- "Support"
- Supports public ownership.
- 🧐
- Mixed support.
- No support
- Opposes public ownership.
- Unknown
- Unknown support.
NHS: 🧐 mixed
Labour’s 2024 manifesto promised the NHS would always be publicly owned and funded. However the government is planning a new Private Finance Initiative style deal for Neighbourhood Health Centres and is outsourcing services and technology instead of expanding NHS capacity. Health Secretary Wes Streeting is 60%+ funded by private healthcare donors and has said he “won’t shrink from opening the NHS” to the private sector.
Water: private
The government has repeatedly said it will not nationalise water and banned the recent Cunliffe water review from considering public ownership.
Rail: public
The government is bringing all rail franchises into public ownership. Caveat: The rolling stock is still privatised so we are demanding that they set up a publicly owned company to own the trains, and end competition law on the railway.
The Welsh Labour government took the Wales and Border rail franchise into public ownership in 2021.
Energy: 🧐 mixed
The government set up Great British Energy as a generation company in public ownership but with a small budget and no retail wing. Most of the energy grid is staying privatised.
Buses: public
The government is scrapping the ban on new publicly owned bus companies and making it easier for local authorities to regulate buses after decisions to take buses into public control by mayors in Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire following our campaigning. Caveat: The government could make public control and ownership easier with funding pots for local authorities.
The Welsh Labour government is in the process of introducing bus franchising.
Royal Mail: private
The Labour government approved the sell off of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský.
NHS: private
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition introduced the 2012 legislation, which paved the way for greater privatisation in the NHS. From 2012-13 to 2020-21 NHS trust spend on outsourcing to independent sector providers (ISPs) increased nearly seven-fold, from over £220 million to £1.7 billion. From 2012-2024, the NHS lost £10 million a week due to private profits.
Water: private
Conservatives support continued privatisation of water.
Rail: private
The Conservative government was forced to bring rail franchises into public ownership after private failure but Conservatives still support “competition” and private companies on the railway.
Energy: 🧐 mixed
The Conservative government mostly supported ongoing privatisation. However it also set in motion the plan to bring part of National Grid into public ownership, creating NESO to enable Net Zero planning. Private shareholders received £630 million in compensation.
Buses: private
Conservatives support continued privatisation and deregulation of buses.
Royal Mail: private
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition sold off our Royal Mail in 2013-15.
NHS: private
Nigel Farage has suggested a model where different insurance companies compete and said he’s open to a “French-style insurance model”. This would require patients to pay for treatment up-front and then reclaim from a combination of the state and private insurance policies. Reform’s 2024 manifesto talks about harnessing private companies and tax relief on private healthcare.
Water: public
Reform wants 50% public ownership and 50% UK pension funds ownership of our water and called to end foreign ownership of utilities. Caveat: pension funds ownership is not full public ownership.
Rail: public
Reform wants 50% public ownership and 50% UK pension funds ownership of critical national infrastructure and seems to include rail in this category. Caveat: pension funds ownership is not full public ownership.
Energy: public
Reform wants 50% public ownership and 50% UK pension funds ownership of our energy and called to end foreign ownership of utilities. Caveat: pension funds ownership is not full public ownership.
Buses: ❓ unknown
No mention of Buses in Reform’s manifesto. The party might see them as “critical national infrastructure” but it has not confirmed either way.
Royal Mail: ❓ unknown
No mention of Royal Mail in Reform’s manifesto. The party might see it as “critical national infrastructure” but it has not confirmed either way.
NHS: private
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition introduced the 2012 legislation, which paved the way for greater privatisation in the NHS. From 2012-13 to 2020-21 NHS trust spend on outsourcing to independent sector providers (ISPs) increased nearly seven-fold, from over £220 million to £1.7 billion. From 2012-2024, the NHS lost £10 million a week due to private profits.
Water: 🧐 mixed
Liberal Democrats want to transform water companies into public benefit companies. Caveat: shareholders would still make a profit under this model but it would be “reasonable”. There would be a legal requirement to pursue environmental goals and environmental experts would have a seat on the board. It’s unclear how this model would provide accountability to households and workers.
Rail: private
The 2024 Liberal Democrat manifesto said the party was planning on keeping rail franchises in private hands.
