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Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP would pay for itself, Unite leader Sharon Graham stressed as she slammed a “failed economic model that is playing out its final tune” in Brighton today.
Addressing the union’s policy conference, Ms Graham stressed that “decline is not inevitable — we just need to make different choices and prioritise our communities, not the markets.”
Ms Graham said research by the Unite Investigates team had established it would cost £90 billion to renationalise Britain’s energy sector — money the group said amounted to just two year’s profits.
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