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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 15 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Stop? Do you think it's continuing? They already are private ☺️.

What you should be saying is: Ask the government to raise billions to buy out private companies that own and operate the vital infrastructure of our country you maniacs!

Not being funny, but this is what you're calling for (nothing wrong with that) but what are you going to not fund whilst you spend money on this. Even Labour has pretty much said this isn't going to happen for this very reason.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Why should they assume nationalising them means paying them?

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How else is the government going to nationalise the assets?

[–] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Fining the shit out of them for their many many environmental breaches. Then when they're bankrupt, re-nationalise them for cheap.

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