Today marks 40 years since Thatcher sold off British Gas. Remember the “Tell Sid” campaign? Turns out Sid took us all for a ride. Thatcher called it creating a share-owning democracy. In reality, it was selling off the family silver – public assets built by generations of working people, handed over so private companies could make billions. Forty years on, British Gas and Centrica have made obscene profits, while millions of people have struggled to keep the heating on. That’s what happens when you run essential public utilities for private profit instead of the public good. Energy isn’t a luxury. It should be run in the interests of the people who rely on it, not shareholders looking for bigger dividends. Enough is enough. Time to bring our energy system back into public hands. #TellSid #PublicOwnership #WorkersEconomy #FuelPoverty