Search Results for “Local government” tagged water ownership

On the local government pay dispute, Mr Goudriaan told them: "You are fighting for a decent pay increase … and the […]

 "We know the Bill is a cynical attempt to stop those who have complaints about the coalition government and their policies from being able to voice them in the run up to the 2015 general election […]

‘People before profits’ is the message behind a new advertising campaign, designed to warn people about the dangers lurking in government plans to privatise more public services

A short-term fix to bail out Thames Water won’t be enough. The government should restore the water companies to public ownership for the good of […]

"This is about the choices the government make rather than something that is inevitable. Our manifesto shows there are alternatives." And […]

We're faced by a government determined to cut, and so one of our first aims must be to make the argument for a fair society and […]

Delegates at the EPSU congress in Toulouse debated the threat from two global trade treaties currently being negotiated

Instead Ofwat has agreed to water bills rising by inflation-plus over the next 5 years.“The Government makes much of keeping down council taxes but has left water companies free to increase prices at […]

The union is calling on the government to instigate a root and branch review of the water industry to make sure it is being run in the […]

And despite the large profits, debt levels in the industry have risen fourfold. The government wrote off all debt at privatisation.Dr Peter Kenway, director of the New Policy Institute […]

The Greek government said in February that it wanted to sell off the water utilities of Athens and Thessaloniki, despite […]

It not, the government should step in and demand action.” […]

Now we know they are ripping off the taxpayer too. It is time for the government to think again about who owns the water industry. The current private monopoly is the worst of both […]

He said water was an "odd industry” where companies like Thames made high profits yet needed government support to make investment. Key issue: water ownership Key issue: Save our buses Key issue: Call […]