‘England is the only country that has fully privatised water – and it’s been a disaster.’
‘As Andy Burnham said:
“[Water has become] a service where the shareholders never lose, and the public never win.” ‘
‘Now Burnham has the power to do something about it. It's a litmus test on how transformative his government will be, and who he is governing for.’
actionnetwork.orgLabour MPs to the Prime Minister: it's time to own our waterI’ve just added my name to Clive Lewis MP’s open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, calling for our water to be brought back into public hands.
Private water companies have extracted billions while pouring sewage into our rivers and seas. More regulation hasn’t fixed it, and it won’t.
The Government says its priorities must match the public’s. On water, the public is clear. Let’s prove i