Demands for public ownership of energy after CEO awarded £3.7m bonus
Calls for energy to be brought into public ownership are growing after news that an energy firm boss is being awarded an eye watering bonus. Chris O'Shea, the CEO of…
Labour represents the status quo. The Green Party is the real opposition to the Tories.
The Tories are descending to new lows as their policies no longer simply flirt with far right politics - but proudly contravene human rights conventions and flaunt it. Yet the…
Why socialists should join the Green Party #1: Greens want to end the privatisation rip-off
Where should socialists put their energy in 2023? This is a question facing many on the left. There are some obvious answers. The wave of industrial militancy that has swept…
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…