Energy: ❓ unknown
Liberal Democrats say their public benefit company model should apply to “monopoly utility companies” which would suggest they want to reduce profits and increase accountability in the energy transmission and distribution networks. This has not been confirmed.
Buses: 🧐 mixed
The Liberal Democrat’s 2024 manifesto included boosting buses by giving local authorities “more powers to franchise services” but it didn’t mention lifting the ban on new publicly owned bus companies.
Royal Mail: private
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition sold off our Royal Mail in 2013-15.
NHS: public
The Green Party’s 2024 manifesto said the party is against NHS privatisation. It is “committed to a fully public health service and to keeping the profit motive well away from our NHS”.
Water: public
The Greens want to bring water companies into public ownership. In their 2024 manifesto they state, "The Green Party is committed to the public ownership of public services, so they are run to serve us all, rather than to increase the wealth of shareholders."
Rail: public
The Greens want to bring the railways into public ownership. In their 2024 manifesto they state, "The Green Party is committed to the public ownership of public services, so they are run to serve us all, rather than to increase the wealth of shareholders."
Energy: public
The Green Party’s 2024 manifesto supports “bringing the Big 5 retail energy companies into public ownership.” Caveat: The Greens do not mention energy transmission and distribution networks here, or the need for a well funded publicly owned renewable generation company. However, the party supports public ownership for public services and rejects privatisation in general.
Buses: public
The Green Party’s 2024 manifesto promised to “give local authorities control over and funding for improved bus services”. Caveat: the party didn’t mentioned lifting the ban on new publicly owned bus companies. However, the party supports public ownership for public services and rejects privatisation in general.
Royal Mail: public
The Green Party told Left Foot Forward in 2024 that “if it were in power it would look towards re-nationalising the company further down the line”.
NHS: 🧐 mixed
The SNP’s 2024 manifesto promised to “protect our NHS from the twin threats of Westminster privatisation and austerity” and the Scottish government is very clear that it wants the NHS in Scotland to be in public hands. However it also invited private firms and hospitals to bid to provide NHS-funded healthcare in a contract which runs until 2027.
Water: public
The Scottish Government is keeping water publicly owned by Scottish Water in Scotland. On average investment is 35% higher than in England and bills are lower too.
Rail: public
The Scottish Government took ScotRail and the Caledonian Sleeper into public ownership. It is now actively considering using public green bonds to finance new trains, after ASLEF the train drivers’ union called for publicly owned rolling stock.
Energy: 🧐 mixed
In 2017 Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon promised to set up a publicly owned energy company. Unfortunately the Scottish government now says it does not have the powers to deliver this under devolution. It is committed to supporting community and local ownership of energy.
Buses: private
Get Glasgow Moving says that Scotland is being slower than England to enable bus franchising (public control of bus networks). The SNP’s 2024 manifesto didn’t mention public ownership. Scotland’s Trade Union Centre is making the case for “more Lothian Buses across Scotland”
Royal Mail: public
Back in 2013, when the Royal Mail was sold off, former First Minister Alex Salmond said the privatisation would be reversed in an independent Scotland.
NHS: public
Plaid Cymru’s 2024 manifesto says the party opposes “privatisation of services by stealth through out-sourcing”.
Water: ❓ unknown
Plaid Cymru wants Wales to be in charge of its own water, with powers to set environment targets and manage sewage licensing. Welsh Water is a not for profit company but is not accountable to anyone and pays out huge interest payments to its creditors. Plaid has not spoken about whether it would plan to make Welsh Water more accountable to households, workers, anti sewage groups or local politicians.
Rail: public
Plaid Cymru wants the railway in public ownership in Wales and in the UK as a whole “so that it acts on behalf of its users, rather than shareholders, and allows for greater alignment of services”
Energy: public
Plaid Cymru believes that “the privatised energy market has patently failed”. It wants “full control over our natural resources” and a sovereign wealth fund. The party made the case for establishing Ynni Cymru as a new publicly owned energy generation company which is boosting community energy. Caveat: Plaid’s focus is on energy independence from Westminster. It is not clear whether it wants a publicly owned energy retail company and fully public grid.
