George Monbiot and his sharp pen:
"Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.
For 36 years, these companies have acted as dispensers of free money to their owners, most of which are foreign, some of which are foreign states. In fact, the only government not permitted to own England’s water supply is the UK’s."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England’s great artificial water crisis of 2025
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George MonbiotGeorge Monbiot (The Guardian)
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