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Just moving elderly parents away in advance of the crazy temperatures planned for south east tomorrow. This is not helped by water being cut off for the second day.
https://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/major-water-supply-incident/
This is not an acceptable lengthr of outage- need to get on top of this service- it is going to make a crisis out of an already important #heatwave event #ThamesWater
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Just moving elderly parents away in advance of the crazy temperatures planned for south east tomorrow. This is not helped by water being cut off for the second day.
https://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/major-water-supply-incident/
This is not an acceptable lengthr of outage- need to get on top of this service- it is going to make a crisis out of an already important #heatwave event #ThamesWater
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry #Business #UkNews
Thames water bosses do not give a fuck about what the government says, the champagne is flowing and their pockets are stuffed with embezzled money.
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Water companies circumventing bonus rules? What did ministers expect? | Nils Pratley
By Nils PratleyDoor was left open to such behaviour because the regulator for England and Wales can only use the powers it was given by parliament
#Waterindustry #Executivepayandbonuses #Business #ThamesWater #Utilities #Water #UKnews #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
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Water companies circumventing bonus rules? What did ministers expect? | Nils Pratley
By Nils PratleyDoor was left open to such behaviour because the regulator for England and Wales can only use the powers it was given by parliament
#Waterindustry #Executivepayandbonuses #Business #ThamesWater #Utilities #Water #UKnews #TheGuardian #NilsPratley
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Thames Water is now such a basket case that it needed (it claims) to pay its new finance director a £1m bonus to *join* the firm as a 'necessary incentive'.... so, if it cannot get senior managers to join without bribing them, perhaps customers should stop paying their bills as a 'necessary incentive' for TW to actually do the job its customers thought they were paying their bills for.... clearly financial incentives 'work'!
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Thames Water is now such a basket case that it needed (it claims) to pay its new finance director a £1m bonus to *join* the firm as a 'necessary incentive'.... so, if it cannot get senior managers to join without bribing them, perhaps customers should stop paying their bills as a 'necessary incentive' for TW to actually do the job its customers thought they were paying their bills for.... clearly financial incentives 'work'!
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But give them more bonuses! Make sure the #shareholders are happy!
Who are the key figures in the #Sewage crisis, and where are they now?
With anger stoked by #Channel4’ s drama #DirtyBusiness, we look at what has happened to some of the main players
Sandra Laville
Fri 13 Mar 2026"Water companies have been in the public eye for the wrong reasons again recently. #SouthWestWater was in the dock pleading guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption, while the regulator fined South East Water £22.5m for repeated supply failures that affected more than 280,000 people over three years.
"As the full scale of the sewage pollution scandal has been revealed to the public over the past six years, key figures working for the regulators and the #privatised companies have been heavily criticised. Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business has focused attention on individuals at the heart of the scandal.
"The Guardian examined what some of the main characters are doing today."
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"Sarah Bentley
Bentley was the chief executive of #ThamesWater from September 2020 to June 2023. She joined from Severn Trent and promised an eight-year turnaround for the company, but left with immediate effect after three years following a public outcry over the discharge of #RawSewage into #rivers and missing targets on pollution and sewer flooding."
#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivitisedWater
#ClimateChange #Drought #WaterPollution #WaterIsLife
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But give them more bonuses! Make sure the #shareholders are happy!
Who are the key figures in the #Sewage crisis, and where are they now?
With anger stoked by #Channel4’ s drama #DirtyBusiness, we look at what has happened to some of the main players
Sandra Laville
Fri 13 Mar 2026"Water companies have been in the public eye for the wrong reasons again recently. #SouthWestWater was in the dock pleading guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption, while the regulator fined South East Water £22.5m for repeated supply failures that affected more than 280,000 people over three years.
"As the full scale of the sewage pollution scandal has been revealed to the public over the past six years, key figures working for the regulators and the #privatised companies have been heavily criticised. Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business has focused attention on individuals at the heart of the scandal.
"The Guardian examined what some of the main characters are doing today."