Buses: public
Plaid Cymru supports renationalisation of major bus services and integration of bus and rail services. The party wants the needs of passengers, not commercial attractiveness to determine bus routes and it supports bus regulation as a first step.
Royal Mail: ❓ unknown
Plaid Cymru was against the privatisation of Royal Mail and believes the Post Office should be devolved to Wales and in public ownership. Caveat: There is no clear recent policy on whether Plaid Cymru would support buying back the Royal Mail.
NHS: public
Your Party says it supports “an NHS free of privatisation”. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
Water: public
Your Party says it supports bringing water into public ownership. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
Rail: public
Your Party says it supports bringing rail into public ownership. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
Energy: public
Your Party says it supports bringing energy into public ownership. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
Buses: public
So far Your Party has not talked publicly about buses, however it is known that leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana support public ownership of public services in general, so we can assume they support buses in public ownership. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
Royal Mail: public
Your Party says it supports bringing mail into public ownership. Caveat: Full policy programme will likely be confirmed at a future conference.
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Michael Denholm 1 month ago
Essential services should not (and never) be subjected to speculators, financial shysters & spivs as advocated by Tories & their Liberal 'Democrat' poodles.
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Jeff Moore 1 month ago
I'm disappointed with the Lib-Dems, I thought they were more forward thinking than that, They're off my voting list now!
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Anne Robinson 1 month ago
That was my exact thought Jeff. I was sorely disappointed to about the Lib Dem stance on public ownership. Looks like I'm voting green next time around.
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David Bailey 1 month ago
Same here
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david william secker 1 month ago
rather surprised at the Lib Dem position. Rather disappointed.
I am a party member. Willing to give them time to rethink. I am also a member of the Green Party.
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Mike Perry 1 month ago
It’s pretty much as I suspected with the exception of the Lib Dem’s, my current MP is LD, after the last election, and I would have expected a more similar score to the Greens and Your.
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Audrey 1 month ago
Perhaps governments have forgotten how to govern, because of the hands off approach to government. It allows all utilities to ignore customer complaints until eight weeks has passed with the complaint repeated very two weeks, I was told, until the business can refer the customer to whichever Ombudsman is funded by the business not responding to the complaint.
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Adam Hibbert 1 month ago
Kindly extend your coverage to a party that actually ran candidates across the country last year: https://sdp.org.uk/homecoming/#section_11
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Lynne Ismail 1 month ago
Interesting, a bit of a mixed bag. I was disappointed with the Lib Dem’s take unsurprised re The Greens. Also surprised at Reform.
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Mary Taylor 1 month ago
Why did you not include Workers Party of Britain? They support all those policies.
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Debby Monkhouse 1 month ago
Go Your Party!
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Lynne Roberts 1 month ago
Your party for me then🤗
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Jen Williams 1 month ago
I am very surprised at the lib dems. They obviously do not listen to their public members.
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Debby Griffin 1 month ago
All services should be brought back into public ownership
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Tessa George 1 month ago
Madness.
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Barry Dunnage 1 month ago
Yes to all these services needing to be publicly owned and publicly run. This is far and away the most likely to be successful and cost-effective. However, it needs to be operated by really good managers.
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Malcolm Palfrey 1 month ago
Your Party has my vote
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Mr Barry G Dunnage 1 month ago
Sadly I am one of the OAP’s struggling to survive at the moment. I have consistently been overdrawn for about three years now. I am 79. Hopefully, things will change.
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Ben Walsh 1 month ago
I believe in public ownership for the NHS, and the Buses and Rail, in particular.
Tell you for why, because if the railways and buses, were joined-up, then they would be able to act to reduce pollution, and Road Traffic Accidents, together with Public Transport, which would help allieviate these problems.Also the 'people'/'public', would be able to use the 'Public'Transport system that this country has.
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Rose 1 month ago
I agree with the greens that public services should be brought back into public ownership including getting rid of atos running the dwp. Tax payers money should never be used make millionaires richer or pay Leo's and share holders for doing nothing.
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Lawrence Freiesleben 1 month ago
I wish Labour supported ALL of them. As for Reform, I wouldn't even count them as a political party, regardless of their popularity!
