You cannot have true public control of water without public ownership.

It was a pleasure to drop in to the People’s Commission on the Water Sector yesterday. The Commission is making a powerful case for public ownership—calling for an end to private investors’ stranglehold on our water, and a cleaner, fairer sector for everyone.

90% of countries worldwide run their water under public ownership. It is the global norm, yet our current system continues to put profit before people and planet. This has to change.

On Monday 14 September, I will be debating public ownership in Parliament. It is time to take back power from profit-driven monopolies and build a water system that works for the public good