Public ownership and workers' control
The Tories have felt obliged to remove Trans-Pennine Express rail from its private operators and reassign the franchise as from 28 May to the public-sector “operator of last resort”. They cite “months of continual cancellations” of services. Private water companies have been indicted for large discharges of untreated sewage into waterways and failure to fix leaks, despite paying out over £50 billion in dividends to shareholders since privatisation in 1989. Energy companies are making vast profits while poorer households have faced enforced chill and high bills. The Tories’ Energy Bill Relief...