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· Sep 16
Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.
A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
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A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
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“Putting power in the hands of ordinary communities can bring down bills & build durable support for the energy transition ... the local power plan is exciting: a coherent strategy to decentralise & democratise energy production” — @mathewlawrence.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan backs Starmer but says he must ‘deliver for Wales’ – UK politics live
The prime minister Keir Starmer is hoping to push forward on policy following a bruising week for his leadership
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
“Putting power in the hands of ordinary communities can bring down bills & build durable support for the energy transition ... the local power plan is exciting: a coherent strategy to decentralise & democratise energy production” — @mathewlawrence.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
“A crisis looks unlikely, unless caused by a new shock. [But] a long gradual slowdown, a sunset on the supply side ... might even be the base case for 2026.”
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
Forces of Production | Substack
Track Macro With Us at Common Wealth. Click to read Forces of Production, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
forcesofproduction.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“Industrial policy is something you need to achieve progressive outcomes, rather than something that generates progressive outcomes simply by being enacted.”
Listen to our Principal US Economist Alex Williams on the History Onion podcast 👇
historyonion.substack.com/p/a-progress...
Listen to our Principal US Economist Alex Williams on the History Onion podcast 👇
historyonion.substack.com/p/a-progress...
A Progressive Economic Program for the Future
Episode 46
historyonion.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“Industrial policy is something you need to achieve progressive outcomes, rather than something that generates progressive outcomes simply by being enacted.”
Listen to our Principal US Economist Alex Williams on the History Onion podcast 👇
historyonion.substack.com/p/a-progress...
Listen to our Principal US Economist Alex Williams on the History Onion podcast 👇
historyonion.substack.com/p/a-progress...
Read in full 👇 forcesofproduction.com
Forces of Production | Substack
Track Macro With Us at Common Wealth. Click to read Forces of Production, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
forcesofproduction.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Read in full 👇 forcesofproduction.com
Employment is facing a lower hiring rate than any point in over a decade in 2025.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Employment is facing a lower hiring rate than any point in over a decade in 2025.
The uncertainty created by a more volatile global geopolitical situation and nonsensical domestic economic policy seems to be affecting investment, at least outside of AI.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The uncertainty created by a more volatile global geopolitical situation and nonsensical domestic economic policy seems to be affecting investment, at least outside of AI.
This chart shows employment growth over both recession recoveries, across both goods and services, broken down by 3-digit NAICS code.
While a few sectors saw growth across only one recovery, the majority either grew through both recoveries or lost jobs across both recoveries.
While a few sectors saw growth across only one recovery, the majority either grew through both recoveries or lost jobs across both recoveries.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This chart shows employment growth over both recession recoveries, across both goods and services, broken down by 3-digit NAICS code.
While a few sectors saw growth across only one recovery, the majority either grew through both recoveries or lost jobs across both recoveries.
While a few sectors saw growth across only one recovery, the majority either grew through both recoveries or lost jobs across both recoveries.
Here’s some highlights. 👇
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Here’s some highlights. 👇
“A crisis looks unlikely, unless caused by a new shock. [But] a long gradual slowdown, a sunset on the supply side ... might even be the base case for 2026.”
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
Forces of Production | Substack
Track Macro With Us at Common Wealth. Click to read Forces of Production, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
forcesofproduction.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“A crisis looks unlikely, unless caused by a new shock. [But] a long gradual slowdown, a sunset on the supply side ... might even be the base case for 2026.”
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
Read the first edition of our monthly newsletter on the supply side of the US economy. 👇
forcesofproduction.com
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“When it comes to the asset managers, there hasn't been major divestment from Israel. Israeli companies really need that capital, and they’re advertising genocide to the West as an opportunity for profit.”
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Why does Israel want to further privatise the genocide?
An interview with political economists Shir Hever and Khem Rogaly.
www.vashtimedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“When it comes to the asset managers, there hasn't been major divestment from Israel. Israeli companies really need that capital, and they’re advertising genocide to the West as an opportunity for profit.”
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
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Great overview by @cibled.bsky.social for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social here who is also writing an excellent chapter on the convergence of “space libertarians” and venture capital for a volume we are working on.
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Star Wars: Why the Left Should Protect the Status of Space as Humanity’s Commons
Wealthy countries and corporations are seeking to rewrite international law to undermine the neutrality of space and privatise its land and resources.
www.common-wealth.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Great overview by @cibled.bsky.social for @cmmonwealth.bsky.social here who is also writing an excellent chapter on the convergence of “space libertarians” and venture capital for a volume we are working on.
