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Thames Water nationalisation prep 'stepped up', says government (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm not British, so I should not get involved in British Politics. But privatizing water was a mistake of epic proportions. Keir Starmer needs to have some guts and nationalize it. Enough is enough.

The trash media (The Sun, Daily Hate Mail) talks about poor people stealing welfare, while corporate financiers stole BILLIONS OF POUNDS from you and your families:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/england-privatised-water-firms-dividends-shareholders

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4478wnjdpo

Who privatized water? Margaret Thatcher.

After her time in office, she became a lobbyist for tobacco companies:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-mn-4763-story.html

They even paid her birthday party:

Philip Morris's chief executive, Geoffrey Bible, will chair the dinner. A spokesman for the company said: "Philip Morris is writing the Thatcher Foundation a cheque to cover the cost of the party. That leaves all the money made, like ticket sales, as profit to the foundation."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tobacco-giant-pays-for-1m-thatcher-bash-1576517.html

It says it all, doesn't it?

Please take your water back!!!!! Write to your MPs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Ooh yes just like how the air con in hell has "stepped up" too, lying thieving bastards lol.

Actually, on that note, you know what else has "stepped up" this month? My fucking water bill, surprise surprise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why only temporary? Nationalise it and put the thieving bastards who stole all the money in jail.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Socialise the losses, privatise the profits.

Nationalise it long enough that our tax money has to pay off the debts that were illegally accrued, none of the scumbags in charge will have any repercussions and they'll buy it back for pennies on the pound in a decade and start the whole cycle again.