The plan to clean up England and Wales’ water industry ignores the sector’s biggest problem

By Kate Bayliss, Research Associate, Department of Economics, SOAS, University of London
Frances Cleaver, Emeritus Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University

Government plans published earlier this month around the water sector in England and Wales were heralded as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the system. However, despite the confidence of UK environment secretary Emma Reynolds, the long-awaited plans raise significant concerns. This is a reform agenda for water as a business – but not a vision for managing a vital public and environmental resource.

The fully privatised water system in England and Wales has been facing two (self-inflicted) crises…

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