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  1. Take action - Get #Ofwat's Board to reject the #Thames #Water creditors

    Thames Water’s creditors are asking for a holiday from the rules, and they want us to pick up the bill.

    Ofwat’s Board is deciding whether or not to sign off on the creditors’ proposal. Right now, the Board is split.

    Sign:

    weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats-

    #corruption #PrivatisationFail #DemocracyNow

  2. Take action - Get #Ofwat's Board to reject the #Thames #Water creditors

    Thames Water’s creditors are asking for a holiday from the rules, and they want us to pick up the bill.

    Ofwat’s Board is deciding whether or not to sign off on the creditors’ proposal. Right now, the Board is split.

    Sign:

    weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats-

    #corruption #PrivatisationFail #DemocracyNow

  3. @BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
    #OFWAT #OffWTF

  4. @BBCNews @top-stories-BBCNews Building reservoirs and maintaining infrastructure deprives the vampire owners and their flying-monkey directors of profits and bonuses. So TL:DR, yes of course we are!
    #OFWAT #OffWTF

  5. Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors mstdn.social/@We_Own_It@mastod
    weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats- 📝 #Petition #Ofwat

  6. Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors mstdn.social/@We_Own_It@mastod
    weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwats- 📝 #Petition #Ofwat

  7. #Petition #Water #OFWAT

    Thames Water could soon be let off the hook for sewage dumping, without paying a PENNY

    Behind closed doors, water bosses and the regulator Ofwat are close to a deal that could let the company avoid any new fines until 2030

    Please consider adding your name to this petition calling on the Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, to bring Thames Water into public ownership now

    act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring

  8. #Petition #Water #OFWAT

    Thames Water could soon be let off the hook for sewage dumping, without paying a PENNY

    Behind closed doors, water bosses and the regulator Ofwat are close to a deal that could let the company avoid any new fines until 2030

    Please consider adding your name to this petition calling on the Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, to bring Thames Water into public ownership now

    act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring

  9. Freedom News: **Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS**

    freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/03/

    ~ Tab, Andy and Simon ponder o’er yonder as NHS staff are in revolt over Palantir’s involvement in the system, while the Palestine soli…
    The post Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS appeared first on Freedom News.

    #News #AnarchistNewsReview #NHS #Ofwat #Palantir #Palestinesolidarity #Water

  10. Freedom News: **Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS**

    freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/03/

    ~ Tab, Andy and Simon ponder o’er yonder as NHS staff are in revolt over Palantir’s involvement in the system, while the Palestine soli…
    The post Anarchist News Review: Anti-Palantir rebellion in the NHS appeared first on Freedom News.

    #News #AnarchistNewsReview #NHS #Ofwat #Palantir #Palestinesolidarity #Water

  11. #ThamesWater is poised to reach an agreement with #ofwat that will allow the struggling utility to avoid any new fines over the next four years in exchange for a commitment to invest cash into the business.

    Ofwat is planning to accept “undertakings” in lieu of financial penalties until 2030, according to people familiar with discussions, as part of a controversial offer put forward by creditors that would save the water company from being renationalised

    🙄

    ft.com/content/070d9030-0314-4

  12. #ThamesWater is poised to reach an agreement with #ofwat that will allow the struggling utility to avoid any new fines over the next four years in exchange for a commitment to invest cash into the business.

    Ofwat is planning to accept “undertakings” in lieu of financial penalties until 2030, according to people familiar with discussions, as part of a controversial offer put forward by creditors that would save the water company from being renationalised

    🙄

    ft.com/content/070d9030-0314-4

  13. “South East Water faces £22m fine for supply failures.” And who exactly in the end pays this fine? #Water #Ofwat #Privatisation

  14. “South East Water faces £22m fine for supply failures.” And who exactly in the end pays this fine? #Water #Ofwat #Privatisation

  15. Dirty #water, #death, decline in England

    #England remains an anomaly in the world, as only country apart from Chile where #water is owned by #private #companies for #profit

    Then #Conservative PM, #Thatcher, promised in 1989 privatisation would deliver higher investment

