For 140 days United Utilities dumped sewage illegally in Lake Windermere last year. The company has criminal convictions, violates its licence terms but allowed to operate illegally. Puny fines don't deter. Customers fleeced. Nothing will change until profit motive is ended. - ThreadSky

premnsikka.bsky.social • 25 days ago

For 140 days United Utilities dumped sewage illegally in Lake Windermere last year.

The company has criminal convictions, violates its licence terms but allowed to operate illegally.

Puny fines don't deter. Customers fleeced.

Nothing will change until profit motive is ended.

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climateguardian.bsky.social•25 days ago

Scrap all existing taxes and replace with a single Natural Resources Tax collected at source and based on the Eco Damage caused by their use and consumption plus UBI and a Wealth Tax.

ukverified.bsky.social•25 days ago

What is the point of regulation when it is not rigorously administrated and enforced? Is the current government instead intent in following David Cameron's de-regulation agenda?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-axed-as-red-tape-is-slashed-to-boost-growth

stemurray.bsky.social•25 days ago

💯 No monopoly should be in private hands.

rand0lf-rand0lf.bsky.social•24 days ago

Hi! You! yeah you lot. Your wading in shit!!
If you had our lives, wading in shit is a definite improvement.

kevin-on-earth.bsky.social•17 days ago

Fines are BUILT INTO their business plans.
Yes, hit their profits, but if you really want to see these crimes come to a stop, make them jailable.

frommeshed.bsky.social•24 days ago

Hit em in the pocket. Follow through hard. Gonads.

nonstopdemocrat.bsky.social•25 days ago

Illegal must mean prosecute the directors.

And nationalise water management.

The ultra neoliberal experiment has lasted far too long.

Let's balance social and market forces.

clasper47ell.bsky.social•24 days ago

It’s an utter disgrace, and all of these companies should be prosecuted

kaybell27.bsky.social•25 days ago

Only one thing will stop the abuse of our lakes, rivers and seas and that is not fines, it is to nationalise the water companies.

delcodick.bsky.social•24 days ago

It’s almost like not a single Labor leader has ever had the balls to reverse Thatcher the Milk Snatchers disastrous theft of the country’s treasure 🤷‍♂️

zenzi10zi.bsky.social•25 days ago

BBC calling them "spills"

Like they were little accidents

Beautiful propaganda

paulstenton.bsky.social•25 days ago

Nothing will change until Board Members spend time behind bars. They will then see that it's not all about their profits. Fines are just passed on to customers.

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