On water, Steve Reed is swimming against the tide of public opinion
29 Jul 2025
Source: www.politicshome.com
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Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution
26 Jul 2025 Source: www.theguardian.com -
Campaigners slam government for clinging to privatisation ahead of water commission review
21 Jul 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
After three decades of privatisation, there is no evidence it can work
21 Jul 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Major review calls for Ofwat to be scrapped as water bills set to soar 30% in next five years
21 Jul 2025 Source: www.independent.co.uk -
How often your water company dumps sewage in waterways
18 Jul 2025 Source: inews.co.uk -
Privately funded neighbourhood health services will only serve as 'ATMs for investors', campaigners warn
17 Jul 2025 Source: www.morningstaronline.co.uk -
Troubled Thames Water reveals ballooning debts and losses for the past year
15 Jul 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Thames Water warns nationalisation is likely if emergency creditor talks fall
15 Jul 2025 Source: www.theguardian.com -
Councils sell off 1,850 properties amidst budget shortfalls
13 Jul 2025 Source: theferret.scot -
Water firm dividends were ‘bloody criminal’, says former boss
8 Jul 2025 Source: www.thetimes.com -
Investors stripping cash from water firms ‘criminal’ says ex-Wessex Water chief
8 Jul 2025 Source: www.independent.co.uk -
Why renationalising the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure is vital
6 Jul 2025 Source: northwestbylines.co.uk -
Thames Water creditors pushing for protection from fines, reports say
19 Jun 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
UK water industry needs ‘root and branch reform’, MPs say
16 Jun 2025 Source: www.ft.com -
'Failing' water sector blasted by MPs as bosses pocket bonuses despite pollution crisis
16 Jun 2025 Source: www.express.co.uk -
Water bosses bonus ban is "just farcical"
9 Jun 2025 Source: youtu.be -
Water firms banned from handing bonuses to bosses
6 Jun 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Government accused of ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ over water sector bonus ban
6 Jun 2025 Source: leftfootforward.org -
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
6 Jun 2025 Source: www.bigissue.com -
Privatised water is in chaos in England. Here's why.
5 Jun 2025 Source: youtu.be -
The laughable results are in from Keir Starmer’s review of the water industry
5 Jun 2025 Source: www.thecanary.co -
Top execs at 6 water firms banned from receiving 'unfair' bonuses amid sewage fury
5 Jun 2025 Source: www.express.co.uk -
Campaigners condemn ‘sham’ review of Britain's privatised water sector
3 Jun 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Thames Water takeover collapses
3 Jun 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
New York private equity giant KKR pulls out of Thames Water rescue
3 Jun 2025 Source: www.standard.co.uk -
You can’t fix England’s water crisis while pretending privatisation works
3 Jun 2025 Source: www.lbc.co.uk -
"Rather persuasive!" Julia Hartley-Brewer on our arguments for public ownership of water
30 May 2025 Source: youtu.be -
Infrastructure must not bulldoze ecosystems, campaigners warn as government announces plans to build new reservoirs
30 May 2025 Source: www.morningstaronline.co.uk -
How Manchester’s Bee Network is being replicated around the UK
29 May 2025 Source: www.ciht.org.uk -
Thames Water fined £123mn over sewage leaks and ‘undeserved’ dividends
28 May 2025 Source: www.ft.com -
Thames Water hit by record £123 million fines over "betrayal of customers"
28 May 2025 Source: www.standard.co.uk -
Minister heralds ‘new dawn’ on railways as renationalisation programme begins
26 May 2025 Source: www.the-independent.com -
Transport Secretary boards first renationalised train signalling ‘new dawn for our railways’
26 May 2025 Source: www.lbc.co.uk -
‘New dawn’: South Western first train company renationalised by Labour
26 May 2025 Source: www.itv.com -
Renationalisation of Britain’s train services begins
26 May 2025 Source: www.standard.co.uk -
Delay-ridden South Western becomes first train company to be renationalised under Labour's 'new dawn for railways' - but don't expect any cheaper tickets
25 May 2025 Source: www.dailymail.co.uk -
MP Reed shown a yellow card for cosying up to water lobbyists
21 May 2025 Source: insidecroydon.com -
Public Cheaper than Private – We Own It
11 May 2025 Source: labouroutlook.org -
NHS plans cuts to jobs and services to avoid £6.6bn deficit
9 May 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Nigel Farage is entering dangerous territory – soon he's going to have to pick a side
9 May 2025 Source: www.express.co.uk -
UK water bills could hit average of £2,000 by 2050, says Ofwat
8 May 2025 Source: www.thetimes.com -
Campaigners invite environmental secretary to football to ask him to ‘play fair’ on water crisis
7 May 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Rail fares are surging as Trainline makes £86m profits - up 56% in a year
7 May 2025 Source: inews.co.uk -
Private autism and ADHD providers costing ICB 'three times more' than NHS, report finds
7 May 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
Poor regulator driving soaring water bills, watchdog finds
26 Apr 2025 Source: morningstaronline.co.uk -
It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace
25 Apr 2025 Source: www.bigissue.com -
Water industry proposes ‘National Water Grid’ as means of distribution to meet demand
25 Apr 2025 Source: www.newcivilengineer.com -
Royal Mail told plans to slash second-class post could 'harm people'
18 Apr 2025 Source: www.express.co.uk -
British Steel can’t be a one-off. Labour should nationalise more key services
15 Apr 2025 Source: labourlist.org