The Latest Breaking News from Thames Water

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Letter: Paul Kaufman of Boycott Thames Water hopes public anger over water industry failings will force the government to take action

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

Thames Water slapped with £500,000 in fines over 320 late-finishing roadworks

More than 320 Thames Water roadworks took longer than agreed in just over two years

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

How the UK’s new government is promising to kickstart the economy – and what it still doesn’t have an answer for

The new Labour government has fully laid out its plans for the UK in its first king’s speech to parliament. There were 40 new bills in the speech, aimed at setting a clear agenda focused on growing the economy and improving living standards for working people. And yet there were…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

Friday briefing: What the crisis at Thames Water means for customers

In today’s newsletter: The UK’s biggest water company has faced fierce criticism after presiding over rising water bills and a sewage crisis – and now customers are facing a 22% increase in bills

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Ofwat accused of showing ‘contempt’ to customers over water bill price rises

Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024

The best long-term plan for Thames Water is to get it back on the stock market

The discipline of being a listed company should mean an end to the days of ultra-high leverage and opaque corporate structures

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Biden must accept reality: he can’t win

It has taken actor George Clooney to articulate the truth that most Democrat political leaders won’t: Joe Biden must go. In an article in the New York Times, he said the Biden he met recently was not the Biden of 2010 — “he wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 202…

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2024

Thames Water placed in special measures due to ‘significant issues’

Ofwat says UK’s biggest water company will come under extra scrutiny as it faces prospect of restructuring or temporary renationalisation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Rise of £94 in water bills over five years is ‘bitter pill’, says chancellor

Customers in England and Wales to pay an extra £19 each year on average as firms raise money to tackle sewage and leaky pipes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024