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Water Crisis - What went wrong with Britain's water system?

27th October 2023
Ed Conway and the team at Sky have produced this brilliant piece of in-depth journalism that articulates the structural problems and myriad failures of the water and sewage system in the UK. It is a complex story of market failure, regulatory and government failure which afflicts the quality of life of millions throughout the UK. To resolve it would require infrastructure investment and disruption on a scale that is barely imaginable.
Please read: Down the drain: What went wrong with Britain's water system?
Here is Ed Conway's seventeen minute video - a superb classroom resource when teaching the economics of the water industry
Once again a fantastic well done to @EdConwaySky and all the team at @SkyNews you'll get the full report and background story here 👏👇
— Feargal Sharkey (@Feargal_Sharkey) October 27, 2023
And remember what the nice lady said, customers should not have to pay twice, especially for a service we didn't get.https://t.co/Ms3WXSrVTW
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— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) October 27, 2023
Here's the story of a battle between two men long ago whose consequences we're still living out.
It set us on the road to today's sewage system, where leaks are commonplace - in UK & cities across the world.
It's the most important story you've never been told...
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