How Thames Water came to be flooded with debt – and what it means for taxpayers
Thames Water is reportedly on the brink of collapse. The UK’s largest water company, well known for its high levels of water leakage, sewage spills, executive p…
Water privatisation: A costly policy distraction
Water privatisation became mainstream policy in the 1980s. While England and Wales went to the extreme of transferring ownership of water utilities to private s…
Water companies are safe investments – and too important to be driven by profit
Kate Bayliss, SOAS, University of London The business of running water companies is not always as pure and clear as many of us would like it to be. It is often …