Emeritus Prof Christopher MaySep 5, 2023

And now another aspect of the #watercrisis emerges: illegal dry spilling by three southern England #water firms...

I think we can safely say that the political context for the water firms is that re-nationalisation is looking more & more like a popular policy.... the only Q. is how much further money the asset stripers can extract when the water companies are brought back into public ownership.

(we may see some interesting investment court cases see next post)

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66670132

Water firms illegally spilled sewage on dry days - data suggests

Three major companies released sewage on dry days in breach of their permits - BBC investigation.

BBC News
Show threadRobCorneliusSep 5, 2023

@ChrisMayLA6

Britain is the only country in the world with privatised water supply. Even the Americans are not that dumb. Not even Texas.

Show threadBytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱
@robcornelius @ChrisMayLA6 ...and in Britain, I believe it is only the English that is stupid enough to have privatised water companies. Other members of the Union have either nationalized them or they're run by not-for-profit.
Sep 5, 2023 at 4:23pmWeb