit owners would make it too costly and painful. That's why this needs to be a nationwide movement, not only a petition. #NationaliseWaterCompanies
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@TCMuffin@toot.wales 2026-04-01 11:02
@gareth How complex was it and how long did it take to create the NHS (1948) and nationalise railways (1946), coal (1947), steel, electricity (1946) and other industries after WWII? Attlee's governments from 1945-1951 nationalised 20% of the UK's entire economy, FFS 🤬 And that was at a time when the UK was broken and bankrupted by two world wars and where housing, utilities, and infrastructure had been destroyed by enemy air raids 🤷 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attlee_ministry
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@woe2you@beige.party 2026-04-01 11:05
@gareth Great summary of every response.
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@patterfloof@meow.social 2026-04-01 11:45
@gareth typical regime response "we weren't going to do it, now we'll not do it even harder"
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@agirvan@glasgow.social 2026-04-01 11:48
@gareth Well, looky here... "Reeves given £27,000 donation from lobbying firm linked to Thames Water bidder" https://inews.co.uk/news/reeves-27k-lobbying-firm-linked-thames-water-bidder-3723572?srsltid=AfmBOoq2p4NjCdsAu-kg6kSN4pWMQ2cZqsfYSRMRJ4Sp12ZXnMa_6AF9