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Miss. E. Johnston 1 month ago
Your Party all the way 100% 💖✊️💖
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Bernard McCoy 1 month ago
I believe they should all be taken back into public ownership, we the public were robbed to make a few people very rich
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Leslie Hentschel 1 month ago
It seems to me that there should be some collaboration reference nationalisation of all these services between Your Party and The Green Party as it looks like they have similar ideas although Your Party has yet to reveal more information. As it is just under 4years to the next GE there may be plenty of time if they want to go down that route.Maybe they should form a coalition after the GE if they have more votes together to get a majority higher than any other party or party's if that is possible
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Robert King 1 month ago
I am sold on The Green Party
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Phyllis Hyde 1 month ago
Bailing out companies, when they've failed due to asset-stripping, under-investment etc by ruthless capitalists, is NOT the same as taking privatised utilities back into public ownership, from which they should never have been sold off. Thatcher's malign legacy lives on.
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Stephen de Botte 1 month ago
The people pay for it we should own it
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Sarah Streatfeild 1 month ago
Will be voting for Green or for Your Party ✅✅✅✅✅✅
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John Stigar 1 month ago
Your party & Green party got it correct public no to private ownership must be public ownership will be better for the many not the greedy very rich right wing scumbags
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Lesley Durkin 1 month ago
Looks like the potential new Your party is listening to voters.fingers crossed. No corrupt or dishonest types identified yet. Labour plans to destroy the NHS and is actively selling out to the private companies.my gp service is ruined as is my mums.the cons always conned us and the others a waste of space of silly middle class values that bear no relation to the majority . How frightening is the YK right now?
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Paul Fenton 1 month ago
Privatisation isn't working unless your an MP who's in it only to line their pockets. They don't care about the public. We need PR NOW! Billionaires & private organisations are polluting politicians for their own agendas. Every private venture hasnt worked in the best interests of the people. I'm tired of the dark money privatisation is linked with. MPs need to support the people not the super rich & corrupt, greedy MOs
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Daniel Wimberley 1 month ago
Very well done brilliant idea and well executed. This is a super tool if we can somehow make it a public talking point so that all the parties feel the challenge to come to terms with public opinion. It also of course serves as a voters guide and should be pitched as such to the media. If a party does not move on these issues then it will fall at the polls!!
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Brenda Peacock 1 month ago
Nationalise them all, there is huge public support for this but it’s clear that donations to political parties, individual MPs and lobbying from the current owners and shareholders of our once public services influences politicians who seem to forget they are there to represent the citizens of the uk,not those mentioned above and the welfare of people and the country should be paramount,NOT ENRICHING THEMSELVES ET AL.
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Adrian Crutcher 1 month ago
Don't trust any of them. Once in power their greed means big business and it's multimillion corporate hospitality ( Backhanders ) control government policy.
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Shaun Martell 1 month ago
Labour are finished as a party for the working class, Sir Purge Starmer sucking up to Trump is embarrassing! Your Party (new) is the only one I would trust with public ownership ✊
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Christopher Alan Curd 1 month ago
Dear Comrades, how's it going?
I'm a Trade Unionist and a Left Wing, Socialist Democratic Republican.
I'm a former Labour Party member and supporter. I voted 🗳 for UK 🇬🇧 to Remain in The EU. 🇪🇺 I also voted for The AV. I also voted for our elected and accountable dear Comrade Leader: Jeremy Bernard Corbyn x 4.(2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019) I voted for Mr Gordon Brown once, (2010) Mr Edward Millerband twice, (2010 & 2015) Comrade Rebecca Long Bailey and Angela Ryanair in 2020. I voted Green 💚 Party for the 1st time, (Local, Election Dover) Supported/voted The Socialist Party (TUSC) at Local Elections from 2013.Voted The Socialist (TUSC) at General Election 2024. Also voted Liberal Democrats once at a local election, because Labour Party wasn't on ballot papers. (Same with the People 1st, but I wouldn't be voting for them again. With deep regret, I was born with Speacil Needs/Mild Learning difficulties and wear glasses. I like visiting libraries, museums & galleries etc. Knowledge is power & education is the key. To know your politics, must know your History!
Please excuse me, I need to get ready for Volunteer Caf'e Team Member, at The Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Dover, Kent on Wednesdays & Sundays. (Also, National Holidays)
Thank you
Your Sincerely
Comrade Chris A Curd
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Garry White 1 month ago
Keep the faith Chris. Never stop trying.
