"Water bills in England & Wales will rise by an average of £123 in April". Thatcher privatised water companies in 1989. She believed "private ownership would improve water industry". Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - ThreadSky

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social • 24 days ago

"Water bills in England & Wales will rise by an average of £123 in April". Thatcher privatised water companies in 1989. She believed "private ownership would improve water industry". Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmm26e1qpzgo

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judgesmith46.bsky.social•23 days ago

I think those are the words she said to the public but she knew what she was doing and the actual outcome from her action - all about keeping pals rich.

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes, 100%. Con trick. Just like Farage plans for the NHS.

ianhardie.bsky.social•23 days ago

Told Northumberia Water to go and whistle

marhug.bsky.social•23 days ago

It was THE WORST privatisation and sell off of our national assets of them all.

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social•23 days ago

National disgrace.

hugoh59.bsky.social•23 days ago

@uklabour.bsky.social are really missing this. A major gripe with the previous government highlighted well by the Lib Dems. Yet they have seemingly done nothing. I know that they have tried to tighten up the regulations but if this is the outcome no one will thank them.

annette57.bsky.social•23 days ago

I don’t think Thatcher ever believed privatising water would improve the service.
How could it?
A privatised company is in it for the money and the money alone which has been demonstrated with a DREADFUL service, not an improved one.

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes, it's illogical but the country fell for it, like they did Brexit 😡

annette57.bsky.social•23 days ago

100%. I remember it being sold off. The sensible newspapers were saying Thatcher was selling off the family silver.,

crazylady55.bsky.social•23 days ago

Luckily she didn’t get away with it in Scotland

lilhughes.bsky.social•23 days ago

Societal murder has been going on for a long time due to greed, and it doesn’t have to be that way. No company can be trusted to protect people from harm, cause all that matters is the bottom line.

crustyfoote.bsky.social•23 days ago

The tool detested the concept of societal responsibility.
That old saw about the tories..."they know the cost of everything and the value of nothing" became and remains mainstream🥴

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes absolutely.

luluinportland.bsky.social•23 days ago

Privatization only makes it more expensive.

robstewartwriterq.bsky.social•23 days ago

Now cheaper to fly London to Paris, then Edinburgh then back again than it is to catch train. If you can even book one because Avanti can’t publish a timetable past March.

teuskat.bsky.social•23 days ago

I do not understand why politicians think privatization of utilities is a good thing. I don't know of any that worked out like people were promised.

sunderlandlolly.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes 100%

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