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Topic: It being too expensive now
Posted by: Kathleen Healy
Date/Time: 16/03/26 12:59:00

Whatever the cost, we are going to have to pay it. Whether through higher water bills or tax.

Question is, do we now trust the Water Companies to hand the money over to them? Is our politics free of the cronyism and opportunity for corruption that led to; ministers, civil servants and the political appointees in the regulator doing the bidding of the water companies to all get rich, rather than deliver an efficient, effective water service.

It is revealed in "Dirty Business" that the excuse of "the system is Victorian" isn't true. Around 10% of the system is that old. Pre privatisation there was ongoing investment to upgrade the system. It stopped after privatisation.

The engineer whistle blower describes how failing pipes that would have been replaced, were instead fitted with a collar over the broken bit. He says, "not going to work, it will fail again". He says they were told they couldn't order a biro without permission from Head Office.

Contributing to this perfect storm is the nobbling of Trade Unions. Back in the day they would have been kicking up about the failure to maintain the system.

Power has concentrated in a few, never a good thing.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Dirty Business27/02/26 11:31:00 Vanessa Smith
   Re:Dirty Business27/02/26 11:44:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Dirty Business27/02/26 11:53:00 Vanessa Smith
         Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business27/02/26 12:14:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Dirty Business27/02/26 11:59:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business27/02/26 12:13:00 Jayne Thorburn
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business28/02/26 19:20:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business05/03/26 00:10:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Dirty Business08/03/26 16:52:00 V Killick
      Re:Re:Dirty Business08/03/26 18:09:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Dirty Business08/03/26 18:15:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business08/03/26 18:53:00 Kathleen Healy
         Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business08/03/26 21:33:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business09/03/26 16:51:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business09/03/26 17:32:00 Kathleen Healy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business09/03/26 21:55:00 Steve Taylor
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 00:02:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 08:39:00 Steve Taylor
                           Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 10:01:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 14:42:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 20:53:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 21:04:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business10/03/26 21:23:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business11/03/26 08:29:00 Steve Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business11/03/26 22:20:00 Philippa Bond
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dirty Business12/03/26 10:16:00 Steve Taylor
                                       Re: Dirty Business12/03/26 16:02:00 Philippa Bond
                                          Re:Re: Dirty Business15/03/26 13:10:00 Philippa Bond
                                             Re:Re:Re: Dirty Business15/03/26 21:17:00 Steve Taylor
                                                It being too expensive now16/03/26 12:59:00 Kathleen Healy

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