#Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by #water companies to argue against nationalisation of the sector in #England

Official letter sent to anti-sewage groups, civil servants cited a paper by the #SocialMarketFoundation as reason to avoid nationalisation. The report from 2018 was commissioned by #UnitedUtilities, #AnglianWater, #SevernTrent and #SouthWestWater.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/29/labour-water-industry-analysis-argue-against-nationalisation

#corruption #privatisation #LabourCorruption #CorporateGreed

Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies

The Guardian