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  1. Local MP calls for government to nationalise Thames Water

    Southgate and Wood Green MP Bambos Charalambous wants the Labour government to take control of the struggling utility…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Enfield #BambosCharalambous #Government #nationalisation #ThamesWater
    europesays.com/gbr/london/2087

  2. Yet another burst pipe in Enfield sees hospital water supplies hit again

    Chase Farm Hospital was again forced to rely on mobile water tankers to keep the taps running The…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Enfield #ChaseFarmHospital #EnfieldRoad #ThamesWater #water #World'sEnd
    europesays.com/gbr/london/2021

  3. @ChrisMayLA6

    Voters want a fighter. Talk is cheap. #Burnham needs to take on a few fights, even if he loses.

    IMO, the quickest win is to put #ThamesWater in special measures, then rush thru legislation to ensure most debt is carried by the investors.

    IMO, gov should only cover debt held by UK pension funds.

  4. @ChrisMayLA6

    Voters want a fighter. Talk is cheap. #Burnham needs to take on a few fights, even if he loses.

    IMO, the quickest win is to put #ThamesWater in special measures, then rush thru legislation to ensure most debt is carried by the investors.

    IMO, gov should only cover debt held by UK pension funds.

  5. @ChrisMayLA6

    Voters want a fighter. Talk is cheap. #Burnham needs to take on a few fights, even if he loses.

    IMO, the quickest win is to put #ThamesWater in special measures, then rush thru legislation to ensure most debt is carried by the investors.

    IMO, gov should only cover debt held by UK pension funds.

  6. @ChrisMayLA6

    Voters want a fighter. Talk is cheap. #Burnham needs to take on a few fights, even if he loses.

    IMO, the quickest win is to put #ThamesWater in special measures, then rush thru legislation to ensure most debt is carried by the investors.

    IMO, gov should only cover debt held by UK pension funds.

  7. @ChrisMayLA6

    Voters want a fighter. Talk is cheap. #Burnham needs to take on a few fights, even if he loses.

    IMO, the quickest win is to put #ThamesWater in special measures, then rush thru legislation to ensure most debt is carried by the investors.

    IMO, gov should only cover debt held by UK pension funds.

  8. North London bus diversions ‘leave elderly struggling in heat and feeling unsafe’

    TFL has diverted buses in Highbury for months as Thames Water fixes failing pipes underground – but residents…
    #London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Islington #IslingtonCouncil #Londonbus #roadworks #ThamesWater #TrafficandTravel #TransportForLondon
    europesays.com/gbr/london/1968

  9. ‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought
    By Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

    Exclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Water #ThamesWater #Pollution #Drought #EnvironmentAgency #Waterindustry #Environment #UKnews #Rivers #TheGuardian #SandraLavilleEnvironmentcorrespondent

  10. I've also just seen that my water bills will likely rise¹ as, again, we're expected to pay for the failings of the private company that is #ThamesWater.

    I have relatives in Scotland and their water is not privatised. They don't pay a separate water bill, it is included in their Council Tax.

    What these #WaterSupplyIssues have shown me, even more than I already thought, is that services like Water supply should not in in private hands.

    50 years ago the UK went through a massive drought. I remember it well. We shared baths, put bricks in our toilet cisterns and queued at standpipes for water. When privatisation was forced upon us (yes I am looking at you Thatcherites) we were told the private investment and running would make things better. 50 years and we're no better, if not worse, off. This is not how it is supposed to be.

    ¹ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2j1j

  11. This is a thread with a rant or two, some praise and a request. Feel free to mute the #WaterSupplyIssues hashtag I'll use

    This week our home was one of the "10000" affected by two burst water mains that massively disrupted water supplies to 14 postcode areas in East London and Essex, UK.¹

    We were fortunate, we only lost our water supply for 18 hours but pressure dropped significantly across the rest of the time and we had no idea whether it was going to go off again or not.

    The water company #ThamesWater supplied bottled water at one or two locations which quickly ran out and there were massive queues causing the surrounding areas to become gridlocked.

    Local shops quickly ran out of bottled water too. I had to drive about 10 miles to get some. Our water supply did not return to normal for four 4 days. Apart from limiting toilet flushing and not having showers we were decanting drinking water into containers "just in case" ( #1stWorldProblems ).

    That's the background, the rest will be the rants, praise and request

    ¹ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36dr8

  12. 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 insolvency

    Things are are realistic:
    - Leakage goals

    The man is offensive. The entire exec team need to go along w Ofwat. #NationaliseThamesWaterNow

    Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic' - BBC News
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04kd3

  13. Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin
    By John Quiggin

    As Shemara Wikramanayake retires with shares worth hundreds of millions, the public is left counting the cost of high prices for utilities, roads and airports

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Banking #Australianeconomy #ThamesWater #Qantas #Telstra #TheGuardian #JohnQuiggin

  14. Stunning statement on #ThamesWater

    "...the money customers are paying in bills is nowhere near enough to fund the massive infrastructure upgrades needed after years of underinvestment."

    The entire justification for #privatisation was greater investment. Yet another lie.

    #PrivatisationFailed
    #NationaliseThamesWaterNow

    Cash-strapped Thames Water poses big test for Burnham - BBC News
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gygy

  15. @ChrisMayLA6

    My head hurts that any government allows #ThamesWater to continue to operate.

    I've long said, #NationaliseThamesWaterNow , absorbing only debt held by UK pensions. Then immediately fire all senior management and replace them with mid-level managers on £1-2M salaries with a 50% bonus. Have the entire thing operate under the close scrutiny of a government minder. Give a 10% rate cut and pour all the money from dividends and exec bonus into infrastructure

    It's got to be better.

  16. Surely #ThamesWater will only be made worse by a giant US private equity firm.

    FFS, end the madness and #NationaliseThamesWaterNow

    BBC News - Thames Water picks private equity firm as preferred buyer
    bbc.com/news/articles/crldryly

  17. Another day, another round of #ThamesWater spillages and asset stripping.

    When will #Labour #NationaliseThamesWater ?

    BBC News - Thames Water sewage spills soar as firm fights for survival
    bbc.com/news/articles/cg4zklxg