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SOS Whitstable

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"Water industry strategies to manufacture doubt and deflect blame for sewage pollution in England" They use every trick in the book to deflect blame including, as the article mentions, making misleading claims about how much sewage is released. nature.com/articles/s4422…

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"Shocking map shows where sewage has been dumped into UK rivers" Shocking is the word. Yes the weather's been bad but these releases are meant to take place in exceptional circumstances. Since when was a wet winter in the UK 'exceptional'? express.co.uk/news/politics/…

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On the 1st April, all of our bills are going up, with the highest increase coming from Southern Water - 53% extra over the next five years. This brilliant film from the Sewage Campaign Network lays it all out, prepare to get really angry… #endsewagepollution

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Interesting morning. Tory MP Saqib Bhatti makes a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards about LibDem MP Charlie Maynard using his position as a MP to be part of the Thames Water High Court Special Administration hearing even though Charlie appears to have

Interesting morning. 

Tory MP Saqib Bhatti makes a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards about LibDem MP Charlie Maynard using his position as a MP to be part of the Thames Water High Court Special Administration hearing even though Charlie appears to have
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The People's Commission on Water. Event One: International Water Systems. What can we learn from international systems that cost less and protect their rivers lakes and seas? 27th March 1pm online Sign up here …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/events-2-1

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It took one of the highest judges in the country, The Master of the Rolls, The Chancellor of the High Court, Lord Justice Zacaroli a matter of seconds to work it out. "A lot of money has being taken out of the company, a very expensive refunding... a 9.8% coupon (interest rate),

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Incase you haven't been following this, Thames Water claims it needs £3bn in the next few weeks otherwise it's going bankrupt. Reality is the proposed loan is an initial payment of £1.6bn of which £800m is going to be charged in fees and interest. Yep, if this is allowed TW's

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Yesterday Clive Lewis MP’s brilliant water bill, crafted with Ewan McG ➡️ @ewanmg.bsky.social and supported by Compass had its second reading in Parliament, and was music to our ears! We are so proud to be supporting it 💪🏼👏🏼🥳

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This evening we are welcoming Professor David Hall from the university of Greenwich, and local sea swimmer and wastewater bill boycotter Chris Stanley to the Horsebridge Centre for a discussion about water company finances. Chris is 82 and being taken to court in June by South East Water

This evening we are welcoming Professor David Hall from the university of Greenwich, and local sea swimmer and wastewater bill boycotter Chris Stanley to the <a href="/thehorsebridge/">Horsebridge Centre</a> for a discussion about water company finances. Chris is 82 and being taken to court in June by <a href="/sewateruk/">South East Water</a>
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The Government hopes a new Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire will use local companies like British Steel for materials, although no word yet on which British water company will provide the logs for the water rides

The Government hopes a new Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire will use local companies like British Steel for materials, although no word yet on which British water company will provide the logs for the water rides
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"Thames Water has estimated the cost of upgrading its flagship Oxford sewage works has risen from £40mn to £435mn over just four years." Yet another way that we're been conned by industry and regulators. Inflate the supposed cost, squeeze bill payers for the extra money,

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What utter nonsense. Nothing but playground politics masquerading as policy. Since when has rearranging the deckchairs, regurgitating an existing, failed 30 year old bit of legislation been seen as progress? 🤔 Oh and today was the day that the National Audit Office published

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Wouldn’t be wonderful if instead of (maybe) sending water bosses to prison for ‘covering up’ illegal spills, that they were prosecuted for consistently allowing them in the first place? theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Mentioning United Utilities can anyone explain how a company can double its profits in just one year, from £170m to £355m, and yet is still be allowed to increase prices by a whopping 32%? Yet again it's the customers who get played and the regulator Ofwat sits back and allows