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  1. Last week marked 700 days since #ThamesWater closed #NewhamGreenway, our only safe north-south cycleway. We'll be waiting another 700 days—or longer—for it to reopen. The Council must now build a safe alternative on their own highway, quickly. #GreenwayFlushedAway newhamcyclists.uk/greenway-mee...

    Greenway Meeting with Thames W...

  2. Rather than anyone on #UK soil receiving an #emergencyalert on their mobile about bbqs, it's #ThamesWater management who should receive them every time there is #leak. Taken today opposite #Brixton station. Another one is up #BrixtonHill, leaking for over 8 days on the worst #drought in 190 years. In the same week, ThamesWater DOUBLED my bill and awarded their CFO £1m "signing fee", circumnavigating the existing ban on performance-related #bonuses.

    #waterutilities #water #nationalisation

  3. 🚽⚠️🚧 Today is 500 days since #ThamesWater closed the #NewhamGreenway, our ONLY safe North-South cycleway. We're still waiting for something—anything—to help the thousands of people who relied on the Greenway every day. #GreenwayFlushedAway newhamcyclists.uk/greenway-flu...

  4. You'd be forgiven for thinking #ThamesWater are trying to keep quiet about their extended closure of #NewhamGreenway: no mention of this section's impending closure for 3 years, just a tiny laminated poster with some pictures from the archives and nebulous talk of "improvements" #GreenwayFlushedAway

  5. Revealed: #ThamesWater diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay #bonuses | Thames Water | The Guardian

    #Privatization of the #WaterIndustry in the #UK has been a disaster and shows the very worst of #Capitalism. The #water companies ought to be forcibly nationalized for all the harm they’ve done.

    theguardian.com/business/2024/

    #Politics

  6. #ThamesWater boss defends exec #bonuses as #SewageSpills soar

    Thames reported a 40% rise in #sewage #pollution with 359 incidents in the six months to September.

    Lora Jones & Simon Jack, December 10, 2024

    "The boss of Thames Water has defended executive bonuses as the firm calls for a hike in customer bills to ensure its survival.

    "Chris Weston said the supplier needed to offer "competitive packages" to attract talent, but the water regulator has previously said that customers must not foot the bill for "undeserved bonuses".

    "It comes as the embattled company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the six months to 30 September, as its debts continued to swell, according to its latest set of results.

    "Thames approaches a critical moment next week, with Ofwat set to decide whether to allow a proposed 59% increase in consumer bills over the next five years.

    "The ailing business is saddled with debts which stood at just under £16bn at the end of September.

    "The firm has said customer bills need to rise or else it will not be able to recover from its financial crisis. However, if the company does collapse, water supplies will not be affected.

    "Water firms across the UK have faced a fierce backlash over sewage discharges and pipe leaks in recent years, but Thames has been in the spotlight given its debt pile, and the fact one in four people in the UK rely on it.

    "Critics have argued the water industry has historically neglected investment in favour of paying executive bonuses and shareholder dividends.

    "But on Tuesday, Mr Weston defended bosses getting £770,000 in bonuses.

    "'I completely understand that there are customers out there who struggle with their bills,' he added, pointing to bill support offered to about 377,000 customers in the last year.

    "Mr Weston, who was hired in January, was also awarded a bonus of £195,000 for his first three months at the company."

    Read more:
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4zkl

    #WaterIsLife #ThamesRiver #England #PowerCorruptionAndLies #EatTheRich

  7. @tagesschau Wir haben das mit der #Privatisierung der #Wasserversorgung in Berlin glücklicherweise hinter uns gelassen. Und engagieren uns dafür, dass unsere Berliner #Wasserbetriebe (#BWB) nicht erneut an renditeorientierte Konzerne verscherbelt werden! #Veolia #RWE #ThamesWater #Daseinsvorsorge