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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/09/2026

🚨BREAKING Heidi Alexander has just announced that, for the first time since rail privatisation, the government will consider public ownership of rolling stock for all new trains This is wonderful news. They shouldn't only consider it; they should deliver it

We OWn It statement on rolling stock announcement: “Other countries own their own trains, and we should do the same. This is a super smart decision for the long term future of the railway. “Ownership of the trains is the most profitable part of the railway. We need to own these assets directly so that passengers can benefit with money going in instead of leaking out. “Rolling stock ownership is key to making public ownership of our railway successful. ”

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We're speaking about public ownership of water at #LabourConference2026 w/ @serauk.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social & @labourlewis.bsky.social. Our privatised water system is broken. 92% of Labour members back public ownership. It's not only essential, is feasible.

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

All the info you need to disprove the lies, exaggerated claims and ignorance spewed by the right. And that includes Kent.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/09/2026

Andy Burnham is right: in the 1980s Britain took a "wrong turn" by privatising life's essentials Our bills have gone up along with shareholder dividends, while the quality of the service has fallen Our NEW REPORT explains how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership: vist.ly/5jtkd

Screenshot of a Utility Week headline that says "Campaign tells government to ‘squeeze’ utilities and enforce public ownership: Campaign group We Own It is pressing the Prime Minister to consider taking water companies and electricity networks into public ownership, proposing a strategy of "squeezing" them until they become unprofitable. The report suggests a model where 100% of profits are reinvested in services, with governance structures including representation from households and environmental organisations."

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/2026

1/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/09/2026

🚨This government wants mayors to oversee private water companies Without OWNERSHIP, this plan only foists the blame for failures onto local leaders. @angelaeagle1.bsky.social MP read our open letter on why you MUST give leadership AND ownership to local leaders: weownit.org.uk/mayors/ownership

Image with a picture of Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, with text that says "Open letter to Angela Eagle and regional mayors: NO to local oversight of private water companies, without local ownership"

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is the symptom of a movement allowed to get out of control. Violence, intimidation, harassment of incredibly brave people who voluntarily save the lives of others. All fuelled by ignorance and hatred wrapped up in faux-outrage, misinformation, and weasel words. Read this - it’s shocking.

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyone

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WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront

ALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

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Irritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The army repeatedly had to issue leaflets telling its men not to rape. Strange that there was no outcry from Piddington residents when it was an army barracks.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example). 1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company. 2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly. 🧵

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Last weekend Liverpool started bringing buses into public control 🚌🎉 Liverpool is also delivering new publicly owned trains 🚄🎉 @metromayorsteve.bsky.social wants to roll back privatisation and create "the best public transport system in the country" 🔥 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter | Steve Rotheram

For decades we were told that privatisation would deliver better services. The experience of millions of passengers tells a different story, says Steve Rotheram, mayor of Liverpool city region

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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.

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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Left: a terrorist. Right: protestors.

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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/09/2026

When did we become so comfortable with vulture capitalists making money out of the most vulnerable children in Britain? Wales already banned profit-making from children's social care. It is time for England to follow suit. Do you agree?

Screenshot of Guardian headline that says "Private equity owns 11 of England’s 20 biggest children’s care providers, research finds"

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

How can Andy Burnham deliver public ownership? Force private monopolies to deliver on their statutory duties Say no to more bill hikes When they go bust, LET THEM Then take them back

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Very funny, NY Times Connections puzzle, very funny.

The grid from the NY Times Connections puzzle for 31 August. The words from left to right, top to bottom are:
Super Caliph Fragile Lipstick
Salad Heavy Dust Poster
Pharaoh Poke Toothpaste Khan
Perishable / Tennis Balls / Shogun / This Side sup

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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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RV 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hounding of Professor Anthony G Reddie at @ox.ac.uk

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I was going to make The Jam bigger by saying The Marmalade but then remembered Marmalade as a band already existed so now am stumped by what could make Marmelade bigger. The Marmite maybe?