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"Sarah Bentley
Bentley was the chief executive of #ThamesWater from September 2020 to June 2023. She joined from Severn Trent and promised an eight-year turnaround for the company, but left with immediate effect after three years following a public outcry over the discharge of #RawSewage into #rivers and missing targets on pollution and sewer flooding."
#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivitisedWater
#ClimateChange #Drought #WaterPollution #WaterIsLife
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Why, indeed!
Why can #GolfCourses stay green during #droughts?
Wendy Hurrelland, Tony Grew, 8/4/2026
"While London's parks are showing the strain of a prolonged drought and high temperatures, some spots in the capital are still sporting pristine green grass.
"School playing fields and golf courses appear partly unaffected by the #HosepipeBan imposed by Thames Water on most of London at the end of July.
"Dulwich College and St Paul's School have come in for criticism for the lushness of their playing fields at a time of concern about the water supply, while London's golf courses are also being eyed with envy by homeowners whose lawns are turning brown."
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"However, Cat Hobbs, director of We Own It, told BBC London: 'Since 1989 (water companies) have extracted £85bn in dividends.
" 'And when you get your water bill through the door, a third of that is going directly out again into shareholders' pockets and into the interest payments on the debts that they're racking up at your expense.
" 'We're all in this rip-off right now and it really has to end because what it means is that we're wasting essential money that could be used to reinvest into the infrastructure to stop leaks and we're wasting water.' "
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq5v471ewoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/uPa9U#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivatizedWater #ClimateChange #Drought #LessGolfCourses #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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Why, indeed!
Why can #GolfCourses stay green during #droughts?
Wendy Hurrelland, Tony Grew, 8/4/2026
"While London's parks are showing the strain of a prolonged drought and high temperatures, some spots in the capital are still sporting pristine green grass.
"School playing fields and golf courses appear partly unaffected by the #HosepipeBan imposed by Thames Water on most of London at the end of July.
"Dulwich College and St Paul's School have come in for criticism for the lushness of their playing fields at a time of concern about the water supply, while London's golf courses are also being eyed with envy by homeowners whose lawns are turning brown."
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"However, Cat Hobbs, director of We Own It, told BBC London: 'Since 1989 (water companies) have extracted £85bn in dividends.
" 'And when you get your water bill through the door, a third of that is going directly out again into shareholders' pockets and into the interest payments on the debts that they're racking up at your expense.
" 'We're all in this rip-off right now and it really has to end because what it means is that we're wasting essential money that could be used to reinvest into the infrastructure to stop leaks and we're wasting water.' "
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq5v471ewoArchived version:
https://archive.ph/uPa9U#UKPol #ThamesWater #PrivatizedWater #ClimateChange #Drought #LessGolfCourses #WaterIsLife #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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#ThamesWater 's Legal Showdown: £3 Billion Bailout Battle Unfolds
#England ’s largest water company seeks a financial lifeline amid towering debts and creditor conflicts.
August 10, 2026
"Thames Water's predicament not only highlights its operational fragilities, plagued by outdated infrastructure and rising public dissatisfaction over #pollution incidents and escalating water bills, but also amplifies its strategic importance in serving vast swathes of London and the surrounding regions.
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"The unfolding creditor clash not only underscores the intricate dance between legal, financial, and operational challenges but also places a magnifying glass on the fragile underpinnings of the UK's privatized water industry."
https://londondaily.com/thames-water-s-legal-showdown-3-billion-bailout-battle-unfolds
#WaterIsLife #UKPol #PrivatisedWater #DirtyBusiness #PrivatizedWater #SewagePollution #CimateChange #Drought #Infrastructure #Shareholders #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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#ThamesWater 's Legal Showdown: £3 Billion Bailout Battle Unfolds
#England ’s largest water company seeks a financial lifeline amid towering debts and creditor conflicts.
August 10, 2026
"Thames Water's predicament not only highlights its operational fragilities, plagued by outdated infrastructure and rising public dissatisfaction over #pollution incidents and escalating water bills, but also amplifies its strategic importance in serving vast swathes of London and the surrounding regions.