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
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“Venture capital and private equity represent another group of investors in today's global military industry that’s very powerful in the defence tech sector ... you often don’t know where the money is coming from.”
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Why does Israel want to further privatise the genocide?
An interview with political economists Shir Hever and Khem Rogaly.
www.vashtimedia.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“Venture capital and private equity represent another group of investors in today's global military industry that’s very powerful in the defence tech sector ... you often don’t know where the money is coming from.”
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
Khem Rogaly speaks to @vashtimedia.bsky.social 👇
www.vashtimedia.com/israel-priva...
“The Global South is where the majority of these critical minerals are located, but these countries have not been included in this conference.”
@stefanzylinski.bsky.social speaks to @aljazeera.com on the US-hosted conference developing a Global North coalition on critical mineral security.
@stefanzylinski.bsky.social speaks to @aljazeera.com on the US-hosted conference developing a Global North coalition on critical mineral security.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“The Global South is where the majority of these critical minerals are located, but these countries have not been included in this conference.”
@stefanzylinski.bsky.social speaks to @aljazeera.com on the US-hosted conference developing a Global North coalition on critical mineral security.
@stefanzylinski.bsky.social speaks to @aljazeera.com on the US-hosted conference developing a Global North coalition on critical mineral security.
“Common Wealth has termed this the ‘privatisation premium’. Their ‘Who Owns Britain?’ project shows the UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.”
Our work featured in @neweconomybrief.bsky.social 👇
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/e...
Our work featured in @neweconomybrief.bsky.social 👇
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/e...
Explaining Manchesterism | NEB Digest
This week’s New Economy Brief explores what we know about Burnham’s proposed ‘Manchesterism’ and what it could mean for the UK.
www.neweconomybrief.net
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM
“Common Wealth has termed this the ‘privatisation premium’. Their ‘Who Owns Britain?’ project shows the UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.”
Our work featured in @neweconomybrief.bsky.social 👇
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/e...
Our work featured in @neweconomybrief.bsky.social 👇
www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/e...
Let’s talk about water bills.
With England & Wales’ privatised water system, you’re left paying more for less.
Customer complaints over water bills in England & Wales have risen by 50% over the last year alone.
Find out more at common-wealth.org 💧
With England & Wales’ privatised water system, you’re left paying more for less.
Customer complaints over water bills in England & Wales have risen by 50% over the last year alone.
Find out more at common-wealth.org 💧
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Let’s talk about water bills.
With England & Wales’ privatised water system, you’re left paying more for less.
Customer complaints over water bills in England & Wales have risen by 50% over the last year alone.
Find out more at common-wealth.org 💧
With England & Wales’ privatised water system, you’re left paying more for less.
Customer complaints over water bills in England & Wales have risen by 50% over the last year alone.
Find out more at common-wealth.org 💧
This is more than transport policy. It’s a test case for modern public ownership.
Only when the entire system operates under public control can passengers fairly judge its performance.
Sarah Nankivell on the renationalisation of South Western Railway 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Only when the entire system operates under public control can passengers fairly judge its performance.
Sarah Nankivell on the renationalisation of South Western Railway 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A great prize, but a great risk: why we all need the nationalised South Western Railway to work | Sarah Nankivell
If fares don’t fall and services don’t improve, it could undermine the case for public ownership for a long time to come, says Sarah Nankivell of Common Wealth
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This is more than transport policy. It’s a test case for modern public ownership.
Only when the entire system operates under public control can passengers fairly judge its performance.
Sarah Nankivell on the renationalisation of South Western Railway 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Only when the entire system operates under public control can passengers fairly judge its performance.
Sarah Nankivell on the renationalisation of South Western Railway 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The majority of Britain’s major rail operators are now owned by the public! 🎉
Success could help bring other essential services under democratic control.
Failure will embolden privatisation advocates across every sector.
Labour must get this right.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Success could help bring other essential services under democratic control.
Failure will embolden privatisation advocates across every sector.
Labour must get this right.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working?
Explore the Guardian’s tracker to see which operators are nationalised and if services are improving under public ownership
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The majority of Britain’s major rail operators are now owned by the public! 🎉
Success could help bring other essential services under democratic control.
Failure will embolden privatisation advocates across every sector.
Labour must get this right.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Success could help bring other essential services under democratic control.
