Why clean, affordable water should not be in the hands of private companies targeting profit – new research
- Written by Kate Bayliss, Research Associate, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London
Shutterstock/Nigel J. HarrisEngland’s water companies have come in for some heavy criticism this summer. An extremely dry July has led to drought status being declared in many areas, while 3 billion litres of water are lost through leakage every single day.
Those firms have also come under fire for the pollution they cause, with only 14% of...