[...]
"The unfolding creditor clash not only underscores the intricate dance between legal, financial, and operational challenges but also places a magnifying glass on the fragile underpinnings of the UK's privatized water industry."
https://londondaily.com/thames-water-s-legal-showdown-3-billion-bailout-battle-unfolds
#WaterIsLife #UKPol #PrivatisedWater #DirtyBusiness #PrivatizedWater #SewagePollution #CimateChange #Drought #Infrastructure #Shareholders #PowerCorruptionAndLies
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/114875424147714659
But hey, let's give bonuses to those running #ThamesWater ! Because they deserve it? smh...
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/114875424147714659
But hey, let's give bonuses to those running #ThamesWater ! Because they deserve it? smh...
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Why that's way more than what it costs to remove #Banksy 's art!
#ThamesWater gave finance chief a £1m signing-on fee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d841yexe0o
#UKPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #PrivatizedWater #PrivatisedWater #Shareholders #DirtyBusiness
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Why that's way more than what it costs to remove #Banksy 's art!
#ThamesWater gave finance chief a £1m signing-on fee
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d841yexe0o
#UKPol #PowerCorruptionAndLies #PrivatizedWater #PrivatisedWater #Shareholders #DirtyBusiness
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🤑Thames Water is failing its customers while awarding obscene payments to its top team. Andy Burnham must step in now and take back the company. It’s criminal to let this rip off continue with 16 million households paying the price.
✍️Sign our petition if you agree: https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/andy-burnham-must-take-back-thames-water
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🤑Thames Water is failing its customers while awarding obscene payments to its top team. Andy Burnham must step in now and take back the company. It’s criminal to let this rip off continue with 16 million households paying the price.
✍️Sign our petition if you agree: https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/andy-burnham-must-take-back-thames-water
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry #Business #UkNews
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham #ThamesWater #WaterIndustry #Business #UkNews
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
By Jasper JollyCampaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham
#ThamesWater #Waterindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
By Jasper JollyCampaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham
#ThamesWater #Waterindustry #Business #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
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After being rejected 4 times, Thames Water's creditors are now submitting a 5th proposal to keep the failing utility in private hands. This time, they're promising to increase public control.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Take just 2 mins to email your MP. Give them the facts about the Thames Water creditors' deal and urge them to write to Environment Secretary Angela Eagle.
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After being rejected 4 times, Thames Water's creditors are now submitting a 5th proposal to keep the failing utility in private hands. This time, they're promising to increase public control.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Take just 2 mins to email your MP. Give them the facts about the Thames Water creditors' deal and urge them to write to Environment Secretary Angela Eagle.
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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
By Helena HortonLabour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet
#Waterindustry #UKnews #AndyBurnham #ThamesWater #Politics #Water #Business #Environment #Labour #Waterbills #Utilities #Householdbills #TheGuardian #HelenaHorton
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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/turn-failing-water-firms-into-not-for-profit-cooperatives-mps-and-mayors-tell-pm #WaterIndustry #UkNews #AndyBurnham #ThamesWater #Politics #Water #Business #Environment #Labour #WaterBills #Utilities #HouseholdBills
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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/turn-failing-water-firms-into-not-for-profit-cooperatives-mps-and-mayors-tell-pm #WaterIndustry #UkNews #AndyBurnham #ThamesWater #Politics #Water #Business #Environment #Labour #WaterBills #Utilities #HouseholdBills
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Memo to #ThamesWater chief exec Weston
Things that are "not realistic":
- Your corporate debt level
- Your prices
- Dumping sewage that kills rivers
- A " bailout" that immunises shareholders
- Exec pay going up while on the verge of insolvencyThings are are realistic:
- Leakage goalsThe man is offensive. The entire exec team need to go along w Ofwat. #NationaliseThamesWaterNow
Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic' - BBC News
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Memo to #ThamesWater chief exec Weston
Things that are "not realistic":
- Your corporate debt level
- Your prices
- Dumping sewage that kills rivers
- A " bailout" that immunises shareholders
- Exec pay going up while on the verge of insolvencyThings are are realistic:
- Leakage goalsThe man is offensive. The entire exec team need to go along w Ofwat. #NationaliseThamesWaterNow
Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04kd3gl1gpo -
Nearly 11,000 people have signed our open letter to Environment Minister Angela Eagle.
