jonpsp, 25 days ago 'Privatisation was a con from the start: the Thatcher government had restricted the amounts that regional water boards could borrow...' https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2024/05/great-stink-britain-pollution-crisis-sewage-thames-water 'The £78bn that has been distributed to shareholders since privatisation has been extracted entirely from the public. The £96bn the industry says is needed to fix the system by 2030 will also come from the public.' #Sewage #UK #politics #water #Tories #Tory #Conservatives #Conservative #environment #debt
'Privatisation was a con from the start: the Thatcher government had restricted the amounts that regional water boards could borrow...'
https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2024/05/great-stink-britain-pollution-crisis-sewage-thames-water
'The £78bn that has been distributed to shareholders since privatisation has been extracted entirely from the public. The £96bn the industry says is needed to fix the system by 2030 will also come from the public.'
#Sewage #UK #politics #water #Tories #Tory #Conservatives #Conservative #environment #debt
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