• via The Guardian
The Sewage State: How England's Water Crisis Exposes Total Institutional Collapse
The UK's water crisis is a textbook case of how privatized monopolies plunder public goods
English water companies dumped raw sewage into rivers and seas at record-breaking levels in 2024, with serious pollution incidents surging 60% in a single year. While politicians promised a crackdown on water pollution, the reality is stark: 75 serious incidents poisoned waterways last year, up from 47 in 2023.