We own Brexit: our 12 point plan for public ownership

II think you missed out Housing . Bring back rent controls. At the same time local councils should be encouraged to build low rent social housing. To speed up the building programme facilitate the building of prefabricated houses, roofed with solar panels and rent them, or sell them at genuinely affordable rents. Bring in restrictions on how many houses one person, or company, can own. Bring in tighter controls about the the quality of rented homes so that they are inspected regularly to make sure that they are fit for habitation.

Go for it! We need to fight for what is right!

You might as well ask all Conservatives to ''cross the floor''and join the Labour Party.As long as we have Tories in power there is not a hope in Hell of achieving any of those 12 points,none of them fit the Tory ideal.

Excellent stuff , go for it with, you all the way and get rid of fracking

Those on the right continually tell us that anything looking like socialism doesn't work and yet there are many examples of cooperatives around the world that disprove that particular piece of #fakenews! The best example is Mondragon in Spain set up by a Catholic priest to try and do something about the unemployment which was decimating the surrounding villages after the civil war and is now a multi million industry that survived the recession better than some other organisations and tries to retain the democratic principals outlined by the founders http://www.mondragon-corporation.com/eng/

Yes excellent , go for it. 'All that evil requires to flourish is that good men do nothing' Well here good men and women are certainly doing something- you have all my support.

I think we should also push extremely hard for a sovereign investment fund - had this been done when North Sea Oil was first discovered, we would be in a VERY different position now.

The Public are not informed of the privatisation which is currently going on. My MP John Spellar has written to me confirming that since 2010 £37.7 billion of state assets have been privatised. We should demand lists of all the privatisations as they take place so that they are not slipped through without the publics knowledge.

P Smith

We should adopt the Dutch model on housing Local authorities buy up land at pre development values put in the infrastructure and then sell on the land to house builders at development values This would fund local authority social housing

Would include the the policy of a universal income currently being trialled in Finland

It is an important beginning. It needs to be stronger and would grow stronger if part of an alliance with other like minded groups. Who are they? Greens, Liberals, environmental groups? Can the idea be discussed together?

Mad idea. I don't think it has a snowball's chance. But anything that tries to control Brexit has my vote. Thank you.

Valerie Druce asks "how are we going to pay for bringing everything back to public ownership?" That's easy, we do it the same way it was done in the 1940s. We don't need any cash, we just issue government stock in exchange for the shares. This will increase public borrowing but that's a good thing, not a bad one. Pension funds can, in future, be invested in government stock, not shares, so they will be far less at risk from falls in share prices. This win-win situation is a secret that capitalists don't want people to know.

Go for it! I'm fed up with the negative moaners of this wonderful country. A country is only as good as its people, so let's ALL go ahead with a more positive attitude, and be proud of this land of ours. The British have achieved and overcome so much in the past - we can do it again!

Great point to start from. Recommend that the 12 points are strengthened regularly by taking on the best new ideas. Is there room for other models of ownership eg partnerships such as exemplified by John Lewis? What about wrapping it all in a vision of sovereign wealth which isn't only a tax on an exploitable natural resource?

It's going to happen anyway, Id much rather this way than any other.

Housing and rent control would be part of my plan though.

We need to democratize politics and our society if we don't want to end up living in a corporate-run world that works for 1% of the most wealthy people only. Now is the time to act - you just need to look at other countries in Europe like Denmark to realize that nationalizing services that benefit everybody will increase average income across the entire society and therefore stimulate economic growth. Theresa May's government will only make the income & wealth of the 1% grow which will eventually destroy our economy and our society

Brexit warrants a unity government, not the political punch and judy scenario.

That would

- force more transparency

- which would force a more public interest Brexit rather than a behind the scenes, City of London financial services Brexit - which is what we'll get with party rivalry and accompanying secrecy

- and it would also require the Labour Party leadership to come up positive contribution to be in it.

I am an old Hippie (a few of us left) we were against the capitalist establishment in the sixties, all but suibsumed in the coporate world by material offerings. I hope that this mevement has greater success and holds to the principals of openess and equality even if that is based on a form of meritocrity. I will support all the above but with a measure of realism, the corporate world will do all to destroy your wishes.

Wow, a"big society" with a "big advance for people power" - David Cameron 2010. Actions speak louder than words!

It can happen, if enough people get behind it

Let's make lots of noise.

People ask how will we find the money to nationalise/renationalise industries/utilities - as well as to improve and democratise health and education. There's one way of killing several birds with one stone, which is to nationalise and re-nationalise without compensation, or with minimal compensation in cases of dire need. The money that has been used to buy shares in privatised industries is, for the most part, money that should have been paid in tax and invested in health and education long before now, had Britain been anything like a civilised country. We should be asking all political parties to include a policy pledge that in any case, henceforth NO compensation will be paid to privateers and pirates, so that dabbling with capitalism and making money from people's deprivation and misery becomes a bit more like Russian Roulette. Richard Branson, please take note.

I totally agree with everything you said I would also add housings to the list . What is needed now is getting the media on side ( one that is not in the pocket of the Government) to get as many people on side . Let's hope we can get enough support as possible

I had a fit when I found out about the shady way taxes on profits aren't paid by Thames Water. Then I found out who have the major shareholdings in it - they are all organisations and people that are not worthy to make profit out of OUR water! All they do is process OUR water and resell it to US with an enormous PROFIT. A very simple operation. Presently, the leakage through worn or burst pipes has been reported to be at its highest ever! When it was privatised in the eighties, the advent of the Common Market was blamed on the sale of this to private operators.

The prices to the consumer have gone through the roof to raise enormous profits for a badly run simple operation. It is a State monopoly! There is no competition in the marketing process! Surely, this has to be taken back by the local authorities or the State to enable the consumer lower pricing!

Excellent 12 point plan but need to add: Cancel all anti-trade union legislation and fight to build stronger, more democratic unions.

I think this looks desirable, achievable and inspiring.

I agree with Sylvia Lumley do not compulsory purchase true farming land how are you going to feed everyone, I know that a lot of our food comes from abroad but it should not, we should grow more for our own consumption, the unfortunate thing is that most farming land is owned by the well heeled, not the actual farmers but the ones in power it is a tricky situation created by people who little knew the later consequences of their actions as they deemed it theirs to give away in return for favours. sorry the last bit has nothing to do with the subject but I thought I would throw it as interest in the discussion.

So far I think Thersa May is on the right track well ahead of her detractors. I would like to see everyone concentrating on getting the best deal in the negotiations, certainly voice their opinions but stop rubbishing details they do not really have.