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		_joel on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: UK’s largest steelworks given £500M to decarbonise A large chunk of the UK infrastructure isn't owned by the UK nowadays...

matthewfelgate on Sept 18, 2023 [–]

That is a lie.

_joel on Sept 18, 2023 | [–]

Hrm, 70% of water is owned by foreign investors. 66% of UK listed shares are owned by foreign investors (most utilities are PLC's).

So, yea, not a lie.

matthewfelgate on Sept 19, 2023 | | [–]

And what percentage of UK infrastructure is water?

Still a lie.

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