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What does Andy Burnham mean by more ‘public control’ of water and energy? He is too vague
Nils Pratley·The Guardian·2026-06-03 17:07:39·1 view
The Manchester mayor is tapping into deep public frustration over the water industry but at some stage he needs to say what he means
There ought to be a rule to oblige politicians advocating “stronger public control” of an essential service or sector to say what, precisely, they mean. Public “ownership” is easy to understand – it’s nationalisation. But Andy Burnham, when he cites water and energy as targets for greater public control, seems to imply something else. What?
Would he, for instance,
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What does Andy Burnham mean by more ‘public control’ of water and energy? He is too vague
The Manchester mayor is tapping into deep public frustration over the water industry but at some stage he needs to say what he means There ought to be a rule to oblige politicians advocating “stronger public control” of an essential service or sector to say what, precisely, they mean. Public “ownership” is easy to understand – it’s nationalisation. But Andy Burnham, when he cites water and energy as targets for greater public control, seems to imply something else. What? Would he, for instance,
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