RaymondPierreL37h ago

In his paper, @johnquiggin proposes a carve up of the NEM based on the following principles:

“Markets are used where they add value, regulation is tightened where monopoly persists, and public ownership is deployed selectively where it lowers costs, improves accountability, and reduces systemic risk.”

It is a well argued position and given current emphasis on the on-going electrification required for climate actions, it make perfect sense. A long read (as papers generally are) but written in a way to be accessible to the public and form the basis for a rigourous public discourse. One which must be had if we are to relieve the cost of living and meet our 2050 targets.

I commend this paper to you all.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P2004-Beyond-Patchwork-Reform-Web.pdf

#AEMO #NEM #PublicOwnership #PrivateOwnership #EnergyMarkets #EnergyTransmission #RetailEnergyMarket

readuncut5d ago
England privatized water in 1989, Scotland kept theirs public. Since then, English companies paid £78B in dividends while accumulating £64B in debt, released sewage for 3.5M hours in 2023. Scotland charges less, leaks less, pollutes less, carries no debt. The efficiency argument was tested and failed comprehensively. https://readuncut.com/the-state-changed-clients-but-not-its-size/
#Privatization #PublicOwnership #Infrastructure #WaterUtilities
The State Changed Clients But Not Its Size | Read Uncut

With states having larger budgets than ever why does everything feel like it is falling apart? This article examines what has shifted and why.

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General Strike Now6d ago

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  For the past half century (and more), big capital has worked to privatize the whole infrastructure of our collective life, from the post office and parking meters to housing and education.#goodmorning #videos #democracy #publicownership
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  For the past half century (and more), big capital has worked to privatize the whole infrastructure of our collective life, from the post office and parking meters to housing and education.

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MarkMay 6

#Water #privatisation has failed

#SouthEastWater spent more on #shareholder #dividends than on infrastructure

Now the taps aren't working in #Kent and #Sussex

Emma Reynolds and #Ofwat bring South East Water into public ownership immediately

Sign the petition

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/south-east-water-public-ownership

#England #sewage #greed #CorporateGreed #PublicOwnership #WaterOutage

Take South East Water into public ownership NOW

South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.

We Own It
Egberto WilliesMay 5

Beating Capitalism: 16-Hour Workweek, AI for People & Medicare for All Explained

Capitalism is failing working people. Explore solutions like job guarantees, public AI, and universal healthcare to build a fair economy.

#16HourWorkweek #ArtificialIntelligence #automation #capitalism #EconomicJustice #economicReform #futureOfWork #healthcareReform #jobGuarantee #laborRights #MedicareForAll #ProgressivePolicy #publicOwnership #renewableEnergy #rooftopSolar #SocialDemocracy #UniversalBasicIncome #wealthInequality #workingClass https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oTG
MarkMay 5

Just in time for #UK #Election Day

Which political parties support public ownership?

A matrix comparing each party’s stance on issues that affect most people every week (even every day)

https://weownit.org.uk/why-public-ownership/which-parties-support-public-ownership

#voting #Green #Tories #Reform #YourParty #Labour #LibDems #SNP #PladCymru #politics #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #elections

SwiftApr 30

Petition to call to nationalize #water in UK.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762640

Already over 100k so will get debate in parliament. But more signatures the better the show of strength

#publicOwnership
If signing you should probably follow @We_Own_It too!

Petition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public should decide who owns and controls it.

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&2iApr 21
Horrifyingly, the board of OfWat is divided over whether to accept the Thames Water offer to be let off regulation for over a decade and to avoid penalties for the pollution and mismanagement already carried out. How it could be anything but a unanimous rejection I don't know. I guess money talks. So we need to encourage them to make the right decision. Join me in writing to them:
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats-board-is-split-urge-them-to-make-the-right-decision-about-thames-water
#WaterCompanies #UKpolitics #privatisation #PublicOwnership #Sewage
Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors

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AndiiApr 21
Apparently the Ofwat board is split over whether to accept the Thames Water offer to be let off regulation, in effect, for donkey's years and to avoid penalty for the pollution and mismanagement already committed. It ought to be a thing that carries a unanimous rejection but ... well, money talks ... we need to encourage them to make the right decision. Join me in writing to them:
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats-board-is-split-urge-them-to-make-the-right-decision-about-thames-water
#WaterCompanies #UKpolitics #privatisation #PublicOwnership #Sewage
Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors

We Own It
LeftDemocratApr 16

Trying to share a post from Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/left-foot-forward.bsky.social/post/3mjkc3tqhbk2v

#PrivatizationFail #PublicGoods #PublicOwnership

Left Foot Forward (@left-foot-forward.bsky.social)

Your regular reminder 👇 🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS 🏫 78% want publicly owned schools 💧 73% want publicly owned water 🚂 70% want publicly owned rail ✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail 🚍 67% want publicly owned buses 💡 65% want publicly owned energy https://leftfootforward.org/2023/11/exclusive-poll-shows-huge-support-for-nationalisation-of-key-industries-and-utilities/

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