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South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/south-east-water-chief-executive-to-forgo-his-bonus-over-unacceptable-outages #WaterIndustry #Kent #UkNews #Water

South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’

David Hinton will receive only his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without water

The Guardian

TheBadPlace Apr 9

The Guardian | Reader Q&A – Sandra Laville answers your questions about water pollution – live by Hosted by Guardian Moderators

Sandra Laville has been reporting on England’s sewage crisis for years. She is answering readers’ questions on the scandal now.

Guardian environment correspondent Sandra Laville’s reporting on the sewage crisis in English water has helped to expose a scandal of privatisation that has created a swell of fury across the political divide.
Sandra is now answering your questions now. Post your questions on water pollution in comments below the line.

#environment #waterindustry #regulatorycapitalvalue

‘Should it all just be renationalised?’ – your water crisis questions answered

Sandra Laville has been reporting on England’s sewage crisis for years. She answered your questions on the water privatisation scandal.

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Apr 7

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/07/capitalism-endgame-private-equity-captured-nurseries-care-homes #PrivateEquity #Privatisation #HealthcareIndustry #SocialCare #WaterIndustry #Childcare #Business #UkNews #Education #Politics #Society

Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US Apr 2

Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it Ofwat fines until 2030’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/02/thames-water-close-to-deal-that-would-spare-it-ofwat-fines-until-2030 #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry #Utilities #Business #Regulators #UkNews #Water #Environment

Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it Ofwat fines until 2030’

Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Mar 26

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/26/water-privatisation-lethal-scandal-grieving-mother-capitalist-system #Water #WaterIndustry #Pollution #Environment #Labour #Politics #UkNews

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal

Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources – and destroys lives. Let the fightback start with water, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

The Guardian

Environment | The Guardian US Mar 26

Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/26/sewage-released-into-englands-rivers-and-seas-nearly-300000-times-last-year #Water #Environment #WaterIndustry #Rivers #EnvironmentAgency #Pollution

Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year

Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for months

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 16

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/16/realtime-pollution-alerts-windermere-campaigners-say-boy-nearly-dies #LakeDistrict #Pollution #Water #WaterIndustry #Swimming #Environment #UkNews #UnitedUtilities

Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies

Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 16

Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/16/thames-water-lenders-float-new-financial-rescue-plan #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry #Utilities #Business #CorporateGovernance #PrivateEquity #UkNews #WaterBills #Regulators #ConsumerAffairs #HouseholdBills #Money

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

KB Mar 14

“Forty per cent of Northern Ireland are drinking water from a fetid pond filled with bacteria from human and animal waste, and now, unsurprisingly, there are AMR genes.”

How lovely. 😬

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/lough-neagh-northern-ireland-genes-antibiotic-resistance-superbugs

#Water #NorthernIreland #WaterIndustry #Pollution