This £100 billion figure is from a report funded by the Privatised Water Industry to lobby against Nationalisation.

Why is a Labour MP regurgitating industry lies?

  • manualoverride@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    The investments I was referring to was gilts, which is how the government borrows money from foreign countries and private investors.

    We do absolutely need foreign investment as our national debt is currently £2.7 trillion (about £40k per person)

    If governments start selling that debt, then higher interest rates will be demanded for new gilts by those willing to still buy them.