The Sorry Tale of Our Water Companies.

[kaz7]

Wrote on the cost of living thread that my bills are going up 53% the company asked for 84% they dumped a load of sewage in the sea last year , so much that the local cold water swimming group cant go in anymore . It is a fucking joke

 

[remember arthur mann]

But, but, but that thick woman Thatcher said it would be more efficient and so much cheaper.

 

[hilts]

But, but, but that thick woman Thatcher said it would be more efficient and so much cheaper.

I'm more concerned with now than 40 years ago, many a twat has had a chance to change it. I actually thought when the true picture came out of the amount of shit getting dumped everywhere it would force action.

We are literally apathetic to anything us brits, not even turds daily in the sea and river.lights a spark.

 

[lust overlord]

I suspect they’ll start increasing them more and more to get people to switch to meters.

You're probably right.

Then,when everyone is on the hook.
They'll do as they please with the pricing.

It's like a scam.

 

[Blue Maverick]

The government should just take over the water companies with no compensation. The problem being that the water industry needs massive investment and this would have to be paid for by us. Only for it to be sold off again by a future Tory government to one of their mates.

Could they not bring in a law that would forbid that, labour have enough of a majority to get that through.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Could they not bring in a law that would forbid that, labour have enough of a majority to get that through.

And then another government could bring in a law to say they can.

 

[Blue Maverick]

And then another government could bring in a law to say they can.

Not if you say it can’t be touched for 200 years.

 

[oldius]

Utilities that people have no choice whether to use, or not, have to be in the hands of the public sector.

 

[CheshireExpat]

We are literally apathetic to anything us brits

Bread and circuses.

They, not excluding myself, would rather not know. Or leave it to the experts.

Well you can't do that anymore in third world Britain. Plastics everywhere, social media inducing mental illness, nevermind the endpoint of water what about what we're drinking, air pollution and civil unrest.

You have to poke and prod at problems, god bless "Karen's" for actually moaning when something's not up to par.

 

[BrianW]

Governments can borrow more cheaply than any private company. That's why it makes sense to have essentials like water in state hands.

When it was Manchester Corporation Water Works, the managers were just on local government salaries. Now the managers are on £££££££££££££££££££s. But it's all so much more efficient and wealth-creating don't you know?