Failure will embolden privatisation advocates across every sector.
Labour must get this right.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
“As the UK seeks to expand housing supply, we need ... viable and properly resourced communities ... taking back control of our water to invest in the infrastructure should be a critical part of this mission.”
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social quoted in @bigissue.com ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/environ...
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social quoted in @bigissue.com ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/environ...
Can we build enough reservoirs to escape the jaws of death?
Water demands from AI data centres is placing extra strain on our reservoirs, which are already in need of serious investment
www.bigissue.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“As the UK seeks to expand housing supply, we need ... viable and properly resourced communities ... taking back control of our water to invest in the infrastructure should be a critical part of this mission.”
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social quoted in @bigissue.com ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/environ...
@mathewlawrence.bsky.social quoted in @bigissue.com ⬇️
www.bigissue.com/news/environ...
Are reparations radical?
Kojo Koram speaks to Eleanor Shearer on the case for reparations.
For more on reparative justice and extractive capitalism in Caribbean, explore our visual project: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Kojo Koram speaks to Eleanor Shearer on the case for reparations.
For more on reparative justice and extractive capitalism in Caribbean, explore our visual project: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Are reparations radical?
Kojo Koram speaks to Eleanor Shearer on the case for reparations.
For more on reparative justice and extractive capitalism in Caribbean, explore our visual project: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Kojo Koram speaks to Eleanor Shearer on the case for reparations.
For more on reparative justice and extractive capitalism in Caribbean, explore our visual project: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Buses were privatised and deregulated in 1986. Since then, communities and passengers have paid the price while shareholders have benefitted.
Find out more about how the privatisation of the bus networks has affected communities across Britain.
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www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
Find out more about how the privatisation of the bus networks has affected communities across Britain.
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www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
Buses
Who Owns Britain? Data Dashboard
www.common-wealth.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Buses were privatised and deregulated in 1986. Since then, communities and passengers have paid the price while shareholders have benefitted.
Find out more about how the privatisation of the bus networks has affected communities across Britain.
🔗⬇️
www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
Find out more about how the privatisation of the bus networks has affected communities across Britain.
🔗⬇️
www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
Publicly-owned buses across Britain have already reinvested profits back into networks, delivered high quality services & rising ridership numbers.
They're also innovators — leading the transition to electric buses & free Wi-Fi.
www.cityam.com/tfl-wants-to...
They're also innovators — leading the transition to electric buses & free Wi-Fi.
www.cityam.com/tfl-wants-to...
TfL wants to create a publicly owned bus company for London
If established, it would be the first major publicly owned bus company to operate in the capital for thirty years.
www.cityam.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Publicly-owned buses across Britain have already reinvested profits back into networks, delivered high quality services & rising ridership numbers.
They're also innovators — leading the transition to electric buses & free Wi-Fi.
www.cityam.com/tfl-wants-to...
They're also innovators — leading the transition to electric buses & free Wi-Fi.
www.cityam.com/tfl-wants-to...
“You are already aboard an economic vessel, squinting to see the future atop the forces of production. Your ship could be a business, a government agency, or ... nothing more than your wallet — you are already navigating, economically.”
Subscribe to our new newsletter. ⬇️
www.forcesofproduction.com
Subscribe to our new newsletter. ⬇️
www.forcesofproduction.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“You are already aboard an economic vessel, squinting to see the future atop the forces of production. Your ship could be a business, a government agency, or ... nothing more than your wallet — you are already navigating, economically.”
Subscribe to our new newsletter. ⬇️
www.forcesofproduction.com
Subscribe to our new newsletter. ⬇️
www.forcesofproduction.com
“We can think about the restructuring of the global economy to remove ... dependence, not just from foreign tourist industries but offshore financial centres & tax havens” — Kojo Koram
Explore our visual project on the Caribbean: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Explore our visual project on the Caribbean: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:04 AM
“We can think about the restructuring of the global economy to remove ... dependence, not just from foreign tourist industries but offshore financial centres & tax havens” — Kojo Koram
Explore our visual project on the Caribbean: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Explore our visual project on the Caribbean: https://visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
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January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Deadline extended
🗓️Applications close 10 AM (GMT) Monday 2 February.
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🚨Common Wealth is hiring a Production Officer.
Find out more and apply 👇
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January 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Deadline extended
🗓️Applications close 10 AM (GMT) Monday 2 February.
🗓️Applications close 10 AM (GMT) Monday 2 February.