#Ofwat accused of ‘meaningless gesture’ after reducing #ThamesWater penalty

Regulator cuts amount company will have to pay for underperformance by almost £5 for each customer
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/14/thames-water-underperformance-penalty-ofwat-regulator

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #MoneyBeforeEnvironment #ToryCorruption

Alarm raised over #WaterFirm job of new #EnvironmentSecretary’s wife

#SteveBarclay married to executive at #AnglianWater, which is under investigation for potential illegal dumping of #RawSewage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/14/possible-conflict-of-interest-for-new-environment-secretary-steve-barclay-anglian-water-sewage

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Ministers may have broken #law over #SewageDumping in #England, says watchdog

Government may be letting firms discharge raw #sewage more often than law allows, says #OfficeForEnvironmentalProtection
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/12/ministers-may-have-broken-law-over-sewage-dumping-in-england-says-watchdog #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeEnvironment #SewageScandal #DirtyParty #Environment