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Water industry ownership should be decided by citizens’ assembly, new bill says

Water industry ownership should be decided by citizens’ assembly, new bill says



Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companiesThe future ownership of the water industry should be decided by a citizens’ assembly to remove decision-making from boardrooms and impose democracy on the sector, a private member’s bill is to argue.Labour MP Clive Lewis, who in the past has called for water to be put back into public ownership, will introduce his bill on the future of water ownership and management later today. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/16/water-industry-public-ownership-citizens-assembly-labour-bill

Author : Jessica Elgot and Sandra Laville

Publish date : 2024-10-16 04:00:12

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