Putting pressure on the water industry to stop polluting our seas and rivers | Water quality news & updates
Whitstable, Kent
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We're subjected to sewage pollution, hosepipe bans, water outages and bill increases.
They take that money and pay themselves bonuses and dividends.
Seem unfair? Join 315,000+ angry citizens and sign our petition for public ownership of water ⤵️
change.org/nationalise-water
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If you ever need a laugh, read @Ofwat's bio.
Having "working to protect customer service and the environment" in there is like Lockheed Martin putting "committed to world peace and humanitarian causes".
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"Thames Water reports seven-borough water outage"
6,000 properties across London are without water thanks to @thameswater. Meanwhile, @Ofwat has just granted them permission to further increase bills next year.
Privatisation in all its glory.
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SOS Whitstable retweeted
Southampton Council declared a vote of no confidence in @SouthernWater after finding "levels of faecal bacteria 140 times the limit for designated bathing water status" in the River Itchen.
Good for them. Disgusting, as ever, from @SouthernWater.
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Sounds awful lot like @thameswater and every other water company.
Enough is, apparently, not enough when it comes to water companies robbing us to destroy the environment. And we'd love to know why.
Enough is enough.
For years, people have been expected to put up with Avanti’s cancellations, delays, overcrowding, and a service that has failed them time and time again.
So my Labour government is bringing Avanti West Coast into public ownership at the earliest opportunity in March next year.
That means passengers, not shareholders, will come first.
More investment, fewer delays, and a renewed focus on getting the basics right.
We're putting essential services back in public hands and building a railway that actually works for the people who use it.
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"Watchdog accused of failing to hold water firms to account over pollution breaches"
Water companies are operating without fear and always have done, because the regulators and government are toothless cowards.
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SOS Whitstable retweeted
Hosepipe bans continue across the country because there hasn't been enough rain.
Sewage pollution continues across the country because there has been too much rain.
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So @SouthernWater have paid for a sponsored article in Kent Online, about their outstanding work.
How disappointing that @Kent_Online took the money and printed it.
21 days, 16 hours and 21 minutes of sewage (so far) in Tankerton alone this year 💩
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Here are the fines handed out to @SouthernWater over an 18 year period.
£248 million of fines for illegal sewage releases, misreporting data and manipulating customer service, amongst other things.
Doesn't matter though when they can just put our bills up to cover the cost.
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“Public ownership is absolutely an option, I would say for Thames Water, that is what should be done.”
That was @andyburnham three months ago during his own election campaign. We're still waiting. Big campaign pledges are worth zero unless they are carried out.
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SOS Whitstable retweeted
317,000 people have now signed our petition calling for water to be publicly owned again 🌊
An incredible number, but we want more.
There's never been more pressure from the public on this and we need to keep going.
Please, sign and share ⤵️
change.org/nationalise-water
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SOS Whitstable retweeted
An incredible protest in Sheppey yesterday calling for public ownership 🪧💧
Thank you so much to @WindrushWasp, @ashsmith43, @MrDDyer, @BeckyHill, @Dani_MasDyer, @CliffordRo1435 and the incredible Julie Maughan for speaking.
Thank you to everybody who came and supported us 🙏
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"Thatcher Minister Defends Water Selloff Despite Thames Crisis"
It comes as no surprise that those responsible for the plight of the water industry will accept no culpability, despite 37 years of evidence that the decision was disastrous.
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"Southern Water fined £2.4m over multiple incidents of sewage pollution in Kent"
Usual rubbish from @SouthernWater about how hard they're working to fix this. Meanwhile they continue to pollute and this fine will just be passed onto us to pay.
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We had great coverage of the protest on Sunday. Here's a thread with a selection of articles:
BBC: Danny Dyer among celebrities at water industry protest
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Metro: Watch: Danny Dyer, his daughter Dani and Becky Hill join stop the sewage protest
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Daily Mail: Rivals star Danny Dyer joins his daughter Dani as she takes time out from Strictly rehearsals to attend water pollution protest
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