It’s going to be a very difficult if not impossible autumn / winter for millions of people who will be very desperate, and desperate people will resort to anything to heat and feed themselves and their families!
Not convinced by nationalisation because it just doesnt really work. I'm working with a government where we are looking at Community corporations, in new small cities we are developing - energy, water and some other infrastructure is decentralised and the users of a resource become the owners, but it is managed outside of government. No shareholders to pay, or if they are they are the ones using the provision, and little government interference, and it makes a better model for transitioning to renewables. You would not believe the pushback we are getting from the major financial providers for development programmes, EU, WTO, World Bank because we are stepping outside of the typical privatisation model.
I wouldn't mind, but the water companies have taken billions in subsidies, run up huge debts and still pay dividends to shareholders.
But itz compitien drivin down prices innit?
Sounds a great idea
So letting the Chinese and French build our next generation of nuclear power stations seems a great idea.
No not really ….
Sounds good
Capitalism has taken many different forms down the years. There's no inherent reason why nationalisation must fail. It is essential for National infrastructure planning that strategic management of key transport and utilities provision be in public hands. It is also important for National social policy imperatives that the growth and profitability of national infrastructure industries are tempered by the needs of citizens, communities, industrial and commercial policy and environmental considerations.
France Spain and italy all class their basic infrastructure in those terms, so they offer massive amounts of protection to the industries in question even private compaies and justify breaking EU competition laws and EU government support regulations.
One of the problems for me with nationalisation, and i think its a general problem with practical socialism, is that nationalised industries take on a political importance that elevates the entities above peoples interests, and of course nationalised industries become a political footbal with, in this day and age, the constant threat of privatistion, and in the past union militancy. My own point of view is that if it is in government hands it isnt in public hands. One of the issues with energy in general is that it is centralised, so that one or two companies can effectively control the market even if there are many points of consumer access.
To be fair, from the 1970s onwards, the UK’s nuclear programme was a shambles. We built 14 very complicated “Advanced” (pah!) Gas Cooled Reactors which had an appalling record for availability. They were averaging at about 60% of capacity in their first 20 years while a PWR would be 90-95% plus.
They can‘t
As if the billionaire Rishi Sunak has any comprehension.They can‘t
At the BBC leader's debate he actually said - when things got onto each candidate's background - that his parents worked very hard to BUY him a good start in life. It's a wonder Labour haven't picked up on that.
Wasn't it Sunak's wife, who has more than £300 million who said she lived in India so hadn't paid any income tax in 30 years?
I wonder what kind of companies appear in the shareholding portfolios of Tory MPs?
I’m starting to feel like smashing stuff might be the answer. Works for the French.
Yes " lifelong Tories " just want more of the same it seems, the rich doing well at others expense. Figures this week showing 70,000 in the UK paying their tax offshore, presumably avoiding large amounts of tax here. Current Tory leadership candidates wont talk about this, especially as many of these are large donors to their party.
But it's not enough is it? People will still be seriously in a hole, 400 quid is like punching someone in the face and then giving them a plaster.
At least they are trying, it’s not their fault Putin is a ** and the rest of the EU put all their eggs in one basket. I appreciate its almost impossible for some of you to admit your excepting a handout off the Tory’s While sticking the knife in at every opportunity.
But trying isn't enough, we need policy, not sticking plasters.
It’s not really the time for policy though is it.
? Sorry absolutely dont understand that.
I don’t know if you have noticed but the current government are going through a slight change.
OK with you now. That said, the time for Government goes on.
Agreed, they are maybe a little pre occupied with other things at the moment. I’m not saying I agree with it and there’s definitely more pressing issues.
Why? Because the incompetent bunch of idiots are looking for their fourth PM in six years?
Well you could you put it like that.
Are you not happy ? No pleasing some. You have been pissing and moaning about BJ for about 2 years and now he’s on his way out your still Pissing and moaning.
With good reason Scara.
I think you'll find I happily 'piss and moan' about all politicians.
And yet, your life is in their hands. Rage at the machine as much as you like. We need politicians in power to sort things out for us.
Just not any of these politicians.
I got a solitary bite no surprise who it was
