Emanuele Lobina makes the case for public ownership of the water industry,while Peter Simpson of Anglian Water defends the privatised company’s record on reducing leaksNils Pratley (Labour’s water renationalisation plan is a damp squib, 17 May) argues that there is no need to renationalise water because regulation is enough to tame the monopolistic behaviour of the private operators. This argument is not convincing when you look at the experience with water privatisation since 1989. Related: 'Water poverty' to rise in the UK as shortage pushes up bills Related: Water companies losing huge amounts through leakage, and as drought fears rise Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com