Thames Water should be nationalised, says Andy Burnham

Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bid

The Guardian
Water bills boycotter says 'I'm taking this all the way'

Julie Wassmer gave an impassioned speech arguing that the state of water is both a national and an international disgrace.

Canary
Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan

Latest effort involves paying off fines worth hundreds of millions of pounds as part of bid to stave off financial collapse

The Guardian
Millions in England to pay higher water bills after suppliers appeal

Anglian, Southern, Wessex and South East allowed to raise charges more than originally allowed by watchdog

The Guardian
Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000

Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lottery

The Guardian
Water bosses in England exploiting bonus loophole face crackdown

Exclusive: Ministers to act after last year’s legislation ‘outwitted’ by failing firms paying millions to executives

The Guardian
Water bills are increasing, again, punishing Brits for the sins of water companies

It’s that time of year when corporations hike water bills above inflation— hasn't the public already paid for their sins with previous bills?

Canary

The impending rise in #WaterBills in the UK is allowed because the #capitalist attitude to causes of #inflation is completely hypocritical.

Cajolery for the rich, a rod of iron for the poor.

#PrivatisedWater #WaterCompanies #RenationaliseWater

https://thegreatcritique.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/water-bills-going-up-again-sorry-to-get-all-marxian-but-capitalism-is-to-blame-video/

Water bills going up… again! Sorry to get all Marxian, but capitalism is to blame [VIDEO]

Bills would be going up now irrespective of whether there was a clean-up needed or not.

TheCritique Archives
Households in England and Wales must splash out more as water bills rise again

Average bills to go up by 5.4% in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills

The Guardian
Regulator approves big increase in Halifax water bills
The Nova Scotia Regulatory Appeals Board has approved a rate increase of 12.1 per cent this month, and an additional six per cent in April.
#waterbills #rateincrease #Halifax #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/regulator-approves-huge-increase-in-halifax-water-bills-9.7045223?cmp=rss