⏰ We’ve got just 6 weeks until #ThamesWater’s future is decided. I’ve just written to #SteveBarclay to demand there is no bailout for Thames' shareholders at our expense.

Time to show it doesn’t pay to pollute. Take Thames Water into public hands. https://weownit.org.uk/dont-bailout-thames-shareholders

#UKPolitics

Don't bailout Thames Water's shareholders!

We Own It
Steve Barclay under scrutiny for failing to declare potential conflict of interest

Environment secretary has been vocal opponent of waste plant plans that must be approved by body he oversees

The Guardian
Ofwat’s scheme to fine poorly performing companies ‘a gimmick’

Lib Dems dismiss plan saying water fines need to go to consumers rather than to the Treasury

The Guardian

#Doctors have started a three-day walk-out today, in their ongoing dispute over pay.

Initial hopes that #VictoriaAtkins might bring calm & sense where #SteveBarclay has merely inflamed the dispute have now been dashed... so, we're back with a dispute that will certainly worsen (in the sort term) the #NHScrisis.

Biut as always, lets be clear; this is not 'junior' Doctors fault, they have been backed into a corner by a #Tory govt. who have been defunding the NHS to engineer this very crisis!

Hmmm... so only a couple of weeks after (Hartman) #SteveBarclay was replaced as #Health Secretary, #VictoriaAtkins has helped broker a deal that the BMA will put to #consultants, to end their ongoing series of #strikes.

It seems pretty clear that Barclay was the problem with reaching a resolution, which also reinforces the notion that the #NHScrisis has been engineered by the #Tories, and is now being ended as they see mileage in ending the deadlock.... game playing with people's health!

UK environment secretary took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank

Exclusive: Steve Barclay accepted £3,000 donation from Michael Hintze, a key funder of Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian

"UK environment secretary took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank"

It is generally safe to assume that Tory ministers are bad eggs; it goes with the territory. But this is just taking the piss.

#SteveBarclay #Conservatives #environment #ClimateDenial

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/17/steve-barclay-environment-secretary-donation-lord-hintze-climate-sceptic-thinktank

UK environment secretary took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank

Exclusive: Steve Barclay accepted £3,000 donation from Michael Hintze, a key funder of Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian
You couldn't make it up. #SteveBarclay the new #environment chief, who's major job will be to clean our #sewage infected waters, is married to a top Anglian Water boss. The complete disdain this shows 4 British people is almost unimaginable. https://tinyurl.com/39fdms9d #rejoinEU #TorySewageparty #StandWithUkraine
New Tory environment chief is married to executive of sewage-dumping water firm

Steve Barclay, who became Environment Secretary in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle, is married to one of the bosses of Anglian Water, which has been rapped for sewage spills

The Mirror

OMG, after we find that the new #health secretary, Victoria Atkins' husband works for British Sugar, now we find that #SteveBarclay, incoming #Environmental Secretary is married to a senior executive at Anglian Water (currently under investigation, by OfWat for #sewage dumping).

Hmm... what was that about #ToryCorruption, again?

Alarm raised over water firm job of new environment secretary’s wife

Steve Barclay married to executive at Anglian Water, which is under investigation for potential illegal dumping of raw sewage

The Guardian