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Swift<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> govt on <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatisation</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/publicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicOwnership</span></a> at<br> <a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/take-trains-public-ownership" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/take-tr</span><span class="invisible">ains-public-ownership</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/weOwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weOwnIt</span></a></p>
Mark Burton<p>The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me by sending the email here in just 60 seconds. <a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-commission" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-c</span><span class="invisible">ommission</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a></p>
Swift<p>The UK government has set up a <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> commission to conduct the biggest review since <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatisation</span></a>. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/publicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicOwnership</span></a>. Join me by sending the email here in just 60 seconds. <a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-commission" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/water-c</span><span class="invisible">ommission</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> govt worst case scenario for nationalising water still leaves households better off</p><p>Research found an average of 35% of customer bills used to pay for interest on companies’ loans, &amp; to pay dividends to shareholders</p><p>You're paying a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationTax</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> companies dividends &amp; debt</p><p>Publicly owned <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishWater</span></a> doesn’t pay dividends to private shareholders, lost just 8% of revenue in interest payments</p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/news/governments-worst-case-scenario-for-nationalising-water-still-leaves-households-better-off/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/news/government</span><span class="invisible">s-worst-case-scenario-for-nationalising-water-still-leaves-households-better-off/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationTax</span></a></p>
Lyla Mehta<p>Privatised water has failed. Just look at your water bills or the sewage pouring into our rivers. Steve Reed - include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. Sign the petition</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatisation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <br><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/steve-reed-include-public-ownership-as-an-option-in-your-independent-commission-on-the-water-sector" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/steve-r</span><span class="invisible">eed-include-public-ownership-as-an-option-in-your-independent-commission-on-the-water-sector</span></a></p>
Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱<p>`<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthSciencesAssociationofAlberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthSciencesAssociationofAlberta</span></a> called yesterday for an immediate end to the so-called <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AlbertaSurgicalInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertaSurgicalInitiative</span></a> and “a return to full <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/publicownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicownership</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/surgical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surgical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/facilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facilities</span></a> to prevent further <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> off essential <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>care</span></a> services following explosive revelations that private surgical facilities contracted by [<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a>] were charging more than double the cost of equivalent procedures performed in the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> system.”'</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AHS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/impact-of-those-dodgy-contracts-allegations-continues-to-spread-so-did-anyone-ever-call-the-cops/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">albertapolitics.ca/2025/02/imp</span><span class="invisible">act-of-those-dodgy-contracts-allegations-continues-to-spread-so-did-anyone-ever-call-the-cops/</span></a></p>
Caroline Lucas<p>RT by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@CarolineLucas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CarolineLucas</span></a></span>: 🚨Breaking🚨</p><p>Sir Stephen Fry calls on Keir Starmer to bring ‘effectively bankrupt’ Thames Water into public ownership. 💧 </p><p>So that ‘it works for all of us, people and planet.’ 🌎 </p><p>Agree? Sign our petition. Link in comments 👇🏽</p><p><a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/SirStephenFry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SirStephenFry</span></a> <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/ThamesWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThamesWater</span></a> <a href="https://respublicae.eu/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a><br>---<br><a href="https://nitter.privacydev.net/We_OwnIt/status/1889988772655513747#m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nitter.privacydev.net/We_OwnIt</span><span class="invisible">/status/1889988772655513747#m</span></a></p>
artfulrobot<p>Just spent a while upvoting all the "end privatisation" posts on this <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nhs</span></a> consultation.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/publicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WeOwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeOwnIt</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://change.nhs.uk/en-GB/projects/your-ideas-for-change?search=privatisation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">change.nhs.uk/en-GB/projects/y</span><span class="invisible">our-ideas-for-change?search=privatisation</span></a></p>
dag<p>I find this explanatory video about what has to change to let democracy grow again very enlightening:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgQgrfGPQP0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=AgQgrfGPQP</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/publicownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicownership</span></a></p>
artfulrobot<p>Taking a moment to celebrate the successes of the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WeOwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeOwnIt</span></a> campaign for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/publicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicServices</span></a> to be in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/publicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicOwnership</span></a> by watching this short video</p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/blog/thank-you-everything-youve-achieved-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/blog/thank-you-</span><span class="invisible">everything-youve-achieved-2024</span></a></p>
