anyways, it's not a pertition innit
it's a call for civil disobedience
"The water companies rely on us paying our bills to make money.Thames Water alone takes in £2 billion every year. This is our only leverage – if we can coordinate to use it.
So we’ve come up with a new tactic: short-term withholding of payment. This is a form of financial disobedience to build confidence and power from below – and it’s how we can make ourselves heard on the issues that matter most. To do so, we need hundreds of thousands of people to participate whilst ensuring we keep each other safe.
Now is the time to act. The water industry is vulnerable. Thames Water, the largest water company, is on the verge of collapse after being loaded with over £15 billion of debt it can’t repay. With the rest of the industry also crumbling under a mountain of debt, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity for public ownership by and for the people.
If we don't do this now, the failing water companies will likely be re-sold and the cycle will repeat."
Posted By: Tombs on July 12th 2024 at 14:03:48
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- sign up... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 13:33:38
- Done (n/m) (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Jul 12, 15:32:22
- Sounds a bit Communist..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 12, 14:52:35
- When it comes to water, trains etc we should be a bit communist. (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 12, 15:06:07
- thank you to all you beautiful human beings that have signed up vvv (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:39:20
- Thank you for calling me a beautiful human being.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 12, 14:54:22
- Done (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 12, 14:16:54
- No more turds. I'm in. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 12, 13:51:23
- Prunes for you (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Jul 12, 16:17:13
- You want to bring back The Vicar of Dibley? Start a petition. You want to change the world (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 12, 13:49:35
- ok... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:00:55
- Beautiful stuff. Eat your heart out Bono (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 12, 14:15:48
- it was actually in the style of bob dylan, we did one in the style of the norfolk dialect (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:37:00
- anyways, it's not a pertition innit (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:03:48
- or as the French, blockade the streets and start burning tyres (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jul 12, 14:38:09
- Short-term withholding of payment is my habitual modus operandi (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 12, 14:18:13
- excellent, i shall let feargal sharkey know asap (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:32:04
- Friend of a friend he is..... (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jul 12, 14:38:50
- excellent, i shall let feargal sharkey know asap (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:32:04
- Beautiful stuff. Eat your heart out Bono (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 12, 14:15:48
- ok... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 12, 14:00:55
- Take backwater (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 12, 13:39:47
- I had some nasty backwater after a dodgy prawn curry. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Jul 12, 13:57:46
- And I. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jul 12, 13:41:27
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