Question Water Companies

[Scouse]

Fucking Bayer saying their chemicals are "essential" because of pest pressure, but it's their chemicals that are causing the increased pest pressure.

Organic farming, companion planting, regenerative, chemical free, more calorie dense, naturally pest resistent. But we won't do it @Embattle.

 

[Embattle]

Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

www.theguardian.com

 

[MYstIC G]

Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

www.theguardian.com

So government tells government that government must meet the cost of failure by government, so government can make it appear it won't ask for money from taxpayers then?

 

[Scouse]

So government tells government that government must meet the cost of failure by government, so government can make it appear it won't ask for money from taxpayers then?

Yes. Apart from it won't ask, but will spend it then take it. (Or make us pay through higher bills that it forces).

 

[Embattle]

Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses paid using £3bn emergency loan

Money was paid out from loan meant to stabilise firm’s finances weeks before it paused retention payments plan

www.theguardian.com

 

[Raven]

Prison, now.

I wouldn't rule out capital punishment, either.

 

[Embattle]

🐷

English water firm doubles CEO’s pay despite ‘elevated concern’ over finances

Boss of Affinity Water, which serves 3.9 million customers in London and south-east, receives £1.6m

www.theguardian.com

 

[Embattle]

I'm not sure it'll manage to avoid temporary nationalisation before that 10 years is up:

Thames Water 'extremely stressed', warns boss amid huge losses

The company's future remains uncertain as it posts losses of £1.65bn for the year to March.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Raven]

I'm not sure it'll manage to avoid temporary nationalisation before that 10 years is up:

Thames Water 'extremely stressed', warns boss amid huge losses

The company's future remains uncertain as it posts losses of £1.65bn for the year to March.

www.bbc.co.uk

I wish we would just let it sink, buy up it's assets at a penny to the pound.

 

[Deebs]

/rant on

Fucking twats, we are an island yet still after fucking years of complaining still suffer drought induced water restrictions. All utility companies should be forced to invest a minimum percentage of all profit back into the infrastructure or something like that. Bet the bosses don't worry about using the hosepipe to water their acres of garden.

/rant off

 

[Gwadien]

/rant on

Fucking twats, we are an island yet still after fucking years of complaining still suffer drought induced water restrictions. All utility companies should be forced to invest a minimum percentage of all profit back into the infrastructure or something like that. Bet the bosses don't worry about using the hosepipe to water their acres of garden.

/rant off

Climate change & no infrastructure, great combo.

There's plans to build like 5 new reservoirs though (we haven't built one in 50 years?) no doubt it'll cost £300bn and get scaled down to a single paddling pool.

 

[Scouse]

Climate change & no infrastructure, great combo.

I mean, we could fix the fucking leaks.

We lose about 20% of our potable water through leaks. Every day that's enough water for all of Wales. If we fixed those leaks, then hosepipe bans would be incredibly rare - and we'd generally have to abstract less water from rivers year-round - leading to a healthier environment all-round.

 

[Embattle]

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator

Move follows intense criticism of utilities over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts

www.theguardian.com

 

[Raven]

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator

Move follows intense criticism of utilities over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts

www.theguardian.com

It will be just as useless and corrupt as the current one.