Ofwat, the water regulator, is about to let Thames Water off on a £250 MILLION fine. Thames just broke its licensing rules after credit agencies labelled its debts “junk.” In just 48 hours, Ofwat will close its consultation on plans to waive the normal fine! When privatised services, from energy …
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A reminder – on the day before the election… YOUR public services have been privatised by this government continuously since 2010. Source link
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“Jonathan Reynolds’ position puts taxpayers and bill payers at financial risk — and throws the environment under the bus. “New Labour showed us with Railtrack how to protect the taxpayer when an essential public service goes bust. We call on Starmer’s Labour to do the same with Thames Water.” — …
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Ofcom, the government regulator responsible, is asking the public for views on plans to reduce Royal Mail’s legal obligation to deliver letters 6 days a week. Don’t let them get away with this. Use our handy six-step guide to respond to the Ofcom consultation – it only takes five minutes. But …
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THIS week saw the fourth anniversary of lockdown. Rightly, these moments will take people back to the countless thousands who lost their lives while one government partied and another took stock of the constitutional possibilities. They should also bring to mind the millions of workers providing essential services even during …
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Walkouts by around 115,000 postal workers organised in the CWU are continuing this month, after the union turned down Royal Mail’s derisory 2% pay offer. Royal Mail bosses have become increasingly belligerent, threatening further cuts to pay and conditions in an attempt to break the strikes by any means …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1072/30202 From The Socialist newspaper, 5 February 2020 photo CCO/CC (Click to enlarge) Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party executive committee A debate, of sorts, is opening up on nationalisation in the Labour leadership election. Support for public ownership – or not – is an indication of which …
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