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Deborah Molloy 1 month ago
I don't believe any party will act on what they say while not in power. it apparently all changes when they get into number 10 and find a supposed 29 billion pound black hole and continue to blame conservatives for everything like little children in a school yard
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Brigitte Walker 1 month ago
Your information about the Liberal Democrats seems incorrect and based on things that happened in the coalition days when the conservative policies dominated.
As far as I understand Liberal Democrat policy would have a public nhs service which would include social care.
Your facts need checking.
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Gillian Barlow 1 month ago
Unfortunately if you look at their manifesto there is nothing about changing the status quo to renationalising the NHS. So unless this changes in the near future i won't be voting for them.
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TonySomerset 1 month ago
I agree that all of these Public Utilities should never have been sold. However will we not be just giving even more of our money to the French, Germans, China if we have to buy out their shareholdings!
Is there any other way we can just take them back?
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Brian Thwaites 1 month ago
Tony, Yes there is a way we could take them back.
It would require a government to pass legislation to renationalise the utilities we have already bought built and paid for. The legislation would need to simply seize them and place them into public ownership again without compensation to the so called shareholders and foreign "owners". We the people of the UK already own them all it takes is a government with the courage to take them back. Maybe then we would have the money to properly fund the NHS and Education we could even be able to afford the dental care so many need but can not afford and we might be able to afford decent pensions and not have to make people work until they die
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J s m fletcher 1 month ago
They can say what they want when campaigning none of them do what they promise, some never expect to be voted in ,don't trust any of them
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David Bailey 1 month ago
You can trust the Greens as they are not answerable to big business.
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Annie McDonald 1 month ago
Labour as far as I’m concerned are finished as a socialist party and l don’t trust them at all especially with our NHS
Lib Dem’s are too lost to ever be a contender again and are totally untrustworthy when elected.
Reform are just frightening. They say they’re going to renationalise but have no policy in place to do anything. I fear the day they come to power!
Greens say they will do everything but l have no faith in them and have yet to see strong policies from them.
The rest l have no confidence in either.
The only one that brings me any kind of hope is ‘Your Party’. We need experience and the young people to bring energy and ideas to the party. I’ve already been to meetings and been leafleting. The energy and ideas have been fantastic and exciting. Let’s hope we can all work together to make a change. It’s going to be tough but Reform winning the next election is just too frightening!
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Bill Todd 1 month ago
All of these should be in public ownership we've had enough of the rich getting richer at our expense these governments are driving us back to Dickensian time's everything we have worked for all our lives is being under handedly taken away from us and it's time we started to fight back for what is rightly ours!!!!
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David Griffiths 1 month ago
All the above should be publicly owned and funded by all of us.
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Joni Sawl 1 month ago
All public
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Alison Berkeley-Hill 1 month ago
These are essential services, and must be all back in public ownership. That the only sensible course of action.
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MARK RIDLEY 1 month ago
I do not belive in private industy. You could add coal and steel
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MARK RIDLEY 1 month ago
I also belive in more bus/rain intergration. Tyne and Wear had a superb system before bus deregulation. Now it is broken and unreliable.
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Geoff 1 month ago
Suggest you try "Open Top Buses".
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MARK RIDLEY 1 month ago
As I have said, public transport should be public
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Moira Unsworth 1 month ago
People need to support the Green Party and make sure Reform is kept out. ‘Your party’ have let many people down, they have done what the left does well and fallen out in a massive public way, what a shame!!
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Mick Aves 1 month ago
All should be Nationalised. Too much corruption when privatised.
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Bernard Endacott 1 month ago
All the above should be in public ownership other wise the national debt is only going to increase yearly with interest draggining this country farther down.
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Barbara Julie Stead 1 month ago
All companies which were set up for general public use i.e NHS and postal services are slowly being undermind and taken away . What do we actually pay National insurance and taxes for ?
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Susan Gardner 1 month ago
Every thing on the list should be publically owned and more environmentally safe
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Christopher Butler 1 month ago
There are other parties such as the Socialist Labour Party of which I am a long standing member who entirely support Clause 4 and public ownership.
