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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ukraine's drones made inoperable by restrictions on the speed permitted by SpaceX's Starlink network. Musk blames Trump. Any country relying the US or foreign tech companies will be held to ransom, can't defend itself. Need own satellites and systems to fight new imperialism.
bbc.co.uk
Starlink: Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds
Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/10/2026
Can someone help us get this message to Andy Burnham? Labour voters want public ownership, not public control - it is time to deliver it
Graphic that says "Andy Burnham, Labour voters want you to deliver public ownership" and shows that 77% to 91% support public ownership of different public services
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
UK Chancellor rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax rates. Could have generated £14bn a year. This perk benefits less than 1% of the people, mostly in London and South East England. Workers taxed at higher rates than the wealthy. archive.ph/cGk2B
ft.com
Healey rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax rates
UK proposal had been backed by senior Labour figures, triggering nervousness among entrepreneurs and investors
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 13/10/2026
We have less than 2 months. This is the last push Tell your NHS Trust: Say no to Palantir! notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/ema…
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
63% of voters back wealth tax for mega-rich. Wealth tax can be: Tax on accumulated wealth Higher rates on dividends & capital gains Mansion tax Investment income surcharge Cap tax relief on pension contributions by the mega rich What will Chancellor get-off his bended-knees?
mirror.co.uk
More than 60% of voters back wealth tax for mega-rich, Healey told before Budget
Polling released ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget found that 63% of voters want increased taxes on people with over £10million in assets - a move campaigners believe would pay ...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/10/2026
Private water companies are trying to convince you that taking our water into public ownership is too expensive But we can bring water into public hands for LESS than they will siphon out of our bills over the next 5 years Public ownership now!
Graphic that says "Water privatisation is a scam. Public ownership now. £14 billion the cost of bringing water into public ownership, according to Moody's in 2019 VS £22 billion amount banks and shareholders will take out of our water bill in the next 5 years"
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/10/2026
This is how private interests manufacture consent for policies that are NOT in our interest Private companies have extracted £90 billion in dividends since privatisation - and loaded them up with £72 billion in debt It is time for Andy Burnham to bring our water into public ownership!
Graphic that shows that the new report purporting to show that it would cost £105 billion to nationalise England's water was funded by Water UK, an organisation that represents private water companies.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/10/2026
Why should we compensate failing companies when they don't deliver the services we all rely on? They took the risk - they should pay the price.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Andy Burnham first PM to confirm Kremlin role in Brexit vote The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk
From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...
The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget. What would the Chancellor do? Nationalise water/energy Levy wealth taxes Increase income tax allowance End profiteering End corporate welfare Redistribute wealth Budget is a crucial watershed
theguardian.com
‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11/10/2026
Barry Gardiner MP has the receipts; showing that England's water companies are persistently failing in their statutory duties. As Secretary of State for the Environment Angela Eagle already has the power to take them into Special Administration. "She can. She should."
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 09/10/2026
Wales is showing that ending profit-making in children’s social care can be done. The first phase of the Welsh Government’s reforms is now underway — with all new children’s homes and fostering providers required to operate on a not-for-profit basis. Why aren't we doing this in England?
socialcare.wales
Removing profit from children's residential care
Information about removing profit from children's residential care, and where you can find out more.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Delighted that @europeanmovement.co.uk is stepping up its campaign to rejoin the EU - good for the economy & for the environment, and ever more urgent in an increasingly insecure world with a totally unreliable US & feral President
independent.co.uk
Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Your regular reminder that public ownership is popular. People want energy bills they can afford, clean water, public transport that’s reliable, an NHS to be proud of, care that families & communities can rely on, a Royal Mail that actually delivers letters. Andy Burnham, are you listening?
A graphic that shows that 82% of the public support public ownership of water; 70% support public ownership of energy; 76% support public ownership of Royal Mail; 86% support full public ownership of the NHS and 76% support public ownership of rail"
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Andy Burnham must properly fund our NHS and end NHS privatisation We spend £40 billion LESS on health per capita than comparable European countries like France and Germany After years of underfunding and privatisation, our NHS is on its knees. It's time to get serious about reinstating our NHS
Screenshot of a Times article that says "PM and his chancellor reject NHS cash appeal"
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/10/2026
All the investment in our water system comes from one place: customers' bills. The government needs to bring not just water back into public ownership, but every critical asset that this country has under our control, owned by us.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/10/2026
Privatisation has benefited overseas investors, who have plundered the assets we used to own. It's way past time to call an end to the failed ideology of the Thatcher era and beyond. Read our report on how and why it should be done vist.ly/5mce2
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/10/2026
TAKE BACK OUR ROYAL MAIL Andy Burnham make it 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, let it go bust if it can't, then take over. OR just buy it back at a discount as a vital 500 year old asset. vist.ly/5mhfz
morningstaronline.co.uk
Ministers urged to ‘save’ Royal Mail as up to 2,500 jobs set to go
UNIONS called on ministers to save the Royal Mail today after it announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by the end of 2027.Communication Workers Union deputy general secretary Martin Walsh said that the proposals will affect some 200 CWU-represented jobs in administration and revenue protection.“We urge the government to confront the reality of a collapsing Royal Mail and intervene to save this national institution,” he said.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/10/2026
Andy Burnham has said he wants to reverse Thatcher’s 40 year legacy of privatisation. Now is the time for him to seize the moment, anchored by a set of principles that are uncompromising enough to make a difference to people's lives. Our new report sets out how to do it. vist.ly/5mh3j
"“If water companies cannot invest without raising our bills, they should be allowed to go bust and then taken into public ownership. The public has had enough of the rising bills, service cuts, hosepipe bans and sewage dumping. It is time for water to be taken into public ownership like 90% of the world.”
