2.87bn litres of drinking water lost daily in the UK to unrepaired water pipes while Thames Water finance chief gets a £1 million signing-on bonus
i legit don't understand why there's no social unrest. 3/4 of the country currently in drought conditions, while a small number of people continue to get rich directly in proportion to how much they're endangering our collective futures
renationalise it already, please
#water #UKpol
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/thames-water-fee-finance-chief-andy-burnham
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