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Per-Ove Hjartstrom 1 month ago
All infrastructure should be public plus NHS.When something is owned by the private is only the monthly profite most important to them plus a high personal income. My opinion is that all infrastructure must be controlled by the public for to get the most out of the tax money we all have to pay to the state.
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Barbara Labiejko 1 month ago
All services should be publicly owned not privately as they are services for the people not businesses for the rich to make money. They cover basic needs and help the economy grow and look after the population.
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Chris Giles 1 month ago
What does it matter what their policies are! They don’t abide by them, nor keep their promises when they ‘commit’ to anything. It’s all waffle and no do!
Self interest and self preservation is the ONLT policy once in power!
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David Bailey 1 month ago
You can trust the Greens as they are not answerable to big business.
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Michael Hall 1 month ago
Im surprised that it appears Liberal Democrat’s are against/unsure on public ownership. I’ve stopped voting Labour since about 2023 and now vote Green. I think it’s morally and professionally wrong that people are funded by private companies. I feel this then influences their decisions to support private funding instead of public funding. We need to fix the tax system so it’s fair as intended by Green Party policy and stop off sore tax havens or at least limit the amount allowed.
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Jo Barley 1 month ago
This makes interesting reading. I would however totally disregard the Reform ‘promises’ since they simply spout what they think the public wants to hear but have no real understanding of what’s involved or a coherent plan of action. Maybe Nigel Farage could find the money that was promised for the NHS if the UK left Europe??
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Stephen Duke 1 month ago
Your “we own it” document that you circulated earlier today contains too much data from too many sources for me to draw any sensible conclusions but does suggest that the Green Party and one other share the same views as I do. However my next election voting intentions are unchanged by this avalanche of information!
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Sonya Baksi 1 month ago
Surely it is self-evident that to run essential services 'for profit' is divisive to the users and open to exploitation by the investors who gain financially without any personal effort other than 'risk' to their capital. The risk is cushioned by the fact that the services are essential and the users cannot manage without them.
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George Proffitt 1 month ago
The Monopoly shift to private ownership under the Thatcher Government's neo liberalism doctrinaire policy has been a disaster for ordinary people.A windfall for share holders - many of whom are not resident in the uk - Failing services and inflated monthly bills for consumers This needs to change to give the majority of voters a fair deal on Public services which should never have been privatised!
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mike roberts 1 month ago
Yes
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Jan Hyson 1 month ago
I agree 100% that all services should be brought back under public ownership.
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Hugh Milner 1 month ago
We've work to do!
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Roger Colkett 1 month ago
2 points.
1. It's a bit unfair to say for SNP on energy. It's not the SNP'a fault that the UK government won't allow Scotland to choose public ownership of energy.
2. There are separate Green Parties for Scotland, England & Wales. You should give the scores for each of them.
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David Riley 1 month ago
Your Party support all my views but in any future general election the right wing press (The Sun, Mail etc) will do all they can to hinder their progress.
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Janet W 1 month ago
The Greens and Your Party seem to be the only ones who have any common sense in these areas. It is pretty obvious that any company is in business to make a profit, which involved either price hikes or cutting corners, or both. Time for a BIG change.
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Mark Tanner 1 month ago
The Green Party have had my vote a few years now, partly because they believe that no public service should be for profit. Although Your Party seem to be saying the same, their recent implosion has cast doubts in their existence and Reform UK say many things, do the total opposite and are only out to selfishly enrich themselves. They are the worst of the worst.
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Anne Robinson 1 month ago
Thank you.
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Beverley Ferron 1 month ago
All those services should be in the publics hand.
I am fed up with private fat cats profiting whilst giving a bad service.
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Diane Scammell 1 month ago
All essential sevices should be public not privately owned. Ever!
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Roger Stone 1 month ago
My disappointment with Labour's tactics of making ridiculous and unnecessary promises in order to win an election the Tories had already, and very thoroughly, made a gift of to them knows no bounds. Their timidity, managerial-but-inept, soulless actions and general approach (not least their mealie-mouthed inaction on Gaza) just dismays me.
