| Sewage spills 18:08 - May 18 with 2498 views | britferry |
Its time we re-nationalised these water firms, they are a disgrace
They reckon there were 800 spills a day last year
But hey, they've now said sowwy
a firm reckons, to pay for the clean-up, £1.75 a week will be added to their customers bills, just as long as their shareholders dividends aren't affected |  |
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| Sewage spills on 10:01 - May 20 with 808 views | controversial_jack |
| Sewage spills on 18:57 - May 19 by felixstowe_jack |
Nationalisation never works. There is no incentive for a Nationalised company to be innovative and efficient. Nationalised companies are usually heavily overstaffed and unionised and are run for the benefit of the staff. The unions are never willing to change working practices and of course the sick/absenteeism rate is twice that in private industry. |
The computer and the internet were developed by govt departments.
Pre prioritization, trains, busses ran on time, and there were lots of them.The NHS was well funded,Utilities were cheaper, the list goes on. The only benefit of prioritization has been for the shareholders, certainly not the consumer or the country. | | | |
| Sewage spills on 12:09 - May 20 with 783 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sewage spills on 10:01 - May 20 by controversial_jack |
The computer and the internet were developed by govt departments.
Pre prioritization, trains, busses ran on time, and there were lots of them.The NHS was well funded,Utilities were cheaper, the list goes on. The only benefit of prioritization has been for the shareholders, certainly not the consumer or the country. |
It had to happen one day,
I am in 100% agreement. | | | |
| Sewage spills on 13:29 - May 20 with 754 views | majorraglan |
Looks like our politicians were warned but chose to bury the findings. Given the below and the fact it goes back to 2002, I’d say Labour aren’t exactly in the clear on this, but the situation has got worse over the last few years.
https://www.theguardian.com/en | | | |
| Sewage spills on 20:18 - May 20 with 740 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Sewage spills on 13:29 - May 20 by majorraglan |
Looks like our politicians were warned but chose to bury the findings. Given the below and the fact it goes back to 2002, I’d say Labour aren’t exactly in the clear on this, but the situation has got worse over the last few years.
https://www.theguardian.com/en |
I keep on saying it's not just one party, it's been all our governments going back decades. They have run the country for their own advantages and those of their friends.
The people have been third best, actually more of an afterthought. | | | |
| Sewage spills on 22:42 - May 22 with 652 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Sewage spills on 20:19 - May 18 by felixstowe_jack |
£4.3 billion of that debt has been invested in the new Thames Tidal Tunnel designed to take excess sewage from London to a new Sewage works in East London which will be the largest in Europe. This will result in the sewage bring treated and not overflowing into the Thames when it is opened in 2025. |
I worked on the Abbey mills pumping station to Isle of dogs sewer 1992-1993. 3m diameter lined tunnel. I saved that project millions. Stayed in digs off Mare street in Hackney. Enjoyed it actually. I preferred to be on site building things rather than designing.
The tunnel was about 20m below ground mostly in clay. In those days the tunnellers were 95% Irish,
Abbey mills station was then a beautiful Victorian structure. Still there i hope. Stratford was a bit of a dump then but has major investment from the Olympics 2012. |  |
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