They want her to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors, and take it into Special Administration as the first step towards permanent public ownership. Here are some of their comments.
Add your voice to theirs https://weownit.org.uk/no-thames-creditors
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Nearly 11,000 people have signed our open letter to Environment Minister Angela Eagle.
They want her to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors, and take it into Special Administration as the first step towards permanent public ownership. Here are some of their comments.
Add your voice to theirs https://weownit.org.uk/no-thames-creditors
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"If Thames Water collapses into special administration, we can fight to bring it into permanent public ownership, setting a precedent for the rest of the water industry to follow."
Our piece laying down the path to permanent public ownership of Water in England, in today's Labour Outlook.
#thameswater #publicownershiphttps://labouroutlook.org/2026/07/29/what-next-in-the-fight-for-public-ownership-of-water-we-own-it/
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"If Thames Water collapses into special administration, we can fight to bring it into permanent public ownership, setting a precedent for the rest of the water industry to follow."
Our piece laying down the path to permanent public ownership of Water in England, in today's Labour Outlook.
#thameswater #publicownershiphttps://labouroutlook.org/2026/07/29/what-next-in-the-fight-for-public-ownership-of-water-we-own-it/
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Gardening experts share 10 ways to save your plants during a hosepipe ban https://www.allforgardening.com/1901069/gardening-experts-share-10-ways-to-save-your-plants-during-a-hosepipe-ban/ #AnglianWater #CambridgeWater #garden #gardening #HosepipeBan #MarkDwelly #MattAdams #SouthEastWater #ThamesWater #WaterButt #WaterCompanies
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Gardening experts share 10 ways to save your plants during a hosepipe ban https://www.allforgardening.com/1901069/gardening-experts-share-10-ways-to-save-your-plants-during-a-hosepipe-ban/ #AnglianWater #CambridgeWater #garden #gardening #HosepipeBan #MarkDwelly #MattAdams #SouthEastWater #ThamesWater #WaterButt #WaterCompanies
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We Own It in Left Foot Forward this week: “Thames Water is a symbol of everything that is currently wrong with our economic model... and Burnham knows this".
This government mustn't hesitate to bring Thames Water into permanent public ownership.
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We Own It in Left Foot Forward this week: “Thames Water is a symbol of everything that is currently wrong with our economic model... and Burnham knows this".
This government mustn't hesitate to bring Thames Water into permanent public ownership.
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112 MPs have called for special administration of Thames Water.
>10,000 members of the public have signed the petition calling on you to bring it into public hands.
You yourself have said this is what 'should' be done.
Will you make good on your promises, Andy Burnham?
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112 MPs have called for special administration of Thames Water.
>10,000 members of the public have signed the petition calling on you to bring it into public hands.
You yourself have said this is what 'should' be done.
Will you make good on your promises, Andy Burnham?
