Here’s why the accounts of water companies are deceptive and need investigating
Parliamentary committees need to investigate water company accounting, especially as they are continuing with the practices that brought down Carillion.
Parliamentary committees need to investigate water company accounting, especially as they are continuing with the practices that brought down Carillion.
‘To them, fines are just the cost of doing business’
The English model of privatisation is not normal, as 90 percent of the world runs water in public ownership.
Rebecca Pow’s response to Caroline Lucas is extraordinary
‘The rot set in 1989, when the Conservative government privatised ten state-owned regional water boards’
“It makes financial sense at this point to bring this industry back into state control so that all of the money can go towards fixing the problems.”
Calls are being ramped up to bring water back into public ownership.
The UK-wide day of action turns the spotlight on the detrimental acts of water companies and government inaction in addressing the issue of sewage pollution.
The SNP warn that the Internal Market Bill is a Tory ‘power grab’ to open NHS up to privatisation
“The story of water privatisation is a story of failure. We’ve had thirty years of rising bills, shareholders and CEOs pocketing millions.”