Common Wealth
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We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
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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...
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/...
You can learn more about build-to-rent and the role of institutional investors in the UK’s housing market at our website.
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Open for Business or Up for Sale? Institutional Investors in the UK Real Estate Market
Institutional investor landlords are on the rise in the UK private rental sector. Their focus on profit maximisation threatens to exacerbate the housing crisis.
www.common-wealth.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
You can learn more about build-to-rent and the role of institutional investors in the UK’s housing market at our website.
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
First issue February 2026. Read the launch essay to understand why this matters — and why the economy may prove harder to navigate than the open sea.
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Atop the Forces of Production
Announcing the launch of the Forces of Production macro data newsletter
www.forcesofproduction.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
First issue February 2026. Read the launch essay to understand why this matters — and why the economy may prove harder to navigate than the open sea.
Subscribe and share:
www.forcesofproduction.com/p/atop-the-f...
Subscribe and share:
www.forcesofproduction.com/p/atop-the-f...
At Common Wealth US, our goals of climate transition and decommodification demand that we understand the economy as it actually exists — not just models, not just vibes, no dead reckoning.
Without this kind of map, the coordination that underlies our policy strategy and goals would be impossible.
Without this kind of map, the coordination that underlies our policy strategy and goals would be impossible.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
At Common Wealth US, our goals of climate transition and decommodification demand that we understand the economy as it actually exists — not just models, not just vibes, no dead reckoning.
Without this kind of map, the coordination that underlies our policy strategy and goals would be impossible.
Without this kind of map, the coordination that underlies our policy strategy and goals would be impossible.
Right now, everyone is making critical decisions based on guesses about an economy whose internal structure they never really examine.
We're building something different: a map and history built atop real economic data to provide a common reference point for economists and non-economists alike.
We're building something different: a map and history built atop real economic data to provide a common reference point for economists and non-economists alike.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Right now, everyone is making critical decisions based on guesses about an economy whose internal structure they never really examine.
We're building something different: a map and history built atop real economic data to provide a common reference point for economists and non-economists alike.
We're building something different: a map and history built atop real economic data to provide a common reference point for economists and non-economists alike.
Reparative justice is possible. It must be grounded in history, led by affected communities and oriented toward building the conditions for real sovereignty and flourishing.
Explore the map and timeline in full at our website.
visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Explore the map and timeline in full at our website.
visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Reparative justice is possible. It must be grounded in history, led by affected communities and oriented toward building the conditions for real sovereignty and flourishing.
Explore the map and timeline in full at our website.
visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Explore the map and timeline in full at our website.
visualising-extractive-capitalism.common-wealth.org
Today, Barbados has one of the highest per-capita sovereign debt burdens in the world.
This is a direct legacy from the centuries of extraction.
Debt servicing drains resources needed for housing, education, nutrition, sanitation and resilience against climate change.
This is a direct legacy from the centuries of extraction.
Debt servicing drains resources needed for housing, education, nutrition, sanitation and resilience against climate change.
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Today, Barbados has one of the highest per-capita sovereign debt burdens in the world.
This is a direct legacy from the centuries of extraction.
Debt servicing drains resources needed for housing, education, nutrition, sanitation and resilience against climate change.
This is a direct legacy from the centuries of extraction.
Debt servicing drains resources needed for housing, education, nutrition, sanitation and resilience against climate change.