Here the latest headlines about the (never ending?) disaster of water privatisation in the UK:
Most sewage spills in England may be illegal, new research suggests.
Most of the sewage spills into England’s waterways in the last two years may have been illegal but gone unpunished, according to new analysis.
UK law states that raw sewage should not be released during “normal” weather conditions, yet until now the regulator has not clarified exactly what that means.
But campaigner Prof Peter Hammond obtained a definition in secret court papers, and said it shows that for more than 80% of the time sewage was being spilled, the weather was “normal” – making the spills possibly illegal.
Prem Sikka, Emeritus Professor of Accounting. Member, UK House of Lords:
Most of the sewage spills into England’s waterways in the last two years may have been illegal but gone unpunished. Tells a story about useless regulators, appeasement of capital creating health hazards, destroying marine life and biodiversity. People are treated as cash cows. Govts do nothing.
