Dirty Business TV Drama

Luckygirl3

This what I added to the other tread:

I have watched all 3 episodes.

This is the Thatcher legacy - utilities privatised so that the profit motive is bolted on to what is basically a service (not that Thatcher even understood that word) - shareholders to be remunerated, bosses to be paid massive uncontrolled salaries and bonuses, lots of money spent on window dressing and PR.

I have no idea how we crawl back out of this. Public services are simply wrecked.

It's going to cost an extortionate amount of money.

Not one of these companies and their investors should get a penny in compensation. In fact, they should be fined heavily for wrecking our water industry.

But, of course, those at the top of the Environment Agency would probably report that all is in order. 😡

Those bosses should be in jail never mind fined. Water along with other essential utilities should definitely be in public hands - at the moment they are all owned by the Chinese and other foreign countries.

We knew it would all end badly.

It was a waste of time voting for Blair, I only did so in the hope he would halt and reverse the privatisation of the water industry.

Binged watched it and knew about SAS but not aware of the lying, deceit, environmental damage!
Thatcher and Cameron have so much to answer for in terms of privatisation and deregulation !!

Plus Australian investors ,Macquarie , came out really badly ! Asset stripped no investment , big dividends! Totally obscene behaviours

I've seen the series and it is absolutely appalling the way the water companies have behaved. The government too have a lot more to answer for too. The deregulations put in place by David Cameron and the like have caused havoc to many aspects of our country. We have never been in such a state as we are now, roads, water, building to name a few have been destroyed in the name of making cash, renataionalisation would be unbelievably expensive but it's the only way we can ever be safe again.

Luckygirl3.

I heartily agree with every thing you have said.especially about Thatcher.

Dreadful woman who ruined just about everything to do with politics.

I have also watched all three episodes and it’s one shocking thing after another.
But how do we know for sure that things will change?
Let’s hope they are carefully monitored and held to account.

A great series. Thatcher, Cameron, Truss, privatisation, deregulation, James Bevan ...! I agree Luckygirl3 and vegansrock - prison is too good for some of them. Clearly fines don't work.

I would be more interested in fines if the executives were charged to pay them.
I would be happy to accept a payment schedule.
Any other fine us paid by us, the suckers they've abused.

Exactly, Chocolatelovinggran! The fines don't mean anything to them.

For potential Reform voters they want to scrap even more regulation...

I’ve just contributed on the other thread!

missdeke

I've seen the series and it is absolutely appalling the way the water companies have behaved. The government too have a lot more to answer for too. The deregulations put in place by David Cameron and the like have caused havoc to many aspects of our country. We have never been in such a state as we are now, roads, water, building to name a few have been destroyed in the name of making cash, renataionalisation would be unbelievably expensive but it's the only way we can ever be safe again.

I agree absolutely. Fine them out of existence and return it to public ownership. I’ve always believed that part of the problem is a Victorian system. According to the programme only 12% of the system is Victorian. (Just an aside - Naples is still using a Roman system and Brighton’s Victorian sewers seem in very good condition). There is absolutely no excuse for this state of affairs!
I shall be voting Green in the local elections.

I’d happily pay another penny in the pound taxation instead of indirect tax. It’s so much more fair!

I've just binge-watched it. If you haven't seen it, please do watch it.

We (I think that's England & Wales only) are the only country in the world with privatised water. Who'd have thought being the only country to do something was a bad idea?

Approx £80bn profit to shareholders, over £60bn of debt (30p in £ of your and my water bill apparently being shelled out in interest on that debt)

(Scottish Water remains a publicly owned, statutory corporation accountable to the Scottish Government, not privatised like England's water system)

The Environment Agency is completely useless.They are complicit in this appalling scandal.People have died.When
will the powers that be listen and do something about it.It will
be just like the Post Office scandal all over again.

No matter what the cost the Government must nationalise the water industry. I think it's the only answer to this dreadful scandal and total disregard by the water companies of our once beautiful waterways and beaches.

I’ve watched all 3 episodes- truly shocking - spread the word - everyone needs to be made aware of these corrupt water companies!

The frustrating thing is that on the rare occasions water companies are prosecuted they are fined but I doubt the money comes out of the executives' pockets or shareholders' profits ... it just dwindles the amount available to improve the system.

I don’t want these companies to be fined, I want them to be told that they must use the equivalent of their fine to be used to upgrade their systems. Make this mandatory.

Surfers against Sewage need another 8000 or so signatures. Please raise awareness of theit campaign.

Surfers against Sewage petition
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-the-profit-driven-sewage-pollution-scandal-1

grannysyb

I don’t want these companies to be fined, I want them to be told that they must use the equivalent of their fine to be used to upgrade their systems. Make this mandatory.

But the irony is that the customers will be paying the fines in extra charges, the bosses still get their bonuses and the shareholders their dividends

I have every sympathy with the postmasters, treated appallingly initially and then treated worse with job losses, lost money, prison etc. Maybe 10,000 affected plus their families - 50,000

The water scandal affects 60m people! Water customers, families going to seaside (and the communities dependent on holidaymakers), swimmers, dog walkers, fisherman, those who sail. Even grannies spending time on river with DGC!