Tom Killick
@killicktom.bsky.social
Streatham, London. Support a free Palestine, public ownership, a fair voting system, taxing the rich, abolition of the monarchy. Love cats, foxes, ducks/geese/swans, cricket. Half Indian, half English. No DMs please.
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Is it time for public ownership of water?
Majority of Thames Water customers want utility to be nationalised, new polling shows
Customers believe that Ofwat should reject the creditors’ deal and put Thames Water into special administration
leftfootforward.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Is it time for public ownership of water?
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
“Now the police have begun arresting people just for using the standard Arabic word for ‘uprising,’ marking yet another draconian step in the elimination of what’s left of our freedoms of expression and of academic inquiry.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doze...
Dozens of academics back Palestine Action hunger strikers
DOZENS of academics and authors have backed Palestine Action hunger-strikers’ demands for a fair trial and condemned the arrest of activist Greta Thunberg.The Protest Not Terrorism website today publi...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“Now the police have begun arresting people just for using the standard Arabic word for ‘uprising,’ marking yet another draconian step in the elimination of what’s left of our freedoms of expression and of academic inquiry.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doze...
“The UK is now perilously close to full descent into authoritarian rule. Ministers won’t even meet with hunger strikers ... [They] seem perfectly ready to let this country’s most committed and courageous opponents of an ongoing genocide waste away and die.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“The UK is now perilously close to full descent into authoritarian rule. Ministers won’t even meet with hunger strikers ... [They] seem perfectly ready to let this country’s most committed and courageous opponents of an ongoing genocide waste away and die.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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NEW: our polling shows Thames Water customers want it taken into public hands.
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
Majority of customers want Thames Water to be nationalised, polling finds
Amid soaring water bills and a court battle over a debt bailout for Thames Water, new polling has found its customers want nationalisation.
www.bigissue.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
NEW: our polling shows Thames Water customers want it taken into public hands.
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
They don't want a debt deal that would give Thames Water licence to pollute our rivers for the next 15 years.
They don't want a third of their bills used to reward overseas investors.
Public ownership for water now!
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The first time Thames Water customers have been asked their opinion!!
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Thames Water customers say service should be nationalised, new poll finds
OVER two thirds of Thames Water customers think the service should be nationalised and run in the public sector, a new poll found.In the first survey Thames Water users, 68 per cent of the 1,000 who r...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
The first time Thames Water customers have been asked their opinion!!
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
Our new polling shows 68% want the company to be nationalised ✊
Save money for taxpayers and households, write off debt, take over this profitable asset
TAKE IT BACK NOW
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/tham...
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Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour government’s bonus ban
Utility admits parent company paid CEO Ruth Jefferson and CFO Andy Pymer but denies bonus payments
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour govt’s bonus ban.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
Ban circumvented as legislation is weak.
The company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, loses 69.8m litres per day to leaks, neglects investment, customers fleeced.
No exec prosecuted.
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"The bosses of Wessex Water received £50,000 in previously undisclosed extra pay from a parent company, in the same year that the utility was banned from paying bonuses." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wessex Water bosses handed £50,000 in extra pay despite Labour government’s bonus ban
Utility admits parent company paid CEO Ruth Jefferson and CFO Andy Pymer but denies bonus payments
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"The bosses of Wessex Water received £50,000 in previously undisclosed extra pay from a parent company, in the same year that the utility was banned from paying bonuses." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Excellent piece @jontrickett.bsky.social
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
Tax the Rich
Trust in the UK’s system of government is at a record low, with most Britons yearning for political change and economic reform. The Left must see through its radical solutions.
tribunemag.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Excellent piece @jontrickett.bsky.social
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
"Starmer has to explain whether the wider public is ideological in its support for public ownership of water, for example
The truth is that taking such an action is a pragmatic response to the failure of private ownership"
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/tax-...
Francesca Nadin, the group’s spokesperson, told Al Jazeera that she accuses the government of “complete contempt for the safety & for the lives of these innocent young people because they are innocent until proven guilty.The government seems to forget about that.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Palestine Action hunger strikers near death ‘intent’ on continuing protests
Prisoners remaining on rolling hunger strike are suffering with dangerous symptoms, loved ones and a doctor say.
www.aljazeera.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Francesca Nadin, the group’s spokesperson, told Al Jazeera that she accuses the government of “complete contempt for the safety & for the lives of these innocent young people because they are innocent until proven guilty.The government seems to forget about that.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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Last month, tens of 1,000s of people in Tunbridge Wells lost their water supply. It wasn't fully restored for 9 days.
