I can't believe the government are letting our water bills go up by as much as £220 a year. I've just emailed my MP asking them to intervene. Can you join me? https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-bill-hikes
Gulf opening up in water bills between England and Scotland.
https://www.believeinscotland.org/how_did_scotland_keep_water_in_public_hands_strength_in_unity?
"Nothing demonstrates better the appalling environmental record of our polluting water companies than the fact that they are not even taking care of the highly protected areas that they actually own. It simply cannot be right that the payment of large dividends to shareholders and huge bonuses to bosses is prioritised before protecting SSSIs. This entire culture of polluting for profit must end”
Charles Watson, Chair River Action
#Rivers #SSSI #WaterPrivatisation #Water
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/31/water-companies-natural-england-sites-special-scientific-interest?CMP=GTUK_email
"Our invertebrate monitoring shows clear evidence of significant chemical impact across all the 100-plus rivers we monitor. It ties together chemical presence with widespread ecological impact. It makes poo in rivers look like a second-order problem.”
WildFish CEO, Nick Measham
#Wildlife #Environment #Biodiversity #UKRivers #Pollution #ChemicalPollution #WaterPrivatisation
Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/06/almost-500-chemicals-found-in-englands-rivers-and-groundwater?CMP=firstedition_email
#Ofwat poised to refuse most suppliers’ requests for big price rises
Water watchdog decision on bills in #England and #Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis looms
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/28/water-watchdog-suppliers-price-rises-ofwat-bills-thames-water
#WaterPrivatisation #ToryPoliciesInAction #ThatchersLegacy #GE2024
Tories promised Sunlit uplands !!! - Tories delivered actual shit filled rivers #brexit #ToryLies #tory #tories #ToriesOut #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #costofliving #EU #inflation #Sunak #nhs #rishisunak #SunakOut #Labour #covid #COVID19 #immigration #labourparty #KeirStamer #Starmer #water #watercompanies #rivers #waterprivatisation
Fury as national health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait
Exclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns
A nationwide annual health check of England’s water bodies which used to take place annually, will now take six years to complete, prompting anger from campaigners and politicians, as public alarm grows over the state of the nation’s rivers and coasts.
Ofwat boss denies water industry badly regulated as he predicts higher bills | Water industry | The Guardian
He then goes on to describe a poorly regulated industry with a regulator who neither had, nor sought, appropriate powers to regulate effectively until it was far too late 
Now he wants us to trust they and their industry partners will do better in the future...
Oh, here's a big increase in your water bills, enjoy
#Ofwat #WaterQuality #WaterPrivatisation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/05/ofwat-boss-denies-water-industry-badly-regulated-as-he-predicts-higher-bills
Water privatisation is a con