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Royal Mail since privatisation in 2013 - stamp prices up 107% 💰 - failing to deliver letters, missing statutory targets 📮 - now wants to cut 2500 jobs ⁉️ Absolutely disgraceful Andy Burnham must step in and TAKE BACK OUR ROYAL MAIL www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
theguardian.com
Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 head office and support jobs by end of next year – as it happened
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns energy shock, public debt and AI boom threaten global growth, as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrel and government bond yields rise
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/10/2026
LET THEM GO BUST ! Last year, Thames Water took out a £3bn loan - at 9.75% interest. And now they want another £2.4bn to keep going?! ENOUGH. If water companies can't survive without rip-off loans, they should be declared insolvent and brought into public hands through special administration.
Screenshot from The Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2026: "Thames Water seeks £2.4bn lifeline after rescue plan stalls Troubled utility risks more financial turmoil if its army of hedge fund backers do not provide emergency cash", above a graphic of the Thames Water logo swirling down a drain.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔥 On Mon Oct 12th, MPs will debate the UK applying to join the EU. The responsible govt minister will respond. This is not a vote - but it’s the first time since the Burnham speech on “options” that we’ll see where the MPs actually stand. #Rejoin #EU #AndyBurnham #UKpolitics #Brexit
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s excellent that the Greens are doing this. Unsurprisingly it’s had almost zero coverage in the media outlets (who also do a shockingly poor job of telling everyone about NHS privatisation). Link to article: leftfootforward.org/2026/10/gree... jujuliagrace.substack.com
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Sign up to help keep pressure on Andy Burnham to deliver public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kycc
Graphic with pictures of Andy Burnham and Margaret Thatcher that says "Andy Burnham is REPEALING Margaret Thatcher’s BAN on public ownership of  water companies: Take back our water""
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 04/10/2026
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to us demanding we take down our video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract – we won’t goodlawproject.org/is-this-the-firs…
goodlawproject.org
Is this the first ever SLAPP by our own Government? | Good Law Project
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to us demanding we take down our video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract – we won’t
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
There is a rot in our public services That rot is called privatisation It is time to end it and run our public services for us, not private shareholders Andy Burnham must deliver on the transformative change he is promising
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Many water companies are near insolvency, so they want to hike our water bills again The government must say NO. If they can't survive, let them go bust and take them into public ownership FOR NOTHING Sign up to support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kxtt
A picture of a campaigner (Cat Hobbs) carrying a sign that says "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The NHS is trying to silence us for criticising Palantir, but we’re not bowing down to the pressure goodlawproject.org/is-this-the-firs…
goodlawproject.org
Is this the first ever SLAPP by our own Government? | Good Law Project
The Department for Health and Social Care has written to us demanding we take down our video criticising Palantir’s NHS contract – we won’t
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thousands of 38 Degrees supporters have now filed formal legal objections demanding NHS England block US spy-tech firm Palantir from handling their private medical records.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election. Risks handing advantage to opposition parties who will argue the opposite. Will alienate some senior voters. Risks Labour backbench rebellion, repeat of the Winter Fuel Payment episode. Numerous ways of funding triple lock.
theguardian.com
Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election
Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government says
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 30/09/2026
Public ownership is a unifying proposition. If Andy Burnham is serious about consensus politics, then public ownership is the best place to start. #labour26 And we have the manual for him: vist.ly/5kg2j
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/09/2026
📣 NEW REPORT launching today! 40 years of Thatcher's privatisation policies have failed at your expense 💧💡🚅🚌🏥📮 Time for public OWNERSHIP (not just public control) 👇 weownit.org.uk/research-and...
weownit.org.uk
How and why Andy Burnham should deliver public ownership
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keithrt.bsky.social @keithrt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name to make sure Burnham keeps his word. water-rip-off.goodlawproject.org/s/AvlgZH
water-rip-off.goodlawproject.org
Stop the water industry rip-off
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Time for Labour to “Dare more democracy.” Next week’s debate on the representation of the people bill offers a golden opportunity to make long overdue changes to our archaic undemocratic rotten voting system - and to start building trust with voters again
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham should rip up our undemocratic first past the post system – even if some in Labour disagree | Neal Lawson
Rearguard reactionaries may try to block the idea of a national commission into proportional representation, but we should want more not less democracy, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 27/08/2026
This is wonderful news! There has been HUGE public pushback to any idea of shelving plans to take Thames Water into Special Administration In Britain, parliament - not US hedge funds - is supreme Take Thames Water into public hands. Change the law to nationalise water, energy and Royal Mail.