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
'You're not in control'- MPs grill CEO of South East Water over supply outage | ITV News
MPs asked David Hinton about his handling of the crisis, leading to a series of revelations about the outage in Tunbridge Wells. | ITV News Meridian
www.itv.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Last month, tens of 1,000s of people in Tunbridge Wells lost their water supply. It wasn't fully restored for 9 days.
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
Our privatised water system is crumbling before our very eyes. Water Company CEOs are finding it harder justify their eyewatering salaries as they oversee failure after failure. 1/2
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We agree with @laylamoran.bsky.social💯.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water failure predicted as MP questions reservoir plan
Thames Water says a planned £7.5bn reservoir is part of the biggest upgrade of its network in 150 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We agree with @laylamoran.bsky.social💯.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
Thames Water can't be trusted with our daily water supply, let alone large infrastructure projects. Last October they were ranked the worst water supplier in England by the Environment Agency.
It should be taken into public ownership without delay.
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I don't want Keir Starmer to "feel the frustration"
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I don't want Keir Starmer to "feel the frustration"
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I want him to BRING THAMES WATER INTO PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP immediately
Tell Ofwat to say NO to the creditors lobbying to be allowed to release *illegal sewage for 15 years*
Disgraceful response
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shareholder payouts aren't just 'unfair', Prime Minister...
🤑 A third of our bills goes straight into the pockets of banks & shareholders, doing nothing to reduce bills or improve infrastructure.
We depend on water to live. It should belong to all of us.
🤑 A third of our bills goes straight into the pockets of banks & shareholders, doing nothing to reduce bills or improve infrastructure.
We depend on water to live. It should belong to all of us.
Water firm shareholder payouts unfair, Keir Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer makes the comments during a visit to a community centre in Reading.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Shareholder payouts aren't just 'unfair', Prime Minister...
🤑 A third of our bills goes straight into the pockets of banks & shareholders, doing nothing to reduce bills or improve infrastructure.
We depend on water to live. It should belong to all of us.
🤑 A third of our bills goes straight into the pockets of banks & shareholders, doing nothing to reduce bills or improve infrastructure.
We depend on water to live. It should belong to all of us.
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🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
We can't let Thames Water get away with this!
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
Follow @weownit.org.uk for more on how to get involved
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
🤩 THANK YOU to the brilliant @graceblakeley.substack.com for explaining so clearly why @ofwat.bsky.social must say NO to Thames Water 🚫
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
NO to a 35% bill increase
NO to pollution outside legal limits until 2040
NO to a dangerous new precedent for all privatised English water
"Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have shown an alarming deterioration in their health as one of them has entered the third month of refusing food, supporters have said." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Health of Palestine Action hunger strikers deteriorating, supporters say
Heba Muraisi having muscle spasms and Kamran Ahmed losing hearing, with both ‘well into critical phase’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners taking part in a hunger strike have shown an alarming deterioration in their health as one of them has entered the third month of refusing food, supporters have said." www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"The Israeli military continues to block a large amount of international humanitarian aid amassing at the Gaza crossings, while maintaining that there is no shortage of aid despite testimonies by the United Nations and others working on the ground." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Israel extends Gaza occupation beyond ‘yellow line’ in north, bombs south
Israeli attacks have killed at least 414 Palestinians and injured 1,145 in daily truce violations since October 10.
www.aljazeera.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"The Israeli military continues to block a large amount of international humanitarian aid amassing at the Gaza crossings, while maintaining that there is no shortage of aid despite testimonies by the United Nations and others working on the ground." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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#gaza #killing #fishermen
#Israel #zionism
Israeli forces have killed at least 232 fishermen in Gaza since the start of the war on the enclave, with recent attacks devastating the industry, affecting livelihoods, and limiting their catch.
#Israel #zionism
Israeli forces have killed at least 232 fishermen in Gaza since the start of the war on the enclave, with recent attacks devastating the industry, affecting livelihoods, and limiting their catch.
Israel kills at least 232 fisherman in Gaza since start of war
Israeli forces regularly target Palestinian fishermen, destroying their equipment and forcing their boats to capsize. The attacks have devastated the sector.
www.newarab.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#gaza #killing #fishermen
#Israel #zionism
Israeli forces have killed at least 232 fishermen in Gaza since the start of the war on the enclave, with recent attacks devastating the industry, affecting livelihoods, and limiting their catch.
#Israel #zionism
Israeli forces have killed at least 232 fishermen in Gaza since the start of the war on the enclave, with recent attacks devastating the industry, affecting livelihoods, and limiting their catch.
