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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 18 May 23 2.07pm |
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Poor old Water Companies. Since being privatised, they've had to divert money away from infrastructure maintenance, and give it to shareholders. "Bills could rise after water suppliers in England said they were ready to spend £10bn on tackling sewage spills. The privately owned companies have apologised for the amount of contaminated water being discharged into rivers and seas, amid mounting public anger over the practice. Some campaigners have cautiously welcomed the move, but others say firms are shifting the cost on to billpayers. The industry paid out £1.4bn to shareholders in 2022." (BBC website) Isn't the Private sector great ? Come catch our trains to view our sewerage-covered beaches. Drink our clean(ish) tap water Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 May 2023 2.08pm)
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EverybodyDannsNow  SE19 18 May 23 2.36pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
Poor old Water Companies. Since being privatised, they've had to divert money away from infrastructure maintenance, and give it to shareholders. "Bills could rise after water suppliers in England said they were ready to spend £10bn on tackling sewage spills. The privately owned companies have apologised for the amount of contaminated water being discharged into rivers and seas, amid mounting public anger over the practice. Some campaigners have cautiously welcomed the move, but others say firms are shifting the cost on to billpayers. The industry paid out £1.4bn to shareholders in 2022." (BBC website) Isn't the Private sector great ? Come catch our trains to view our sewerage-covered beaches. Drink our clean(ish) tap water Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 May 2023 2.08pm) At least the opposition are providing us with an alternative... oh no wait, that's another commitment Starmer went back on. I believe we're one of just two countries on the planet who have privatised 100% of their water supply, which speaks for itself.
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 May 23 2.45pm |
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I have some empathy being in opposition, because Government hog all the headlines. Especially this Government and their dedication to self-destruction. Unfortunately ,we, the population are collateral damage.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 18 May 23 2.45pm |
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Public ownership of water you would think after this would be very popular, yet it is not labour policy, it was Corbyn's priority though. A privatisation disaster a system falling into neglect while obscene profits are made by foreign shareholders. The excuse they give, that the 150 year old Victorian system is too difficult too expensive to replace, is just not true. The pipes, sewage and treatment plants mostly date back to the 1970/80s when water was maintained and owned by the taxpayer, and was something you didn't have to think of. A racket, brought to you by the conservative party.
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 May 23 3.45pm |
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Privatisation was lauded as being more effective than public-owned utilities. Now we see the reality of crumbling infrastructure as money is siphoned to shareholders. The population is absolutely stuffed by the top two political parties, and almost entirely by Government.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 18 May 23 4.37pm |
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40 years of tory failed ideology:-
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 georgenorman 18 May 23 4.41pm |
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A link to the Morning Star! Do you honestly believe that a communist system would work well for us?
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| steeleye20 Croydon 18 May 23 4.43pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
A link to the Morning Star! Do you honestly believe that a communist system would work well for us? No, but I think the article is spot on.
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 18 May 23 4.45pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
A link to the Morning Star! Do you honestly believe that a communist system would work well for us? communism wouldn't work, because we have greedy people. human flaws dog all the political systems I've seen sight of. although Cuba seems to do very well with social care and other stuff.
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| georgenorman 18 May 23 4.50pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
communism wouldn't work, because we have greedy people. human flaws dog all the political systems I've seen sight of. although Cuba seems to do very well with social care and other stuff. My brother-in-law used to be a pilot and stayed in Cuba quite a lot. He said it was very common to find qualified doctors there working in bars as they could earn more there. The standard of living of the vast majority of people was also low with the country's infrastructure crumbling and of course they had no political freedom.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 18 May 23 4.56pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
A link to the Morning Star! Do you honestly believe that a communist system would work well for us? Do you think state owned utilities = communism?
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| steeleye20 Croydon 18 May 23 5.24pm |
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In 2022, the United Nations ranked Cuba 41st on an index of development, democracy, and equality. The US was ranked 42nd and is now regarded as a "developing country."
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