Screenshot of Guardian headline that says "Burnham mulls insolvency law shake-up to help bring utilities under public control"
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“IPP prisoners need justice, not another empty promise” Kim Johnson MP www.independent.co.uk/voices/ipp-p...
independent.co.uk
IPP prisoners need justice, not another empty promise
IPP sentences were abolished more than a decade ago, yet hundreds of people remain trapped in their consequences. The government must not raise hopes again without delivering a clear route to justice,...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Dr T🎃ny K👻inth @tonykainth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It’s a mystery, Zack. What could possibly be making the Labour Party drag their feet on this? Guess we’ll never know… www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows
Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/07/2026
🔎 NEW An FOI has revealed that 145 Palantir staff have been given access to NHS systems, exposing the true scale of the tech giant’s creeping takeover: goodlaw.social/5c9x
goodlaw.social
More than 100 Palantir staff have access to NHS systems | Good Law Project
The scale of the tech giant’s takeover raises serious concerns
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A reminder
As you hear the latest news of Tory greed and corruption from the Covid inquiry, don’t forget that we had THREE pandemic preparedness exercises, the biggest, exercise Cygnus, in 2016. 

Findings showed the UK was scarily unprepared for a pandemic. The Tories didn’t just fail to act on the findings they refused to fully participate in the exercise including making life or death decisions. 

Ultimately, they favoured ideological austerity over replenishing stockpiles. Four years later Covid hit and instead of acting fast they thought about how their donors and mates could profit as our NHS workers used fucking BIN BAGS while attending to patients. 

To add insult to injury the fuckers partied and got coked off their tits in Westminster as millions died and suffered in isolation.

Never forget what those scumbags did.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
£10billion found to have been wasted on PPE but… ‘Barones Hallet said there was "no evidence of cronyism or corruption" by ministers or other officials when awarding the final contracts.’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yeah… OK. 👀
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/07/2026
We're outside Parliament today protesting the trade deal on drug imports, struck between US and UK which could result in a more lethal outcome for NHS patients than the COVID pandemic. Andy Burnham needs to show this deadly deal the red card. Sign the petition if you agree: vist.ly/5azc4
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11/07/2026
The last thing NHS patients need is just another corporate profiteering deal. We don't have to accept this. Take action to stop this deal: vist.ly/5auxz
Graphic showing a quote from Tony Sullivan (co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public): "Donald Trump’s demands for higher drug prices are set to drain an estimated £45bn from the NHS over the next decade. At a time when patients are waiting longer than ever for treatment, handing over billions more to US pharmaceutical giants is like trying to put out a fire while pouring petrol on the flames.”
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keithrt.bsky.social @keithrt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The BBC cancelling Winterwatch is such a shame, especially when we need to be connecting with nature more than ever. If we want people to protect our wildlife, we have to show them it! Add your name to ask the BBC to reconsider. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Tell the BBC: Save Winterwatch!
The UK is losing its wildlife, and shows like Winterwatch are vital for connecting us to nature. The BBC's decision to cancel it makes no sense. Let's ask them to rethink this! Add your name here:
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/07/2026
UK deaths from the Covid pandemic: 202,000 Expected deaths in England from US-UK pharma deal: 229,000 Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting's pharma deal could do more damage than the worst pandemic in living memory. It must be stopped.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
All lobbying of govt ministers, aides and senior officials should be publicly declared . All professional lobbyists need to be licensed and registered, transcripts of meetings need to be published with 48 hours. Also criminalise receipt/payment of political donations. No 2nd jobs for MPs.
theguardian.com
All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says
Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms. Private equity controls 60% of the vet market. PE will find new ways of exploiting - unnecessary appointments, surgeries. Don't let PE build local monopolies. Apply "fit and proper person" test. PE won't pass it.
theguardian.com
Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms
Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
With the imminent crowning of Andy Burnham as UK PM Wes Streeting is manoeuvring into a plum job. His time as Health Secretary was marked by privatisation, chaos and failure. His 10 Year Health Plan extended privatisation into every aspect of the NHS.
keepournhspublic.com
Wes Streeting as Health Secretary: Privatisation, chaos, failure
Wes Streeting's record is not one of change or reform, but of political opportunism and hostility to the health service he was trusted to protect. Keep Our NHS Public responds to his resignation We...
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