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AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests

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Lithgow, G. (2026, October 3). AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/green-party-prime-minister-artificial-intelligence-burnham-brighton-b1299397.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-03 · by George Lithgow

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Rachel Millward, the Green Party’s deputy leader, proposed nationalizing AI technology so that it serves communities rather than private corporations. She made this suggestion during a speech where she also announced plans to immediately bring South East Water and Thames Water back into public ownership without compensation to shareholders or creditors, citing concerns over water quality and infrastructure neglect under privatization. Millward’s comments highlight the Green Party's broader agenda of increasing public control over critical services and technologies.
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The Green Party’s deputy leader, Rachel Millward, has proposed nationalizing AI technology to ensure it benefits communities rather than wealthy tech executives. This suggestion comes amid criticism of water companies in Sussex, where residents frequently need to buy bottled water due to tap failures. Millward cited the failure of major reservoir construction since water privatization began 35 years ago and announced that her party would move to bring South East Water and Thames Water back into public ownership immediately at no cost to taxpayers. She emphasized taking control of insolvent companies without paying compensation, stating it was time for government intervention. Millward used this as an analogy to advocate for the nationalization of AI technology to prevent corporate exploitation.

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“Imagine, for a second, that instead of new technology being owned by silicon valley proto-fascists, it was owned by us. “AI that serves communities, instead of the billionaires who buy our democracy.” Read More
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🔮 Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could be brought into public ownership, the Green Party’s deputy leader has suggested.
2026-10-03 · Evening Standard
AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests · mixed framing

Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could be brought into public ownership, the Green Party’s deputy leader has suggested. uncertain
leader → bring → ownership
Rachel Millward suggested AI should “serves communities” rather than “being owned by silicon valley proto-fascists”. uncertain
AI → suggest → fascists
“Too many of our water companies have already failed. “Right here in Sussex, we too often find ourselves driving to pick up bottled water because nothing is coming out of our taps. asserted
nothing → fail → taps
“Not a single major reservoir has been built in this country since the beginning of privatisation 35 years ago. asserted
reservoir → build → privatisation
“And so today, the Green Party is announcing that we would, immediately – not in 10 years, but before Christmas – bring South East Water and Thames Water back into public ownership at no cost to the taxpayer. asserted
we → announce → taxpayer
“We have all the tools we need to make it happen. asserted
it → have → tools
Forget compensation for shareholders and creditors, these are insolvent companies. asserted
these → forget → shareholders
It’s time to take them back. asserted
It → ’ → them
“So, what else could we take back? uncertain
we → take → what
“Imagine, for a second, that instead of new technology being owned by silicon valley proto-fascists, it was owned by us. “AI that serves communities, instead of the billionaires who buy our democracy.” Read More asserted
who → imagine → democracy
He said it would start a decade-long process to strengthen public control, with mayors getting “new powers to hold water companies to account, with tougher consequences for those which repeatedly fail”. asserted
which → say → those
Elsewhere on Saturday, the Greens announced a new policy to provide a guaranteed job for every 18 to 24-year-old. asserted
Greens → announce → old
The jobs will last up to two years, and will start within four months of people leaving education or training, fellow deputy leader Mothin Ali said. asserted
Ali → last → education
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