STILL LEAKING FILTH

GRASSMONSTER SAYS:

THAMES WATER DROWNING IN DEBT – AND STILL LEAKING FILTH

If the Thames ever needed a guardian angel, now would be a good time to flap down in rubber boots. Thames Water, the nation’s biggest water company, is now officially drowning – not in rivers, but in a £13.5 billion hole of its own creation.

After months of headlines about leaks, sewage spills, and boardroom bungles, the company has triggered what insiders call a “rescue scenario.” To the rest of us, that’s code for “can we please have billions of public money without being nationalised?”

Here’s what’s on the table: private investors, some of whom caused this Titanic-wannabe situation in the first place, are preparing a massive bailout deal. The irony? Their cash is being begged for after years of dividend-gobbling, cost-cutting, and rain-dodging.

Meanwhile, Thames Water continues to dump raw sewage into UK rivers and coastal waters at volumes that make the term “natural beauty” seem like a cruel joke. In 2023 alone, over 350,000 sewage spills were recorded nationwide, and Thames led the league like a footballer on steroids.

The public backlash has been molten. Campaigners are demanding criminal charges. Customers are foaming like storm drains. Yet government ministers – caught between a rock and a clogged drain – seem reluctant to pull the trigger on full nationalisation.

Why? Because owning Thames Water would mean owning the mess. Literally.

On the ground, this crisis is hitting people in their wallets and their wellies. Hosepipe bans loom. Bill hikes are guaranteed. River swimmers are practically wading through a toilet. And still, Thames insists it’s “committed to improvement.”

Let’s put it this way – if commitment alone could clean a river, the Thames would be Evian by now.

As the bailout deal inches forward, the question remains: should public health be in private hands? Or are we all just passengers on a sewage barge, trusting it won’t sink before the next board meeting?

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Author: @grassmonster