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"Water companies to face regular MOT-style checks in industry shake-up"
No doubt these reforms are well meaning, but they're not going to make a real difference until there are meaningful penalties for water companies breaking the law.
Something that's punishable only by a fine on the company is not meaningfully illegal, it's just a cost of doing business.
Jail time for directors of water companies that break the law would focus minds.
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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.