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Cat Hobbs

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Cat Hobbs

@CatHobbs

Founder/director of @We_OwnIt. Loves public services. Campaigning for public ownership, against privatisation.

United Kingdom

Joined April 2011

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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Apr 2
😡😡😡 @Ofwat @EmmaforWycombe you have no right to approve this 👇 Thames Water creditors (aka US hedge funds) want to *avoid any new fines over next 4 years* Did you watch Dirty Business? Do you want to stop sewage? REMOVE THAMES WATER'S LICENCE NOW
Ofwat poised to waive Thames Water fines to 2030 under deal
From ft.com
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jun 11, 2024
Since 2010, government cuts to our public services mean the UK has lost 200 museums 🪙 750 youth centres 🏃 793 playgrounds 🛝 800 libraries 📚 1086 swimming pools 🏊‍♀️ 1416 children's centres 🧸 8000 bus routes 🚌 And we wonder why the economy isn't working FUND PUBLIC SERVICES
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jul 8, 2024
This is AMAZING 🚄🎉🚄🎉🚄 The new Labour government will finally bring our railway into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, backed by 67% of the public Great British Railways will be publicly owned holding company for rail franchises as private sector contracts expire
Labour will 'reveal plan to nationalise railways in King's Speech'
From inews.co.uk
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jul 10, 2024
Thames Water cannot be held accountable by the public You can't make them go on the BBC You can't switch company if you're a customer You can't unelect them You can't say no to boss's bonus (£195k) or planned bill rises (59%) But the government can and should NATIONALISE them
Luxmy Gopal
@luxmy_g
Jul 9, 2024
Thames Water keeps declining to speak to us on the programme to address customers’ concerns, so we put this invitation to them directly on air, again, this evening on @BBCLondonNews
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jun 20, 2024
Here are YOUR PUBLIC SERVICES that 5 Prime Ministers have stolen in the past 14 years Don't let them get away with it #bbcqt
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jul 9, 2024
Outrageous - Thames Water just paid its shareholders a £158 million dividend despite being massively in debt Privatisation means we pay 25p in every £1 for their debt, we pay the dividends, we pay to clean up sewage 💩 PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
Thames Water confirms £158m dividend in March amid scramble for fresh funding
From yourlocalguardian.co.uk
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jul 20, 2020
263 MPs voted in favour of parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals, 326 against Not only did MPs fail to protect our NHS, they didn't even vote to give *themselves* the powers to 'take back control' An absolute disgrace #TradeBill
Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Feb 18, 2025
If you are angry you are right to be Judge made the wrong decision today to make EVERY household in Thames Water region pay £250+ for a bailout Everyone I spoke to from the taxi driver to the camera man outside court was appalled But this is just the beginning of the fight 👇
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
May 19, 2020
WHY on earth are we giving Serco responsibility for contact tracing? Here are 3 reasons why we shouldn't @MattHancock we need local public sector teams, not a shady outsourcing giant with a track record of fraud and failure
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jan 10, 2025
"I’m talking about water, energy, electricity, buses, trains...They were broken up and sold off, and I think that’s left the country in a really difficult position" Brilliant @AndyBurnhamGM makes the case for public control of "life's essentials" 👏👏👏
Andy Burnham backs public control of key services, blasting ‘damaging deregulation’ – LabourList
From labourlist.org
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Apr 24, 2020
Unbelievable - government decided to outsource coronavirus testing centre to Deloitte, and now they've failed @MattHancock this is not a time for privatisation ideology and jobs for the boys
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Dec 19, 2024
Absolutely disgraceful that Ofwat is allowing Thames Water to raise bills by 33% Asset stripping Sewage dumping Demanding a bailout Time to WITHDRAW THAMES WATER'S LICENCE and bring it into public ownership Not make households pay
Channel 5 News
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Channel 5 News
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Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Sep 8, 2021
This government has been underfunding the NHS for 10 years - since 2010 our NHS has lost 20,000 beds, more than 100 A&Es and it’s short of 90,000 staff We need to fund our NHS at the level of countries like Germany
Boris Johnson’s £36bn tax grab 'too little to fix' NHS crisis Tories created
From mirror.co.uk
Cat Hobbs
@CatHobbs
Jan 6, 2025
Keir Starmer just announced "a new agreement that will expand the relationship between the NHS and the private healthcare sector" NO NO NO Privatisation is BAD news for patients: 🤑£10 million a week wasted on private profits 🤑NHS Trusts still being ripped off by PFI deals
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