Unite leader slams water companies as ‘symbol for the failure of privatisation’

Responding to today's (Friday 2 February) announcement by Water UK that bills are to rise for consumers, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:

“The water companies are a symbol for the failure of privatisation writ large. Workers and their families are being ripped off yet again, to bail out debts created by negligence and greed. Meanwhile, the regulator sits on its hands while sewage is pouring into our waterways. It is very clear to everyone except the politicians that we need an economic clean-up of our water supply as well as an environmental one."

Water UK is the trade body for the UK's privatised water companies. .

Graham added 'Privatisation of our critical infrastructure has failed. Now we need a grown-up conversation about owning our own energy and water.'