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Stephen Fry throws his weight behind campaign to prevent deaths from outsourcing of NHS services
Stephen Fry and a group of other celebrities have joined a campaign asking NHS leaders to act to prevent deaths as a result of outsourcing of health services. The group…
Green Party co-leaders use conference speech to blast profiteering of privatisation
Privatisation of public services has been an "acute and painful failure", the Green Party of England and Wales' co-leaders have said. They made the comments in their speech at the…
Campaigners celebrate Keir Starmer’s pledge to create a publicly owned energy company
Members of the Labour Party are currently gathering in Liverpool for the party's annual conference. Today, Keir Starmer gave his headline speech to the conference, setting out his vision for…
New poll finds majority of public support Royal Mail strikes
Postal workers walked out on August 26 in the first of a number of days of strike action in a dispute over pay. New polling from Survation carried out in…
Poll finds plurality support nationalising Bulb Energy on eve of energy price cap rise
The ailing energy retailer Bulb Energy was put into special administration in September 2021 as a result of financial difficulties. Rival firm Octopus Energy has asked the government for a…
Take big five energy companies into public ownership, Green Party demands
The Green Party of England and Wales has issued its proposals for tackling the ongoing energy crisis. With bills set to rise to as much as £4,200 for the average…
Bring water companies into public ownership to end scandal of wasted water say Greens
The UK is experiencing its second major heatwave in as many months. The extreme heat - made more frequent by the climate crisis - has led to Europe entering its…
Take big 5 energy firms into public ownership to ease cost of living, says TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) today released a set of proposals for easing the cost of living crisis, triggered in part by the soaring costs of energy. According to the…
Rachel Reeves confirms Labour has scrapped its commitment to public ownership of water, energy and railways
Labour leader Keir Starmer is set to make a flagship speech in Liverpool today, setting out his party's vision on the economy, with leader Keir Starmer making a flagship speech…
Labour should recognise that ‘red wall’ voters want more action and control over the economy – not less
Survation has spent the past few weeks running a series of polling of seats in the ‘red wall’, those 44 constituencies in the north of England and Midlands won by…