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Across England, gardeners vow to flout hosepipe bans as anger shifts to leaks, AI data centers https://www.allforgardening.com/1899377/across-england-gardeners-vow-to-flout-hosepipe-bans-as-anger-shifts-to-leaks-ai-data-centers-2/ #AffinityWater #AnglianWater #england #garden #gardener #gardening #HosepipeBan #HosepipeBans #SouthEastWater #SouthernWater #ThamesWater #WaterCompanies #WaterResources #WelshWater
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Across England, gardeners vow to flout hosepipe bans as anger shifts to leaks, AI data centers https://www.allforgardening.com/1899377/across-england-gardeners-vow-to-flout-hosepipe-bans-as-anger-shifts-to-leaks-ai-data-centers-2/ #AffinityWater #AnglianWater #england #garden #gardener #gardening #HosepipeBan #HosepipeBans #SouthEastWater #SouthernWater #ThamesWater #WaterCompanies #WaterResources #WelshWater
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Blame privatised water firms for hosepipe bans | Lettters
By Guardian StaffGillian Metheringham, Dr Gillian Austen and others respond to articles about water shortages in the UK and the high and rising pay of water industry bosses
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/26/blame-privatised-water-firms-for-hosepipe-bans
#Waterindustry #Water #Plants #Gardeningadvice #Datacentres #ThamesWater #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin
By John QuigginAs Shemara Wikramanayake retires with shares worth hundreds of millions, the public is left counting the cost of high prices for utilities, roads and airports
#Banking #Australianeconomy #ThamesWater #Qantas #Telstra #TheGuardian #JohnQuiggin
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Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/26/always-remember-how-macquarie-built-its-millionaires-on-outrageous-tolls-and-charges #Banking #AustralianEconomy #ThamesWater #Qantas #Telstra
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A cycleway is only as good as its weakest link and #ThamesWater seem determined (or careless) to weaken as many as possible. Right now TfL Cycleways 2, 3, 4, and 22 are ALL closed in some way by #ThamesWater with no safe alternatives. How is this acceptable?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lvvz62elnjysp2yejkeym3ah/post/3mrd24ihlws2p -
‘People are scared their neighbours will call the police on them’: how the hosepipe ban got caught up in the culture wars
By Sammy GecsoylerWhile many people in the UK recognise the need to preserve water, others are furious and planning to flout the ban in their area. The target of their anger? Failing water companies and frighteningly thirsty datacentres
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/how-hosepipe-ban-got-caught-up-in-culture-war
#Water #Waterindustry #Environment #Society #Plants #Gardeningadvice #Lifeandstyle #Datacentres #ThamesWater #TheGuardian #SammyGecsoyler
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#ThamesWater fight #Burnham as rumours of temporary nationalisation swirl
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/07/18/thames-water-nationalisation-2/
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"Even with the fig leaf of a golden share, [the creditors' proposal] might be miles away from Burnham’s promises about public ownership"
WE AGREE. With one small adjustment.
This proposal IS miles away from what Burnham has promised about public ownership.
Special administration of Thames Water - followed by permanent public ownership - is a way to immediately start making good on that promise.
👇sign the open letter
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle -
"Even with the fig leaf of a golden share, [the creditors' proposal] might be miles away from Burnham’s promises about public ownership"
WE AGREE. With one small adjustment.
This proposal IS miles away from what Burnham has promised about public ownership.
Special administration of Thames Water - followed by permanent public ownership - is a way to immediately start making good on that promise.
👇sign the open letter
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle -
Thames Water's creditors are panicking. Right now, they’re rushing to submit a last-ditch proposal to Ofwat and the new Environment Secretary in a desperate attempt to protect their interests.
But it's old wine in new bottles. Write to Angela Eagle today and tell her to reject the creditors' offer.
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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Thames Water's creditors have played their last card, but it's a Joker. They're not fooling anyone, & they deserve nothing.
Sign our open letter to new Environment Secretary Angela Eagle & Ofwat & tell them to reject this last-ditch deal. Thames Water must be take into special administration now.
#thameswater #publicownership #angelaeagle
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign-our-open-letter-to-angela-eagle
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Thames Water joins hosepipe ban as England and Wales approach drought status https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/thames-water-joins-hosepipe-ban-england-wales-drought #Water #WaterIndustry #Drought #ThamesWater #SouthEastWater #Wildfires #ExtremeHeat #UkNews #England #Wales #London #Kent #EastSussex #WestSussex #Surrey #Hampshire #Berkshire
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Water will soon be the new oil.
"Thames Water issues hosepipe ban from Thursday, prohibiting all customers from using them to water gardens, clean cars, fill paddling pools, or top up hot tubs."
- Skynews
#thameswater #water #uk