Energy Belongs in Public Hands
Domestic energy bills are expected to rise 30% next year. This crisis is rooted in a system run for huge private profits – and can only be solved by taking energy into public hands.
6 Articles by:
Miriam Brett
Miriam Brett is the director of research and advocacy at Common Wealth.
Bus Privatisation Has Exposed the Myths of Privatisation
The cost of taking the bus has doubled since 1987, exposing the lies behind the privatisation and deregulation agenda – if we want decent bus services, it’s time to take them back into public hands.
It’s Time to End the Privatised Rail Disaster
This week, the Scottish government announced a plan to bring ScotRail back under public ownership. But it’s not only in Scotland that privatisation is failing – it’s time to take all of our rail networks back into public hands.
To Survive Lockdown, We Need a Major Economic Support Package
From digital access for schoolchildren to liveable sick pay, a minimum wage floor for furlough and a rent freeze, millions of people need support to survive the new lockdown – and they can’t wait for more delays.
The Myth of the Tories’ Bold Economic Policies
FDR’s New Deal amounted to 40% of GDP in the 1930s, Rishi Sunak’s adds up to 0.2% of UK GDP today. His government’s much-lauded economic ‘radicalism’ is little more than a propaganda exercise.
After Coronavirus, There’s No Going Back to ‘Normal’
The coronavirus recession will change the world, and we can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of 2008 – it’s time for a new economy that expands public wealth, empowers workers and is sustainable by design.