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NOT a week goes by without more stories about the scandals and problems besetting Britain’s private water companies, most notably the possible collapse of Thames Water, which is in deep financial trouble, despite taking billions out of the company in loans and dividends.
Disgracefully, it was revealed at the end of 2023 that Thames Water had pumped at least 72 billion litres of sewage into the Thames since 2020.
And it’s not just Thames Water.
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