I wonder whether she thinks it would be better to nationalise it so that shareholders didn't "need a little something"? Or does she stand to gain from the little something they get?
RT @jrc1921: The Chair of Water UK, Ruth Kelly, states that water companies don't actually make much profit and that shareholders 'do need to see some sort of return'
Kelly was a New Labour Education Secretary and left Labour in 2018 when it was committed to nationalising water compan…
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That huge standing charge we pay, that remains whether you cut back on water use or not, that's for maintaining the water and sewage system. It brings in billions. That is us paying for the improvements. They've raised my standing charge by far more than inflation since Brexit.
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Or should I say under the Tories? What a surprise that they've eliminated the special tariff that rewarded those who use very little water. Not profitable enough?
#TorySewageParty
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