Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 1

Once again evidence suggests the water companies are being allowed to 'mark their own homework' by an under-funded Environmental Agency, lacking capacity to make site visits (hardly a mistake; a direct & intended consequence of austerity, as yet only partly reversed).

As the water & sewage scandal, now subject to a TV docu-drama series, becomes ever clearer, one can only wonder how much longer the supporters of privatisation can hold out?

#water #sewage #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/01/thousands-pollution-incidents-england-downgraded-without-site-visit-data-suggests

Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests

Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

The Guardian
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@ChrisMayLA6 they can and they will hold out as long as they want to. Opprobrium will not shift them, public opinion will not shift them, drama documentaries, however harrowing, will not shift them. The only thing that will shift them is government legislation, which this government is too pusillanimous to do.
Mar 1 at 10:16amWeb