Public Cheaper than Private – We Own It

In the first four months of 2025, the number of ‘okupadas’ ADIF homes has increased by 18%, as indicated by the data from a resolution of the Transparency Portal to which THE OBJECTIVE has had access. The current number of ‘okupadas’ homes belonging to the public company is 172, while the number of ‘okupadas’ properties last December was 146, i.e. there has been an increase of 26 ‘okupations’. The Spanish entity under the Ministry of Transport, …

Public Cheaper than Private – We Own It

“Research shows that public ownership would save households £100-£160 per year or allow £3 to £5 billion more investment a year in reducing sewage” By We Own It The main argument the government now uses against public ownership is the cost of buying back the water companies. New research from the University of Greenwich has found that an average of 35% of customer bills in 2023-2024 paid for the interest on the companies’ ever-growing debt piles…