Proposed £21 ‘coronavirus hike’ on household energy bills slammed as ‘shocking’ and ‘farcical’
Ofgem has proposed an increase to offset customers who are struggling to pay their bills.
Tag: nationalisation
The coronavirus crisis is revealing some stark truths about our privatised rail system
The emergency measures will be in place for an initial period of six months.
Government suggests that Northern Rail failure could pave way for renationalisation
The government has revealed that the Northern Rail franchise could potentially face renationalisation within “a number of months”, according to ...
Labour just blew the Tories’ lies about its economic plans out of the water
The Labour Party has come out fighting against the Tories' lies regarding its economic plans. Boris Johnson's party has been ...
Academic explains why Labour’s manifesto is just good economic sense
Cambridge economist Dr Ha-Joon Chang has given his take on Labour's fully-costed 2019 manifesto. And speaking about the need for ...
The figures are in. Corbyn’s nationalisation plans would save us billions.
Campaign group We Own It has looked into Jeremy Corbyn's nationalisation plans. And it found that public ownership of industries ...
Train companies to miss accessibility deadline
About 800 train carriages on Britain’s railways fail to meet accessibility standards coming into force next year, according to the ...
Administrator’s visit to Belfast shipyard delayed ‘due to public pressure’
Harland and Wolff workers have been protesting at the gates of the under-threat facility.
Chris Grayling’s privatisation of the probation service was so flawed, the government is planning to renationalise it
The government is reportedly planning to renationalise the probation service. Prison reform campaigners have welcomed the news. But it only ...
Waffle and no policies. The Independents prove on Marr they’re the David Brent of politics.
There isn't much to laugh about in politics at the moment. But thankfully the new Independent Group of Labour losers ...
Scottish Parliament to vote on potential public ownership of ScotRail
MSPs will vote in the Scottish Parliament on whether ScotRail should continue to be operated by Abellio. The vote comes ...
Corbyn exposes high cost of 25 years of private rail, and the figures are shocking
It’s now 25 years since the passing of the 1993 Railways Act that privatised British Rail and subjected commuters to ...
How the ‘biggest company we’ve never heard of’ tries to profit from everything we do
In January 2018, the collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion highlighted the dangers of private companies running public services. Shares in Capita ...
As the government’s flagship millennial railcard runs out of steam, its train plans are in tatters
The government’s plans to get more people using the railways are in trouble. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced that ...
The Isle of Man government just nationalised a key piece of public transport
The Isle of Man government is reportedly bringing a key piece of transport infrastructure into public ownership. Nationalisation As BBC ...
Water privatisation is such a con that even the FT is calling for its nationalisation
Water privatisation has proven itself such a "rip-off" for customers that even the business-minded and Conservative-leaning Financial Times (FT) has said so ...
Labour’s leaked manifesto contains a brilliant surprise for anyone who voted Brexit
Labour's leaked draft manifesto contains a brilliant surprise for anyone who voted Brexit. At Labour's official campaign launch, Jeremy Corbyn ...
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