Those in charge have created a nation that only ever fixes the roof after it has collapsed
Could water companies fall any further in the public’s esteem? They may well be about to.
Not content with pumping raw sewage into rivers, imposing seemingly year-round hosepipe bans and failing to build a single reservoir in over three decades, the industry is now planning nose-bleed increases to bills in the middle of a cost of living crisis.
Under the plans that are being submitted to the regulator Ofwat, the average household’s water bill will rise by £156 a year by the end of the decade. Yes, I’m afraid you read that right.
Severn Trent has already said that it is looking to raise bills by 38pc by the end of the decade and other companies will be laying out their plans in the coming days.