The LibDem's position on the NHS is unacceptable to me (and labours actions are not matching its words) - so I will be going Green - and I think they are going to reap huge dividends next time
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Michael Juniper 1 month ago
SERVICES SHOULD BE BROUGHT UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
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Janet Russell 1 month ago
I agree that all of these important services should be run by the government, not for profit greedy private companies
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Alan Hearn 1 month ago
Long past time to admit Thatcher lied and TAKE back everything STOLEN from public ownership by that Pinochet-loving psychopath and the thieves from both colours of Tory government that followed her!
A large part of the problem is that 40 years of the EU doing their thinking for them has left the "United" Kingdom with a generation of politicians that are fit for middle management at most, added to their perennial fault of at best being in it for their Party and at worst just for themselves and their crapitalist mates/owners, often with an eye to eventually making their way into the unrepresentative retirement home for cronies and fossils that is the House of Lords - we need PR, and if we don't get it we need a revolution!
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Sue B 1 month ago
Thanks for setting out the facts so clearly with your scorecard. I believe all public services should be renationalised. Interestingly, Andy Burnham said the same thing in his interview earlier today ahead of the Labour Party conference
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Russ Cox 1 month ago
We all own it, and should share the benefit
Magna carta , the ugly truth, you tube
A big push for elite ownership
Well done guys and thank you
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Richard Maynard 1 month ago
I believe all of the services mentioned should be returned into public ownership. I am very impressed by Zack Polanski and despite the spate of factionalism in Your Party I still believe it could develop into a real force by the next general election. Zack, Zarah and Jeremy would make a formidable and dynamic alliance.
I would also like to see the governor of the Bank of England stripped of the power to set the base rate. Expecting an investment banker to care more for the welfare of the people rather than other investment bankers and his pals in the city has been a recipe for economic disaster.
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Mohammad Nadimi 1 month ago
The only party work for people is new party. We have to wait till November.
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Mary Holmes 1 month ago
Very useful to have that list of where the parties stand. Thank you.
I found the comments very helpful too. I think all those services should be completely public.
What's happened in the water industry esp Thames Water is such a clear example of what a ripoff privatisation has been.
We have no choice: I need water and Thames is the only company which will supply it to me. They have made no investment in reservoirs and there is a huge amount of leakage from old pipes. Sewage is poured into the Thames and then Thames water can't pay the fines because all the money has gone to shareholders. I think the shareholders should sell some of their assets and pay us - the customers - back for all the money they have taken over the years.
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Simon Oliphant 1 month ago
Bang take them all back for free. Taxpayers built them, Thatcher stole them for her mates!
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Alan Polley 1 month ago
A life long Labour party voter I hoped that a change was coming at the last election sadly not, just more of the same, Tory light, in a red jacket, won't ever vote Labour again maybe time to go Green? But fear a right wing revolution is coming god help us all
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Kevin Hart 1 month ago
Reform are the way forward for me. All public services should owned by the people, not by overseas countries taking money out of the country and paying huge bonuses to people who frankly killing every service we have.
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David Bailey 1 month ago
Conservative,Labour and Reform are funded by multinationals in particular the fossil fuel lobby, so in reality they are mere puppets with big business calling the shots. That is where corruption can set in. I have to say that I am particularly disappointed with the Liberal Democrat stance. It would appear there is corporate funding there as well. The Greens however are not funded by big business conglomerates so are not anwerable to them. This is why we can trust the Green Party.
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Josie Hargreaves 1 month ago
Privatisation, deregulation and outsourcing have taken so much away from us. All important infrastructure should be publicly owned and properly policed. Only two parties indicate their willingness to give us back what was stolen from us but it's easy to promise the earth when in opposition with little chance of being elected. Perhaps if we had an alternative to the first past the post electoral system and political discussion in schools...
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D. AND P. CORBIN 1 month ago
YES WE WANT EVERYTHING NATIONALISED SO THAT WE GET THE BENEFITS NOT OTHER COUNTRIES AND THE RICH. WE ARE HOPING YOUR PARTY GET TOGETHER AS THEY ARE WHAT WE NEED.
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D. AND P. CORBINASYES 1 month ago
NATIONALISE EVERYTHING AS REFORM WILL PRIVATISE IT ALL ELSE.
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Jo H 1 month ago
All essential services should be in public ownership. I also believe that they should be transferred to the public without cost, as the shareholders have had more than enough profit out of these failing services for far too long now.
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