    In 2002, ministers were warned in a report, which remained secret, privatisation allows private equity funds to load companies with debt, & regulator #Ofwat would lose regulatory control

    theguardian.com/news/ng-intera

  16. Dirty #water, #death, decline in England

    #England remains an anomaly in the world, as only country apart from Chile where #water is owned by #private #companies for #profit

    Then #Conservative PM, #Thatcher, promised in 1989 privatisation would deliver higher investment

    In 2002, ministers were warned in a report, which remained secret, privatisation allows private equity funds to load companies with debt, & regulator #Ofwat would lose regulatory control

    theguardian.com/news/ng-intera

  17. Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

    In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

    Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

    Take half a minute to sign the letter:

    weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-o

    #PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

  18. Email #Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal #sewage until 2040

    In order to maximise their #profits, #Thames #Water's creditors are asking Ofwat and the government to pollute illegally until 2040.

    Members of the public, MPs and #anti-sewage campaigners have all spoken out about how outrageous this deal is, urging Ofwat to say no.

    Take half a minute to sign the letter:

    weownit.org.uk/act-now/email-o

    #PrivatisationFails #corruption #greed #PublicOwnership #WeOwnIt #PublicHealth #pollution

  19. “Only one company, Severn Trent, achieved full marks. It did so despite having been responsible for 62,085 sewage spills, averaging seven hours each, in 2024.” #Ofwat may need to raise its standards! #Water #Privatisation

  20. “Only one company, Severn Trent, achieved full marks. It did so despite having been responsible for 62,085 sewage spills, averaging seven hours each, in 2024.” #Ofwat may need to raise its standards! #Water #Privatisation

  21. Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO. Ofwat is making its decision on the 22nd October. Make sure your name is on this petition by Tuesday 21st October, when we’ll be handing it in at their headquarters. weownit.org.uk/act-now/petitio #water #pollution #thames #ofwat #petition

  22. 🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October. weownit.org.uk/act-now/petitio 📝 #Petition #Ofwat #WaterCompanies #WaterBills #ThamesWater #OceanPollution

  23. 🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October. weownit.org.uk/act-now/petitio 📝 #Petition #Ofwat #WaterCompanies #WaterBills #ThamesWater #OceanPollution

  24. “Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises.” To be fair the regulators when their time is up will be looking for plum jobs in the water industry. #Privatisation the gift that keeps on giving! #Water #Ofwat

  25. “Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises.” To be fair the regulators when their time is up will be looking for plum jobs in the water industry. #Privatisation the gift that keeps on giving! #Water #Ofwat

  26. “English water companies have spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches such as illegal sewage spills.” Tsch! tsch! campaigners and regulators! Set the legal dogs on them. We can afford it. It’s the punters money. #Water #Pollution #Capitalism #Ofwat

  27. “English water companies have spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches such as illegal sewage spills.” Tsch! tsch! campaigners and regulators! Set the legal dogs on them. We can afford it. It’s the punters money. #Water #Pollution #Capitalism #Ofwat

  28. “Ofwat chief executive to step down ahead of regulator’s abolition.” Will he get a plum job with a water company for being a good boy? #Water #Privatisation #Ofwat

  29. “Ofwat chief executive to step down ahead of regulator’s abolition.” Will he get a plum job with a water company for being a good boy? #Water #Privatisation #Ofwat

  30. So who here thinks the 'new opportunities' that David Black will be pursuing having resigned from being Head of OFWAT will include either joining the board(s) of water & sewage firms or offering expensive consultancy to these firms (possibly via an existing services firms)?

    We can be sure however, that he will fail upwards.

    #water #sewage #politics #OFWAT

    h/t FT

  31. So who here thinks the 'new opportunities' that David Black will be pursuing having resigned from being Head of OFWAT will include either joining the board(s) of water & sewage firms or offering expensive consultancy to these firms (possibly via an existing services firms)?

    We can be sure however, that he will fail upwards.

    #water #sewage #politics #OFWAT

    h/t FT

  32. The joy of OFWAT being disbanded is short-lived here in Wales.

    OFWAT's responsibilities are transferred here to, er, Natural Resources Wales.

