#Subtoot

No, #WaterPrivatisation didn't "Fail". It successfully delivered massive profits. That was their one and only goal.

Don't be so fucking naive.

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/19/fury-as-national-health-check-of-englands-waters-delayed-by-six-years

#SewageParty #WaterPrivatisation #health

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

If the UK government has to bail out Thames water for £10 billion, will Scotland get £1 billion in Barnet consequentials? That would be a hoot. #thameswater #waterprivatisation

"The south-east of England is permanently threatened by water shortages. A shocking lack of planning and investment by the water companies...ensure that as drought looms again the stupidest of all solutions begins to look attractive...Thames Water wants to pipe huge volumes across the country from another catchment: the Severn"

George Monbiot's article on the dreadful implications of this batshit scheme.
#Water #Rivers #WaterPrivatisation #UKPolitics #Environment #OFWAT

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/23/h20-scheme-water-severn-thames-hs2-england