@@curiositycloset2359so your saying the rich water companies aren’t taking care of the water supply because people over a long period of time due to economic instability haven’t paid their bills? How much are people’s debts for water? As much as one persons salary at the top?
@curiositycloset2359 The issue is that water companies have run up huge debts, but instead of investing that money in infrastructure, it's just been funnelled out into shareholders' pockets. The whole privatisation of our utilities has been a massive gift.
Private companies have a single priority by design - to maximise profit. If they fail to do that, they can be sued by the shareholders. And that's why privatising the industry was stupid.
No not at all. They only care about their shareholders & profits. Every last one of them need to be held accountable & water (A VITAL RESOURCE) NEEDS to be nationalised along with rail, energy, & the post all of which having in private hands is a national security issue. The people dumping sewage into water ways & the people responsible for privatising water all need to be held accountable & serve jail time. British people really need to get into the habit of sueing like Americans
Unbelievable that she said that nobody wants to see swimmers and kayakers stop using the rivers but wants to be able to pump sewage into rivers at an ‘ACCEPTABLE’ level. They just are NOT going to do anything about any of this. They need prison time and the companies need to be nationalised. NOW!
These greedy companies in the 21st century are crazy to many of them they need to be held accountable the people shouldn't even have to pay for there mistake giving them self billions of pounds and going into debt make water companies public not private
The problem is immigration, not the water companies. over the last two decades 10 million immigrants added to the Uk. The government should always discuss the sewage footprint of immigration. lets do the maths. 10 million multiplied by 365 days in a year, multiplied by a circa 2 kgs of turds and urine equates to an astronomical amount of turds and urine that has arrived in the British isles dumped yearly on to us. It literally works out to millions of metric tonnes of turds and urine per year that has been allowed to be sprinkled onto the British isles and to expect the water companies to deal with it is unreasonable. This is Scientific fact and is not up for debate. The solution would be 10 million removed from the british isles would restore the turd urine balance of the nation to equilibrium
Who knows if they do their job right? Do they have scheduled inspections from the government or other independent bodies regularly.? I very much doubt it because their services are not good enough to appease the public.😏
Witnessing the endless provarication, morally bankrupt and meaningless spin. Makes me incandescent with anger at the sheer contempt this political party heaps upon anyone who they consider beneath them.
Is the UK only country in the world where water supply is in the hand of the private sector? I am watching this from Japan -- water supply is managed by individual local governments and I can say that there is no problem in supply and quality. One challenge is that with declining population, revenues from fees are declining as the numbers of residents are decreasing.
From wiki: Broadly speaking, there are two forms of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation. In a full privatization, assets are permanently sold to a private investor. In a public-private partnership, ownership of assets remains public and only certain functions are delegated to a private company for a specific period. Full privatization of water supply and sanitation is an exception today, being limited to England, Chile and some cities in the United States. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the most common form of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation today.
Minister talking about more investment , ( we all know where that will be coming from ) Tax payers will pay and the private water companies will carry on taking the profits
Same at energy companies as well then. Ripped off robbed blind. These companies should be brought to justice for the robbery of elderly and many others.
The whole country should be refusing to pay its bills.
At least 20% aren't paying their bills already. Hence the issue.
@@curiositycloset2359so your saying the rich water companies aren’t taking care of the water supply because people over a long period of time due to economic instability haven’t paid their bills? How much are people’s debts for water? As much as one persons salary at the top?
@curiositycloset2359 The issue is that water companies have run up huge debts, but instead of investing that money in infrastructure, it's just been funnelled out into shareholders' pockets. The whole privatisation of our utilities has been a massive gift.
Private companies have a single priority by design - to maximise profit. If they fail to do that, they can be sued by the shareholders. And that's why privatising the industry was stupid.
No not at all. They only care about their shareholders & profits. Every last one of them need to be held accountable & water (A VITAL RESOURCE) NEEDS to be nationalised along with rail, energy, & the post all of which having in private hands is a national security issue. The people dumping sewage into water ways & the people responsible for privatising water all need to be held accountable & serve jail time. British people really need to get into the habit of sueing like Americans
THEY HAVENT DONE NOTHING in 33 YEARS EXEPT BORROW BILLIONS TO GIVE THEMSELVES MASSIVE SHAREHOLDER PAYMENT AND BOSSES BONUSES
Renationalise asap, please. At least then there would be some measure of accountability for the fecal flood.
