Absolutely scandalous that government is entertaining this Thames Water creditors offer a debt "haircut" of 30% But SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION is a far better deal = - Slash the debt by *40-55%* - Stop Thames Water's plans to *pollute ILLEGALLY until 2040* news.sky.com/story/thames...

Thames Water's current rescue offer to water regulator Ofwat is scandalous. Zöe Franklin, MP for Guildford, has signed our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, saying NO to illegal pollution until 2040. Send the letter to your MP, or write directly to Ofwat: vist.ly/4p2fz

There may be investment in water coming down the pipe, but investors are benefiting hugely at our expense. 90% of countries worldwide have water in public ownership. Why don't we?

😡🤑Read our piece for LBC News. "Over the next 5 years, £22 bn of our money, as billpayers, will go straight into the pockets of private investors. This is double the amount they took between 2020-2024." 1/2

Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water have nearly 200 criminal convictions between them. On 6 August 2024, Ofwat announced fines of £47m and £17m for sewage dumping. Headline grabbing fines not paid, will never be paid. Companies claim to have invested.

England's water companies don't pay fines. Thames Water, with nearly 200 criminal convictions, fined £122.4m in Aug/Dec 2024 for sewage dumping, paying illegal dividends. Secretly agreed - Paid only £24.5m (20%) in Sept 2025. Remaining 80% may be paid by 2030 or never. Why are companies indulged?

Thames Water is on the brink of collapse. The company's creditors are currently negotiating with Ofwat for the future of the utility. If Ofwat says yes, they'll be signing off on 15 years of illegal pollution. 1/2

We've published a list of every MP in the Thames Water region who has yet to sign our open letter to Ofwat, urging them to say no to illegal Thames Water pollution until 2040. 🧐Is your MP on it? 🧐 There's still time: take 2 mins to ask them to sign now: vist.ly/4psd5

When is a fine on a company not a fine? When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions. Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid. No pressure on water companies to obey laws. Water companies indulged by govt. Why?

“By bringing water into public ownership, we can stop shareholders from taking money out of billpayers’ pockets, and bring the cost of water down.” Well said @sophieconquest.bsky.social of @weownit.org.uk. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wate...

We are done with paying for the failures we never even voted for! When we are not given a fair democratic solution, we must resist.

Yet ANOTHER water bill increase It's an insult that we're being asking to pay more while our water system collapses around us This government has promised to tackle the cost of living crisis. They should begin by slashing water bills through public ownership of water.

Dr Roz Savage, MP for South Cotswolds, has said NO to Thames Water's ridiculous deal by signing our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary. @rozsavage.bsky.social ❓Is YOUR MP OK with Thames being let off 15 years of pollution fines❓ Tell them to take action: vist.ly/4pkzk

Water bills to rise again in England, well above the rate of inflation. 90% of water industry is foreign owned. Shareholders count the returns, have no contact with leaks, water shortages or sewage dumping. Customers fleeced. Privatisation is a scam.

🤩 Well done @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social for taking a stand against illegal sewage If you're in the Thames Water region, ask your MP to join him here weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...

"Bill payers, not water companies, are being forced to pick up the tab for decades of failure”. Well said James Wallace of @riveractionuk.bsky.social. @weownit.org.uk @cathobbs.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, has said NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal by signing our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary. @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social.bsky.social ❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓ Find out now by taking action: vist.ly/4pfc3

Freddie van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has signed our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, telling them to reject Thames Water's outrageous deal. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social ❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓ Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub

Is Thames Water your water company? They want permission for *illegal sewage until 2040* Please tell YOUR MP to say NO Deadline is tomorrow to sign up to our letter to Ofwat 👇👇👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...

The privatised water companies want the government to hurry up and abolish Ofwat How is that going to help? The government should hurry up and REMOVE their licences, starting with Thames Water *which wants to pollute outside of legal limits until 2040* www.ft.com/content/b9e5...

🤩Brilliant from @labourlewis.bsky.social.bsky.social on Thames Water. ⁉️ Is your MP OK with sewage until 2040 ⁉️ ✉️ We've written an open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, urging them to reject the Thames Water creditors' deal ✍️ Make sure your MP's name is on it. vist.ly/4paja

The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public. 82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say. Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

"They're crimes...that should be illegal They're focussed only on profit, shareholders.. Where are the government?... Every day you're seeing things that should be illegal" The Blindboy Podcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social sums up water privatisation perfectly 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5e...

Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales. Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers. Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people. Privatisation is a scam.

England's ideological privatisation IS the first problem to solve THEN we can build on best practice from around the world "With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is your MP OK with sewage pollution until 2040? Email them now to say no to the Thames Water creditors' outrageous deal: weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...

We all want public ownership But HOW to take back water? Start by removing the licences of the very worst companies: 💧Thames Water which wants to pollute OUTSIDE legal limits until 2040 ⁉️ 💧South East Water which failed to provide 30,000 homes with water last week 🥤 weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...

I've written to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds about the new water white paper 👇 Government must step in to remove Thames Water and South East Water's licences The privatised water companies have failed and they must be ALLOWED TO FAIL weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...

In this Anglia TV News clip I respond to the government’s new Water White Paper, a blueprint of their plans before any law is drafted. I was clear that our water system needs to return to public ownership. 1/3

The new White Paper on Water is old wine in new bottles. We already have all the laws in place to hold water companies accountable for breaking the terms of their licences. The government should be bolder. Fine England's water companies into oblivion, and take them into public ownership.

With the publication of the government's new Water Bill this week, water companies have been under the microscope. They're talking about regulators and investors. But they're not listening to YOU. 68% of Thames Water's customers want it in public hands. Read the poll results here:

Appalling that the government's new water white paper is about reassuring the shareholders who have ripped us all off 👇 Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER

Water privatisation has "entrusted our most important public goods to a bunch of hedge funds and private-equity sharks in other countries, who have siphoned off whatever returns they can get while putting barely anything back." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“The UK is almost alone in the world in having a fully privatised water system. It is expensive, dangerous and unreliable. It’s time to end this failed experiment and bring water back into public ownership.” Well said Steve Wright of @fbunational.bsky.social. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wate...

100%. Any politician who refuses to take back our water is on the side of the profiteers It's disgraceful that this government is pretending ownership doesn't matter

We were on BBC Radio London this morning, explaining why the government's new Water Bill won't work. We've had regulation. We've had 40 years of privatisation. Both have failed us. Nothing other than public ownership of water is good enough.

Enough is enough: we need water back in public hands. But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam. I'm backing a real alternative👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers. We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability. We need public ownership. Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

Zack Polanski's calling it a con. Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers". 9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.

The government's new White Paper on Water is not the solution to the water crisis, in fact it's the opposite. The only solution that works is to bring these rogue water companies into public ownership.

The experts are clear: the new White Paper on Water won't work if it doesn't tackle the root problem - who owns our water in England. 😡The government seems more concerned about 'stability for investors'. 😍Yet 82% of the public want water in public hands. It's time Labour listened.

Disgraceful Feargal Sharkey is spot on "The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The government must bring South East Water into permanent public ownership. Anything else – fines, resignations – is tinkering around the edges. Sign our petition at weownit.org.uk.

Ofwat will be 'investigating' South East Water's abysmal performance, after 30,000 customers were left without water. 🤑Yet its CEO is in line for a £400k bonus. Ofwat Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds should cut to the chase, and bring SE Water into public ownership. ✍️Sign our petition:

Withdraw South East Water's licence, bring it into special administration then PERMANENT PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Our demand in the Guardian blog today 👇https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-stagnation-november-rachel-reeves-pound-ftse-100-business-live-news-updates

WELL DONE Zack Polanski for standing up for thousands of "customers" who have no choice - and no water Starmer must remove South East Water's licence Time for public ownership ✊

What do Thames Water customers think about Thames Water? 68% of Thames Water customers want Thames Water to be nationalised and run in the public sector. 36% think shareholders should receive no compensation. 1/3

The government needs to bring South East Water AND Thames Water into public ownership urgently It would be cheaper and they have the legal powers I really enjoyed talking to Petrie Hosken about why privatisation has failed and how to take back water 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvM...

Water privatisation has failed South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f

A £400,000 bonus still planned for South East Water boss after 30,000 homes and businesses left without water ⁉️ If you're angry about this, channel it into the real solution: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP It's time to take back South East Water 👇👇👇 weownit.org.uk/act-now/sout...