"Israel continues to violate the ceasefire not only with its attacks but with its refusal to comply with its obligation to allow in the negotiated number of aid trucks, a full supply of necessary medicines and tents, shelter materials and mobile homes." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
The ceasefire did what it was meant to do – make Gaza invisible
Mass death in Gaza continues and yet the world no longer pays attention, convinced the genocide is over.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"Israel continues to violate the ceasefire not only with its attacks but with its refusal to comply with its obligation to allow in the negotiated number of aid trucks, a full supply of necessary medicines and tents, shelter materials and mobile homes." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Jizzrael’s move to cut electricity & water to UNRWA facilities. He added that the decision would “further impede” the agency’s ability to operate & carry out its activities.
#SelfDefence 🤡
#Hostages 🤡
#F4kearseAntisemitism 🤡
#SelfDefence 🤡
#Hostages 🤡
#F4kearseAntisemitism 🤡
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Jizzrael’s move to cut electricity & water to UNRWA facilities. He added that the decision would “further impede” the agency’s ability to operate & carry out its activities.
#SelfDefence 🤡
#Hostages 🤡
#F4kearseAntisemitism 🤡
#SelfDefence 🤡
#Hostages 🤡
#F4kearseAntisemitism 🤡
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Ofwat must say NO to 15 years of illegal sewage in 2026.
DECEMBER: Thames Water tried to make Charlie Maynard pay legal fees as high as £1400 an hour, in effort to quash any attempts to represent the public interest in legal disputes. 1/2
DECEMBER: Thames Water tried to make Charlie Maynard pay legal fees as high as £1400 an hour, in effort to quash any attempts to represent the public interest in legal disputes. 1/2
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ofwat must say NO to 15 years of illegal sewage in 2026.
DECEMBER: Thames Water tried to make Charlie Maynard pay legal fees as high as £1400 an hour, in effort to quash any attempts to represent the public interest in legal disputes. 1/2
DECEMBER: Thames Water tried to make Charlie Maynard pay legal fees as high as £1400 an hour, in effort to quash any attempts to represent the public interest in legal disputes. 1/2
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I'm old enough to remember when
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm old enough to remember when
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
the British media derided and sneered at
countries which held political prisoners
for lengthy periods without trial
as uncivilized banana republics
Now they totally ignore
British political prisoners
on hunger strike
hoping they die quietly
That's 'progress'
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Israel plans to take over Gaza City. Starmer says their plan is wrong & they must rethink it, but the UK is still supporting Israel with arms sales, training, RAF surveillance flights & more. Sign the petition: tell Keir he MUST end this support: 38d.gs/vkqt
December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Israel plans to take over Gaza City. Starmer says their plan is wrong & they must rethink it, but the UK is still supporting Israel with arms sales, training, RAF surveillance flights & more. Sign the petition: tell Keir he MUST end this support: 38d.gs/vkqt
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Israel is expelling 37 aid groups – a likely death sentence for 100,000s of Palestinians. But the Times speaks only of 'new rules' in Gaza, and 'suspensions' for those who 'resist registration'.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/once-again...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/once-again...
Once again, the New York Times sells Israel's genocide in Gaza as law enforcement
Israel is expelling 37 aid groups – a likely death sentence for 100,000s of Palestinians. But the Times speaks only of 'new rules' in Gaza, and 'suspensions' for those who 'resist registration'
jonathancook.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Israel is expelling 37 aid groups – a likely death sentence for 100,000s of Palestinians. But the Times speaks only of 'new rules' in Gaza, and 'suspensions' for those who 'resist registration'.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/once-again...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/once-again...
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Ofwat must say NO to 15 years of illegal sewage in 2026.
OCTOBER: Thames Water is locked in negotiations with Ofwat on a rescue deal which could see them relieved of fines for past OR future sewage dumping.
#OFWATsayNO
OCTOBER: Thames Water is locked in negotiations with Ofwat on a rescue deal which could see them relieved of fines for past OR future sewage dumping.
#OFWATsayNO
Is the Thames Water bailout plan - which relieves the company from fines for up to fifteen years - lawful?
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, London & Valley Water (“L&VW”), has submitted to Ofwat proposals for them to be relieved from fines for past or future sewage dumping for a period of up to fifteen years and to take a very modest haircut to their loans.
www.whatthelawdoes.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ofwat must say NO to 15 years of illegal sewage in 2026.
OCTOBER: Thames Water is locked in negotiations with Ofwat on a rescue deal which could see them relieved of fines for past OR future sewage dumping.
#OFWATsayNO
OCTOBER: Thames Water is locked in negotiations with Ofwat on a rescue deal which could see them relieved of fines for past OR future sewage dumping.
#OFWATsayNO