Veserr@sh.itjust.works to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoPublic control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkPublic control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources saywww.theguardian.comVeserr@sh.itjust.works to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareDave8008@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoPublic control, not ownership. So not nationalised. …and what exactly does “control” mean? Overall control? Partial control? A small restriction on price rises?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWe already have mechanisms of public control. Ofwat for water and Ofgem for electricity. The government don’t use them. It’s a pointless and meaningless position. Yet another labour politician that just wants to mess around at the edges of things, because they don’t see the fundamental problems.
Public control, not ownership. So not nationalised. …and what exactly does “control” mean? Overall control? Partial control? A small restriction on price rises?
We already have mechanisms of public control. Ofwat for water and Ofgem for electricity. The government don’t use them.
It’s a pointless and meaningless position.
Yet another labour politician that just wants to mess around at the edges of things, because they don’t see the fundamental problems.