cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/4124615
Archived version: https://archive.ph/DNiwz
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20231014223152/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/14/i-wont-pay-for-them-to-pollute-my-river-why-a-uk-water-bills-boycott-is-growing
If it was still nationalised, that would be the case. When they’re a private entity with a directive to enrich their shareholders while doing the bare minimum in terms of service, it is not.