▲ 43 ▼ Water companies routinely discharging sewage from emergency overflows (www.channel4.com) submitted 1 year ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al [S] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) A lack of investment in infrastructure. They were too busy using the money to pay dividends and now they're saying they need a bailout. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) ya I think it's a combination of factors causing them to do this, each of which comes back to that lack of investment. Also, any time you wonder if a publicly owned system would be better remember we already have one, Scottish Water, and overall they perform better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago Well that eveidently happened at Scottish water, their infrastructure investment is like 35% higher per household than it's private counterparts. https://www.believeinscotland.org/scottish-water-a-victory-for-the-scottish-people-v-the-uk-government permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) ya I think it's a combination of factors causing them to do this, each of which comes back to that lack of investment. Also, any time you wonder if a publicly owned system would be better remember we already have one, Scottish Water, and overall they perform better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago Well that eveidently happened at Scottish water, their infrastructure investment is like 35% higher per household than it's private counterparts. https://www.believeinscotland.org/scottish-water-a-victory-for-the-scottish-people-v-the-uk-government permalink fedilink source parent
[+] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago Well that eveidently happened at Scottish water, their infrastructure investment is like 35% higher per household than it's private counterparts. https://www.believeinscotland.org/scottish-water-a-victory-for-the-scottish-people-v-the-uk-government permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago Well that eveidently happened at Scottish water, their infrastructure investment is like 35% higher per household than it's private counterparts. https://www.believeinscotland.org/scottish-water-a-victory-for-the-scottish-people-v-the-uk-government permalink fedilink source parent