We Own It Email for Article and Podcast Supporting Energy Nationalisation

The pro-NHS, pro-nationalisation organisation We Own It has organised a petition calling for the renationalisation of the energy industries, which I reposted here. On Friday I got this email from them thanking me for signing their petition and pointing to an article one of them had written calling for its renationalisation, and which was featured in a podcast by the Byline Times. The email included links to both. Here it is’

‘Dear David,

You’re gaining momentum.

In just two days, over 13,000 people have signed our petition demanding Rishi Sunak and Kwasi Kwarteng bring energy into public ownership now. 

Thanks to you adding your name, the call for a genuine fix for our broken energy system is getting louder. 

This week Cat published an article explaining why We Can’t Solve the Energy Crisis Without Public Ownership, and featured on the Byline Times podcast Power to the People. 

Together we’re starting to shape the conversation, making it clear that it matters who our energy system is working for, and who is picking up the cost.

Read Cat’s article

Listen to the podcast

You signed the petition because, along with 60% of the UK public, you believe energy should work for people and the planet – not profit.

With household bills set to rise by £700 in April while the Big 6 companies rake in billions in profits, there has never been a clearer moment for public ownership of energy. 

You know we need a real fix, not just temporary sticking plasters. Who owns and profits from our energy is at the heart of the issue, and together we’ll make sure politicians can’t avoid the question. 

THANK YOU for being part of the fight for energy that works for everyone, not just company shareholders. 

Solidarity 

Cat, Zana, Alice, Johnbosco, Jack, Matthew, Tom – the We Own It team

PS We’ll be in touch soon with the latest updates on the campaign to protect the NHS from the Health and Care Bill, and the fight against Channel 4 privatisation!‘

It should be becoming increasingly obvious that Thatcherism is a massive failure. It is true zombie economics, a decaying ideology that’s destroying industry, public services and creating nothing but poverty, hopelessness and unemployment. But it’s being promoted by that section of the super-rich that stands to profit from it immensely, as well as fanatical politicians like Starmer, who are so massively indoctrinated with Thatcherism that any alternative is literally unthinkable.

Get rid of Thatcher’s economic zombie corpse. Renationalise the utilities now!

Tags: Byline Times, Channel 4, Energy, Energy Prices, Keir Starmer, Margaret Thatcher, Nationalisation, NHS, NHS Privatisaiton, Privatisation, Public Utilities, We Own It