Water firm given £450m subsidies at same time it paid £1.5bn to shareholders
The news has triggered renewed calls for public ownership.
South West Water is vandalising our waterways whilst being propped up by huge govt subsidies. A broken business model that rewards shareholders, but punishes bill payers and the #environment.
#PublicOwnershipNow #Water
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Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed
A new report has said Thames Water is in worse financial straits than already thought
New day, another damning story on Thames Water. They’ve sucked out huge profits and left infrastructure to rot - and it could be worse than they’re letting on.
Higher bills = more fat cat dividends. 💰
This has to stop 🛑
#PublicOwnership #ThamesWater
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Christmas sewage lights going on early
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How can we fix our broken water system?
What rules deal with failing and polluting companies?
How much could it cost - or would we gain - if water were public?
Join our public lecture/discussion Thursday 6pm @kcl.ac.uk with @greenjorobb.bsky.social, a lead water campaigner from Henley Mermaids!
18.11.2024 12:32 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
Starmer: end the Thames Water farce now
There is no crock of equity gold at the end of the rainbow
When the magazine of the capital markets starts calling for Thames Water to be renationalised, you know things are bad. It’s time for government to step in, protect bill payers and end the farce. Special administration and public ownership now. bit.ly/3YSZM17
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Hi Sam! Nice to see you here.
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