    NRW long ago lost the trust of all 22 Welsh councils, widely regarded as a tin-eared, corrupt failure, whose recently-resigned director described as "incompetent".

    We expect little to go wrong...

    #water #ofwat #wales #cymru

  33. “A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
    Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
    #Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

  34. “A drink from the Ankh would quite probably rob a man of his memory, or at least cause things to happen to him that he would in no account wish to recall.”
    Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
    #Discworld #Ofwat #WaterDayForWater #PrivatisationFails

  35. Just going to repeat something.

    #Ofwat ALWAYS had teeth.

    It could have fined any water company 10% of its turnover at any time. It chose never to do so. So what confidence do we have that this new organisation will be more effective?

    Why was #WaterPrivatisation not mentioned in Cunliffe's report today

    Not one word

  36. Just going to repeat something.

    #Ofwat ALWAYS had teeth.

    It could have fined any water company 10% of its turnover at any time. It chose never to do so. So what confidence do we have that this new organisation will be more effective?

    Why was #WaterPrivatisation not mentioned in Cunliffe's report today

    Not one word

  37. As far as I can see, the only thing that qualifies Sir Jon Cunliffe to conduct this review is that he has an Order of the Bath. 🛁 🤨 #Ofwat www.bbc.com/news/article...

    Water industry review: Will th...

  38. Fergal Sharkey talks about #WaterPrivatisation

    THREAD 1/5

    Thur Southern Water boss doubles salary

    Fri announcement of 60% increase in serious pollution incidents

    YESTERDAY g'ment put together a raft of stuff which upon examination was nothing more than what the previous Tory g'ment was saying and nothing to do with this industry at all

    And then Cunliffe puts out a recommendation to abolish #Ofwat but I don't think he can have that without want wanting to get rid of Environment Agency.

  39. Fergal Sharkey talks about #WaterPrivatisation

    THREAD 1/5

    Thur Southern Water boss doubles salary

    Fri announcement of 60% increase in serious pollution incidents

    YESTERDAY g'ment put together a raft of stuff which upon examination was nothing more than what the previous Tory g'ment was saying and nothing to do with this industry at all

    And then Cunliffe puts out a recommendation to abolish #Ofwat but I don't think he can have that without want wanting to get rid of Environment Agency.

  40. I am not optimistic that this review of the water industry is going to bring meaningful improvements.

    Given that the scope of the review explicitly ruled out nationalisation before the review even started, how can we be sure that keeping the water industry in private hands is the best option?

    Especially as experience so far tells us that privatisation has failed miserably.

    bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g8dx94jr

    #Ofwat #Water #CunliffeReport #ShitInRivers

  41. Generally, it was expected today that Steve Reed was going to announce the dismantling of #ofwat prior to John Cuncliffe's Report, but he has bottled it and the British public are stuck with the 250 people who work for Ofwat incapable of doing much

    Somebody has been speaking to Mr Reed.

    There are forces above Labour that run my country. I truly believe this.

    #TrevorPhillips

  42. On Monday, Sir John Cuncliffe will publish his report into the state of the UK Water Industry

    To get ahead of this tomorrow, Steve Reed, the Environment Secretary, will be on #BBCLauraK and #TrevorPhillips during which he will announce the closure of the tissue tiger that is #Ofwat

    But what will replace it?

    Isn't it high time that full nationalisation takes place? Isn't this the opportunity?

    #FergalSharkey

  43. When your so bad at your job they abolish the position and start all over again.

    Maybe look at their bank accounts, they seemed to be in the pocket of the Water Companies, not the People.

    Nationalise the lot of them.

    theguardian.com/business/2025/

    #OFWAT #WaterCompanies #UKPOL #UKPolitics

  44. This may be the biggest ever penalty, but I'm still not convinced it's a meaningful deterrent.

    First, it's only about 5% of their revenue.

    Second, it fines the company, not the directors. Fining the directors personally would be a much more meaningful deterrent. Do you have a pension fund? You're probably paying this fine.

    And third, it clearly didn't work as a deterrent, because if it did, they wouldn't have broken the law in the first place.

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeg5v

    #ThamesWater #Ofwat