by Cannydc » Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:55 pm
“The next Labour government will put democratically owned and managed public services irreversibly in the hands of workers, and of those who rely on their work.
“We will do this not only because it’s right, not only because it’s the most efficient way of running them, but also because the most important protection of our public services for the long term is for everyone to have and feel ownership of them.
“We aren’t going to take back control of these industries in order to put them into the hands of a remote bureaucracy, but to put them into the hands of all of you – so that they can never again be taken away.
“Public ownership is not just a political decision, it’s an economic necessity. We’ll move away from the failed privatisation model of the past, developing new democratic forms of ownership, joining other countries, regions and cities across the world in taking control of our essential services.”
Here here.
Privatisation has been a complete ripoff, with our utilities owned by the Dutch, Germans, French, Chinese.... anyone but UK. Profits milked from customers go abroad, and so-called regulators are toothless and hopeless to intervene.
Enough is enough.
Here's something we can REALLY take back control of. And keep for ourselves. Look at Germany. Germany. Railways are almost all run by the state and regional authorities. Public utilities provide electricity, water and gas, as well as running the sewage disposal system. Roads are fixed by public entities. Even VW is 12% owned by the Lower Saxony state government. And workers have representation on the boards of all large companies.
Pretty Commie, hey? How is it then that Germany's not exactly renowned for being a basket case?
“The next Labour government will put democratically owned and managed public services irreversibly in the hands of workers, and of those who rely on their work.
“We will do this not only because it’s right, not only because it’s the most efficient way of running them, but also because the most important protection of our public services for the long term is for everyone to have and feel ownership of them.
“We aren’t going to take back control of these industries in order to put them into the hands of a remote bureaucracy, but to put them into the hands of all of you – so that they can never again be taken away.
“Public ownership is not just a political decision, it’s an economic necessity. We’ll move away from the failed privatisation model of the past, developing new democratic forms of ownership, joining other countries, regions and cities across the world in taking control of our essential services.”
Here here.
Privatisation has been a complete ripoff, with our utilities owned by the Dutch, Germans, French, Chinese.... anyone but UK. Profits milked from customers go abroad, and so-called regulators are toothless and hopeless to intervene.
Enough is enough.
Here's something we can REALLY take back control of. And keep for ourselves. Look at Germany. Germany. Railways are almost all run by the state and regional authorities. Public utilities provide electricity, water and gas, as well as running the sewage disposal system. Roads are fixed by public entities. Even VW is 12% owned by the Lower Saxony state government. And workers have representation on the boards of all large companies.
Pretty Commie, hey? How is it then that Germany's not exactly renowned for being a basket case?