Mark<p>I can't believe the government are letting our <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> bills go up by as much as £220 a year</p><p>I've just emailed my MP asking them to intervene. It only too about 30 seconds.</p><p>Use this link:</p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-bill-hikes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-th</span><span class="invisible">e-bill-hikes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WaterBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterBills</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationFail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WeOwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeOwnIt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>This is a failure of democracy. 82% of the public want <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> back into <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a>, but we weren’t part of the decision. Now we’re stuck bailing <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WaterCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterCompanies</span></a> out for decades of recklessness. We need a new water system where everyone has a say. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/dec/19/water-bills-for-households-in-england-and-wales-to-rise" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/money/2024/dec</span><span class="invisible">/19/water-bills-for-households-in-england-and-wales-to-rise</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WaterBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterBills</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ofwat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ofwat</span></a> is due to announce that it is giving in to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> firm <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a> meaning bills could increase by as much as 84% by 2030!</p><p>I've written my (worthless) MP to attend a briefing next week on the state of the water sector</p><p>If you're worried about bills rising by up to 84% while our rivers and seas still face daily <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> spills, send this template to your MP. </p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/ask-your-mp-stand-water-bill-payers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/ask-your-mp-sta</span><span class="invisible">nd-water-bill-payers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WeOwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeOwnIt</span></a></p>
Doubledado<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> If Alphabet is broken up, will you trust the spinoffs? It is past time to rethink the stability of Google apps for education. On <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> tools can guarantee permanency because they can never be taken away, and any unwanted changes/updates are just a fork away from being ignored. It is time for the government to invest in sustainable software for public institutions. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/sustainablesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainablesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/publicownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicownership</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Say NO to shareholder bailout!</p><p>It’s outrageous! Shareholders dumped <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> for over 3.6 MILLION hours last year alone. They’ve ripped out £85 billion from our bills since <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/privatisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatisation</span></a></p><p>We shouldn’t have to pay to clean up their mess!</p><p>Water campaigners have called for a review of who owns our water to turn the tide on the sewage crisis. 70% of us want <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a></p><p>Block price hikes &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nationalise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> companies NOW</p><p>Sign:</p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-shareholder-bailout-no-bill-hikes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-th</span><span class="invisible">e-shareholder-bailout-no-bill-hikes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Dr Craig Dalȝell<p>I'm in HealthAndCare.scot today talking about the National Care Service Bill and Common Weal's own proposed amendments that would result in care being publicly owned, not-for-profit and controlled locally rather than by Ministers in Holyrood.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Care</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a></p><p><a href="https://healthandcare.scot/stories/3856/national-care-service-common-weal-scotland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">healthandcare.scot/stories/385</span><span class="invisible">6/national-care-service-common-weal-scotland</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reality</span></a></p>
Mark<p>STOP spending huge amounts on private agencies - give it to our <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> instead!</p><p>Private agencies charge hospitals nearly £2,000 per SHIFT for nurses</p><p>Last year <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurNHS</span></a> spent over £10 billion on agency staff</p><p>Privatisation fails &amp; takes away valuable staff, money &amp; resources from our NHS</p><p>NHS England came up with comprehensive plan to give our NHS enough permanent staff to meet needs of patients for years to come</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petition</span></a>:<br><a href="https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/agencies-give-the-nhs-the-money-instead-petition?utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">act.38degrees.org.uk/act/agenc</span><span class="invisible">ies-give-the-nhs-the-money-instead-petition?utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>What happens when <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/councils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>councils</span></a> take control of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/buses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buses</span></a>?</p><p>Outside of London, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BusServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusServices</span></a> have dropped by 50% since 2008, according to research by Friends of the Earth, external, with people on lower incomes and those without a car disproportionately affected.</p><p>One area bucking the national trend is Reading. Reading is one of only five areas in England where the local <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> company is owned by the council.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clke3g03rljo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clke3g</span><span class="invisible">03rljo</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>TGIF! We got 40 more signatures on <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/e4769" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>e4769</span></a> this week! We still need one from Nunavut. Any Nunavutiat Mastodonians out there!?</p><p>Keep Boosting and Sharing and Talking about an <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> presence for all Canadians to communicate with their Parliamentarians!</p><p>644 and rising!</p><p>EN: <a href="https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4769" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Pet</span><span class="invisible">ition/Details?Petition=e-4769</span></a><br>FR: <a href="https://www.noscommunes.ca/petitions/fr/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4769" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">noscommunes.ca/petitions/fr/Pe</span><span class="invisible">tition/Details?Petition=e-4769</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Mastodom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/CanPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a></p>