Just going to repeat something.
#Ofwat ALWAYS had teeth.
It could have fined any water company 10% of its turnover at any time. It chose never to do so. So what confidence do we have that this new organisation will be more effective?
Why was #WaterPrivatisation not mentioned in Cunliffe's report today
Not one word
Fergal Sharkey talks about #WaterPrivatisation
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Thur Southern Water boss doubles salary
Fri announcement of 60% increase in serious pollution incidents
YESTERDAY g'ment put together a raft of stuff which upon examination was nothing more than what the previous Tory g'ment was saying and nothing to do with this industry at all
And then Cunliffe puts out a recommendation to abolish #Ofwat but I don't think he can have that without want wanting to get rid of Environment Agency.
In 1884, when water privatisation was first considered, Joseph Chamberlain, an early Liberal politician, said, "It is difficult, if not impossible to combine the citizens' rights and interests and the private enterprise's interests, because the private enterprise aims at its natural and justified objective, the biggest possible profit"
Nothing has changed in that philosophy since that date.
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
#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