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 20/08/2026

> Claims made by Jason Arday, who was the subject of a relentless media campaign over many aspects of his work and life and who was found dead on Friday, appear to be true[.] Particularly mocked was Arday's claim that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days. But [it seems he] completed the challenge. 1/

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Without downloading any new pics, where are you at mentally?

Carl Bloch “In an Osteria”, in the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen.

The setting is in the interior of a Roman tavern. In the forefront, there is a table with three customers: a young man is facing two young women. The one on the left of the man wears a headscarf in the typical garb of married Roman women at the time. The man is seen turning toward the onlooker with an angry expression, whereas the woman at his right is looking with a smiling one, and the (presumably slightly older) other woman looks amused in the same direction. A cat sits to the left of the young woman, silently judging the onlooker.
The painter depicted himself in the background, sitting at a table talking with two friends; his back is turned to the viewer.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 17/08/2026

112 MPs wrote to the Environment Secretary calling for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration ahead of public ownership. Andy Burnham, you promised to bring forward big changes. Start with Thames Water. vist.ly/5f4ya

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/08/2026

There is a big MYTH going around that it is unaffordable to take Thames Water into public ownership If you've ever wondered why this is a myth, we wrote this blog JUST FOR YOU Read and share it with friends and family: vist.ly/5eu9y

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5 things Thames Water doesn't want you to know

Thames Water thinks you’re a fool.

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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Water is publicly owned in 90% of the world," says @weownit.org.uk's Sophie Conquest. She argues privatised water is a "failed ideological experiment" that has meant leaks, pollution, and now rising bills.

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Watching The Rapture where they’ve just issued a Govt alert. Then my phone goes off…with a Govt alert…

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Man panicking, breathing into a paper bag

Alt: Man panicking, breathing into a paper bag Panic attack

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/08/2026

Water companies are trying to hike your water bills AGAIN. Privatisation is not affordable. Andy Burnham must block these bill hikes. Let the water companies that can't survive without hiking our bills GO BUST. Then we take them into public hands for nothing.

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John Kay @positively.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

How it started / how it’s going

List of results from the Clacton by-election showing Nigel Farage winning with 22,239 votes, and Count Binface coming second with 9,355 votes.

Screenshot of a BBC News item: “Parliamentary investigation resumes into Farage hours after he wins Clacton by-election”.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Nationalise the water companies without a penny of our money. Here's how with Feargal Sharkey youtu.be/MPo3_0DjgyU?...

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The Water Industry Scandal

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/08/2026

🚨NEW FROM ANDY BURNHAM He is absolutely right that households have been a blank cheque for these companies since 1989 Now he MUST stand up to privatised water by saying NO to any more bill rises and taking back failing companies Andy Burnham, can you rule out allowing any bill increases?

Quote from Andy Burnham: "Households “have been asked to pay more for years, yet serious pollution incidents are at record levels and the pipes are still leaking... Customers cannot be treated as a blank cheque. Where water companies seek to pass unnecessary costs on to households, they will be challenged.”"

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/08/2026

If you want this madness to end, there is only one thing to do now. Sign our petition demanding Andy Burnham take Thames Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5emm5

Two screenshots. The first a BBC News headline that says "10,000 homes suffer water cut". The second an LBC News headline that says Thames Water hands £1 million payout to finance boss despite stricken finances"

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/08/2026

Regulation hasn't stopped scandal after scandal at Thames Water. But their PR war to keep their hands on its assets continues. Write to your MP: Angela Eagle must reject the creditors' last-ditch attempt to keep Thames Water privatised. vist.ly/5eika

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 05/08/2026

This whole absurd farce has inflicted, and will inflict, an unconscionable amount of injury and death on innocent, vulnerable people. But when it collapses—which it will—this woman and everyone who advanced it should be made to carry the shame and ignominy of its creation for the rest of their days.

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