Text reads: "United Utilities paid its shareholders £692 for every hour it polluted in 2023."

Text reads: "United Utilities paid its shareholders £692 for every hour it polluted in 2023."

In 2023, United Utilities paid its shareholders £692 for every hour it dumped sewage — the 2nd highest rate in England.

Privatisation VS Public Ownership

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This is a scandal. Every day, the private English water companies are dumping huge amounts of disgusting raw sewage into our rivers and seas. Privatisation has been failing since 1989.

The shareholders receive £1.6 billion a year on average - that money could be invested in water infrastructure to stop sewage. 82% of us support public ownership.

Let's make water companies work for people not profit.

Yes, I believe water should be in public ownership.
An animated illustration of sewage flowing from a dirty pipe into the sea, killing fish.

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