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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 19

The report is out. Cleaner, cheaper, fairer. www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/reports

General 2 — The People's Commission on the Water Sector

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Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social · Jul 7

💧”We can have clean water, or we can have privatised water, but we can’t have both.”

📰Me in the Guardian today with @peopleswater.bsky.social ahead of our report on restoring our rivers, lakes and beaches, and reducing bills.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds

Exclusive: Report says public ownership will mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment in infrastructure

www.theguardian.com

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

General 2 — The People's Commission on the Water Sector

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

in public ownership regulation is SO much easier. Not chasing hidden information for a start... One regulator for water. #PeoplesCommission …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

Public Ownership immediately resolves Public trust and must be followed by democratising water …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1 #PeoplesCommission

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

If your going to pollute then pay to clean it up. #PeoplesCommission …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

Right now get the public and workers on the board. #PeoplesCommission …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

Special Administration must not lead to catastrophic repeat of the failed experiment of privatisation. The future needs full public participation as stewards of precious water and that wont happen in a privatised model #PeoplesCommission …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

We need SAGE for Water. Having Defra as the sole advisors to gov is not working. #PeoplesCommission …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 9

The People's Commission on water needs to know if you support the recommendations. If you do please email [email protected] with your name/ org OR reply here. The list will go to Minister Hardy and MPs

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 7

Cleaner - because polluters should pay . Cheaper - because all our money is used to provide clean water and none to service 8-12% interest on debt. Fairer - because CEOs are not raking in millions in salaries whilst families struggle in water poverty.

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 7

We can’t meet the demands of climate, population, and deal with the impact of pollution with water as a commodity. The People's Commission on the Water Sector - Cleaner, Cheaper, Fairer in Public Ownership

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 7

We can’t meet the demands of climate, population, and deal with the impact of pollution with water as a commodity. The People's Commission on the Water Sector - Cleaner, Cheaper, Fairer in Public Ownership

oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jul 7

The People's Commission on the Water Sector - Cleaner, Cheaper, Fairer in Public Ownership. …oplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-3-1

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West England Bylines @westenglandbylines.co.uk · Jun 14

Sewage Watch – Protect our rivers and beaches

8 June 2025 – Gloucestershire: Exhibition shines light on River Wye pollution.

7 June 2025 – Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes.

3 June 2025 – Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, says damning review.

Sewage Watch – Protect our rivers and beaches

Since April 2023 Sewage Watch has been keeping a running log of press coverage on the state of sewage dumping into our rivers and onto our beaches - Updated June 2025

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 13

See the evidence to our People’s Commission confirming this www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-1-2

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 12

People’s commission on the Water Sector evidence in public. What we learnt about the money and public value. www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-1-2

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 12

People’s commission on the Water Sector evidence in public. What we learnt about Ownership and Governance www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-1-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today’s shock @ofwat briefing to city showing allowing doubling ( to £22bn) water companies allowed to take for return on capital (Thank you David Hall for pointing this out) for next 5 years. #peoplescommission

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Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social · Jun 9

The government is repeating corporate lobbyist nonsense that making water public costs £99bn.

The true cost is close to zero, the benefit is clean water.

Our report in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank

Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 10

What Happened to Our Money? What can we (the public) do now? The People's Commission is livestreamed today 11.30am on youtube.com/live/a_tc04YWd…

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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 9

Where has our money gone? What now? Henley tomorrow

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 9

What we learnt on ownership www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk/general-2-1-1

The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · Jun 5

The People’s Commission public meeting on ownership. It’s up to us. Keep on bringing your outrage into our democracy. With @Feargal_Sharkey

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Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social · Jun 5

Starmer said in 2020 that rail, mail, energy and water should be publicly owned.

Reeves took £27,000 from corporate lobbyists whose clients wanted to buy Thames Water + have bought Royal Mail, claiming dishonestly the Treasury can’t afford public ownership. Disgusting.

inews.co.uk/news/reeves-...

Reeves given £27,000 donation from lobbying firm linked to Thames Water bidder

The contributions raise fresh questions over transparency in Westminster lobbying

inews.co.uk

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