Emmm... No £11M provided from the Water restoration fund v £78Bn in Dividends paid by English Water Companies to shareholders
Unbelievable that she said that nobody wants to see swimmers and kayakers stop using the rivers but wants to be able to pump sewage into rivers at an ‘ACCEPTABLE’ level. They just are NOT going to do anything about any of this. They need prison time and the companies need to be nationalised. NOW!
Why do I feel the minister wasn’t credible?
I was just coming to say.
Same answer to every question
No. All about profit rather than the people. Good interview 👍
C4 news top reporter delivering an amazingly well constructed report.
For the shareholders……more than enough.
😢PROFITS OVER PEOPLES 😢❤
Arguably the politicians aren't doing their job.
I don’t think you could argue against that.
The Tories are there to serve the interests of the wealthy. They're doing a great job.
Poorly researched C4 . As a fellow Cambridge man I shuddered to witness Coleridge's great RIME , misquoted !
A big fat NO.
Make the water company share holders pay! Not the tax payers!!!
These greedy companies in the 21st century are crazy to many of them they need to be held accountable the people shouldn't even have to pay for there mistake giving them self billions of pounds and going into debt make water companies public not private
The tories have only been in for 14 years.
3:57 Can someone with authority please fire and replace this woman?
Did she just ignore the part about sewage and faecal matter in it?
The problem is immigration, not the water companies. over the last two decades 10 million immigrants added to the Uk. The government should always discuss the sewage footprint of immigration. lets do the maths. 10 million multiplied by 365 days in a year, multiplied by a circa 2 kgs of turds and urine equates to an astronomical amount of turds and urine that has arrived in the British isles dumped yearly on to us. It literally works out to millions of metric tonnes of turds and urine per year that has been allowed to be sprinkled onto the British isles and to expect the water companies to deal with it is unreasonable. This is Scientific fact and is not up for debate. The solution would be 10 million removed from the british isles would restore the turd urine balance of the nation to equilibrium
The correct question is do they do ANYTHING to protect OUR waterways?
This video *thumbsup* We need to fix the system and our water resources.
Privatisation = shareholders and CEOs/Directors/etc. Their world is all about extracting as much money as possible whilst doing as little as possible.
Anyone who makes fun of the journalist should be ashamed of themselves!!! 😡😤😡
There doing Jack shite.
Are you going to cover Karl Nell’s appearance at SALT conference?
Another thing for the current generation to look forward to then 🙂
Who knows if they do their job right? Do they have scheduled inspections from the government or other independent bodies regularly.? I very much doubt it because their services are not good enough to appease the public.😏
Corrupt
Witnessing the endless provarication, morally bankrupt and meaningless spin. Makes me incandescent with anger at the sheer contempt this political party heaps upon anyone who they consider beneath them.
boycott
Good reporting
Good bye tories you won't be missed
If you think this is not also on Labour, then you are blind.
Is the UK only country in the world where water supply is in the hand of the private sector? I am watching this from Japan -- water supply is managed by individual local governments and I can say that there is no problem in supply and quality. One challenge is that with declining population, revenues from fees are declining as the numbers of residents are decreasing.
From wiki: Broadly speaking, there are two forms of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation. In a full privatization, assets are permanently sold to a private investor. In a public-private partnership, ownership of assets remains public and only certain functions are delegated to a private company for a specific period. Full privatization of water supply and sanitation is an exception today, being limited to England, Chile and some cities in the United States. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the most common form of private sector participation in water supply and sanitation today.
Minister talking about more investment , ( we all know where that will be coming from ) Tax payers will pay and the private water companies will carry on taking the profits
No. Obviously the water companies are not doing their fucking job.
Great questions from Ruben. He got the minister scrambling desperately.
Same at energy companies as well then. Ripped off robbed blind. These companies should be brought to justice for the robbery of elderly and many others.
Perhaps the waterways have 20 million more people using them than registered? Like they say
Water companies are doing what it can to increase the Prices, They have increased by £100 this year almost a 25% increase.
there needs ' be a prison sentence. coz while there paid t screw up nothing will change
ha4a held t accout? what a really big bank account?
2:10 The beautiful chalk stream reminded of John Everett Millais' painting, Ophelia.
Though that would be in Denmark.
selling kids m8
No their not 🚫🚫🚫
No.