#OfwatIsCorrupt
Our regulator is not fit for purpose and is going to allow the public to foot the bill for decades of theft by private water companies by recommending sky-high bills for customers.
Starmer is going to let this happen.
#Renationalise water now
Our regulator is not fit for purpose and is going to allow the public to foot the bill for decades of theft by private water companies by recommending sky-high bills for customers.
Starmer is going to let this happen.
#Renationalise water now
May 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Not only do we want to hold 'failed' Ministers to account, we want to see arrests & prosecutions for the blatant corruption and criminal negligence.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now
England water regulator OFWAT to be abolished.
Rearranging the deckchairs alone won't do.
Must bring water into public ownership.
Need employee & customer elected directors on company boards; workers/customers must have right to vote on exec pay.
Must hold failed Ministers to account.
Rearranging the deckchairs alone won't do.
Must bring water into public ownership.
Need employee & customer elected directors on company boards; workers/customers must have right to vote on exec pay.
Must hold failed Ministers to account.
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator
Move follows intense criticism of utilities over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Clear example of how #OfwatIsCorrupt and why we should #Renationalise water now 👇
The "revolving door".
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
July 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Let's be honest, #OfwatIsCorrupt and is not fit for purpose (likewise #OfgemIsCorrupt).
However, this is not the answer - the answer is #Renationalise.
However, this is not the answer - the answer is #Renationalise.
July 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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The "revolving door".
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
December 19, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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It has never been ft for purpose. OFWAT is too close to the industry. Its former CEO Cathryn Ross is a director at Thames Water. Around 27 former Ofwat directors, managers and consultants went on to work for water companies.
Revolving doors create conflict of interests.
Revolving doors create conflict of interests.
July 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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The "revolving door".
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
July 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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The "revolving door".
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
Most water companies have senior staff that were previously working at Ofwat (or Ofgem).
Case in point: ex-Ofwat CEO, Cathryn Ross, now on the board at Thames Water.
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now.
December 28, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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Ofgem is not fit for purpose - just like Ofwat it is totally corrupt and no more than a revolving door between the regulator and the huge profit-taking corporations draining public money out of what should be national public services.
#OfgemIsCorrupt
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise now
#OfgemIsCorrupt
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise now
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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They should not be lenient over fines and penalties, they should be sending these criminal execs to JAIL.
But they won't, of course, because #OfwatIsCorrupt.
But they won't, of course, because #OfwatIsCorrupt.
Thames Water boss tells regulator to be lenient over fines/penalties.
TW has abused customers since 1989. Despite 187 criminal convictions, it dumps sewage , borrows money to pay dividends, neglects investment.
Directors must be fined and prosecuted.
Nationalise water.
TW has abused customers since 1989. Despite 187 criminal convictions, it dumps sewage , borrows money to pay dividends, neglects investment.
Directors must be fined and prosecuted.
Nationalise water.
Thames Water: Please don't fine us, company asks regulator
Water firm boss tells MPs company's survival depends on special treatment from the industry regulator.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Water is an essential resource and a public necessity.
Decisions about water management and pricing are too important to leave to an unaccountable and seemingly increasingly partisan regulator.
The government must put public, not-for-profit ownership on the table.
Decisions about water management and pricing are too important to leave to an unaccountable and seemingly increasingly partisan regulator.
The government must put public, not-for-profit ownership on the table.
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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No water company bosses would've had their bonus banned last year under these criteria.
The government's new 'regulations' are more watered down than the industry itself.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The government's new 'regulations' are more watered down than the industry itself.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Some water boss bonuses in England could be banned, says Ofwat
New powers mean regulator can ban payouts under criteria of Ofwat’s choosing
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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June 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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This pathetic pat on the wrist in lieu of proper regulation is what we're getting right across the board from our corrupt excuse for a regulator, Ofwat.
#Renationalise water now
#OfwatIsCorrupt
#Renationalise water now
#OfwatIsCorrupt
Anglian Water pleads guilty, fined £1.42m for contaminating water supply. No exec fined.
AW already has 128 criminal convictions. Allowed to operate, fleece customers, dump sewage, neglect investment, pay dividends and exec bonuses.
End the farce. Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
AW already has 128 criminal convictions. Allowed to operate, fleece customers, dump sewage, neglect investment, pay dividends and exec bonuses.
End the farce. Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply
Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m people
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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