Scottish Labour's leaders cannot keep blaming Westminster for the collapse at the ballot box, says VINCE MILLS
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THE private water companies are pumping filth into the rivers and the sea and pumping money out of the system into their owners’ pockets, via dividends and artificial debts.
So, it’s the perfect time for Labour to back away from the popular policy of water renationalisation.
It looks very like Labour is abandoning water nationalisation, but it’s hard to be sure. Because the current Labour leadership doesn’t often take clear stands on policy.
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