Boycott Thames Water
@boycottthameswater.bsky.social
We are Thames Water customers who refuse to pay part or all of our bills. Doing so hastens the day when Thames Water will be back in public ownership. See https://boycottthameswater.org/advice-for-boycotters/ for contact details and tips on boycotting.
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The privatised water companies want the government to hurry up and abolish Ofwat
How is that going to help?
The government should hurry up and REMOVE their licences, starting with Thames Water *which wants to pollute outside of legal limits until 2040*
www.ft.com/content/b9e5...
How is that going to help?
The government should hurry up and REMOVE their licences, starting with Thames Water *which wants to pollute outside of legal limits until 2040*
www.ft.com/content/b9e5...
Water companies press for faster abolition of regulator
Slow pace of reforms means Ofwat is likely to be influencing household bills and infrastructure for another decade
www.ft.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The privatised water companies want the government to hurry up and abolish Ofwat
How is that going to help?
The government should hurry up and REMOVE their licences, starting with Thames Water *which wants to pollute outside of legal limits until 2040*
www.ft.com/content/b9e5...
How is that going to help?
The government should hurry up and REMOVE their licences, starting with Thames Water *which wants to pollute outside of legal limits until 2040*
www.ft.com/content/b9e5...
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🤩Brilliant from @labourlewis.bsky.social.bsky.social on Thames Water.
⁉️ Is your MP OK with sewage until 2040 ⁉️
✉️ We've written an open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, urging them to reject the Thames Water creditors' deal
✍️ Make sure your MP's name is on it.
vist.ly/4paja
⁉️ Is your MP OK with sewage until 2040 ⁉️
✉️ We've written an open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, urging them to reject the Thames Water creditors' deal
✍️ Make sure your MP's name is on it.
vist.ly/4paja
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 AM
🤩Brilliant from @labourlewis.bsky.social.bsky.social on Thames Water.
⁉️ Is your MP OK with sewage until 2040 ⁉️
✉️ We've written an open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, urging them to reject the Thames Water creditors' deal
✍️ Make sure your MP's name is on it.
vist.ly/4paja
⁉️ Is your MP OK with sewage until 2040 ⁉️
✉️ We've written an open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, urging them to reject the Thames Water creditors' deal
✍️ Make sure your MP's name is on it.
vist.ly/4paja
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The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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"They're crimes...that should be illegal
They're focussed only on profit, shareholders..
Where are the government?...
Every day you're seeing things that should be illegal"
The Blindboy Podcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social sums up water privatisation perfectly 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5e...
They're focussed only on profit, shareholders..
Where are the government?...
Every day you're seeing things that should be illegal"
The Blindboy Podcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social sums up water privatisation perfectly 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5e...
NEW: We Own It gets namecheck on The Blindboy Podcast
YouTube video by We Own It
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January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"They're crimes...that should be illegal
They're focussed only on profit, shareholders..
Where are the government?...
Every day you're seeing things that should be illegal"
The Blindboy Podcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social sums up water privatisation perfectly 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5e...
They're focussed only on profit, shareholders..
Where are the government?...
Every day you're seeing things that should be illegal"
The Blindboy Podcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social sums up water privatisation perfectly 🙏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab5e...
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Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales
Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
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England's ideological privatisation IS the first problem to solve
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Privatisation not the problem for England’s water, says author of review
Architect of government’s water plan says nationalisation might not fix everything and the current system can work
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
England's ideological privatisation IS the first problem to solve
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
THEN we can build on best practice from around the world
"With public ownership, we could have households and anti-sewage groups on the boards of water companies to make them truly accountable"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Is your MP OK with sewage pollution until 2040? Email them now to say no to the Thames Water creditors' outrageous deal: weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
Take action - Thames Water households: get your MP to sign our open letter to Ofwat
weownit.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Is your MP OK with sewage pollution until 2040? Email them now to say no to the Thames Water creditors' outrageous deal: weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
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We all want public ownership
But HOW to take back water? Start by removing the licences of the very worst companies:
💧Thames Water which wants to pollute OUTSIDE legal limits until 2040 ⁉️
💧South East Water which failed to provide 30,000 homes with water last week 🥤
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
But HOW to take back water? Start by removing the licences of the very worst companies:
💧Thames Water which wants to pollute OUTSIDE legal limits until 2040 ⁉️
💧South East Water which failed to provide 30,000 homes with water last week 🥤
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
Open letter: private water companies must be allowed to fail
Open letter: response to the government's white paper on water.
There is no market in water, it is a natural monopoly. The public understands this and is sick of broken promises.
weownit.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
We all want public ownership
But HOW to take back water? Start by removing the licences of the very worst companies:
💧Thames Water which wants to pollute OUTSIDE legal limits until 2040 ⁉️
💧South East Water which failed to provide 30,000 homes with water last week 🥤
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
But HOW to take back water? Start by removing the licences of the very worst companies:
💧Thames Water which wants to pollute OUTSIDE legal limits until 2040 ⁉️
💧South East Water which failed to provide 30,000 homes with water last week 🥤
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
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I've written to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds about the new water white paper 👇
Government must step in to remove Thames Water and South East Water's licences
The privatised water companies have failed and they must be ALLOWED TO FAIL
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
Government must step in to remove Thames Water and South East Water's licences
The privatised water companies have failed and they must be ALLOWED TO FAIL
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
Open letter: private water companies must be allowed to fail
Open letter: response to the government's white paper on water.
There is no market in water, it is a natural monopoly. The public understands this and is sick of broken promises.
weownit.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I've written to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds about the new water white paper 👇
Government must step in to remove Thames Water and South East Water's licences
The privatised water companies have failed and they must be ALLOWED TO FAIL
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
Government must step in to remove Thames Water and South East Water's licences
The privatised water companies have failed and they must be ALLOWED TO FAIL
weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...
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In this Anglia TV News clip I respond to the government’s new Water White Paper, a blueprint of their plans before any law is drafted. I was clear that our water system needs to return to public ownership. 1/3
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In this Anglia TV News clip I respond to the government’s new Water White Paper, a blueprint of their plans before any law is drafted. I was clear that our water system needs to return to public ownership. 1/3
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The new White Paper on Water is old wine in new bottles. We already have all the laws in place to hold water companies accountable for breaking the terms of their licences.
The government should be bolder. Fine England's water companies into oblivion, and take them into public ownership.
The government should be bolder. Fine England's water companies into oblivion, and take them into public ownership.
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
The new White Paper on Water is old wine in new bottles. We already have all the laws in place to hold water companies accountable for breaking the terms of their licences.
The government should be bolder. Fine England's water companies into oblivion, and take them into public ownership.
The government should be bolder. Fine England's water companies into oblivion, and take them into public ownership.
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With the publication of the government's new Water Bill this week, water companies have been under the microscope.
They're talking about regulators and investors. But they're not listening to YOU.
68% of Thames Water's customers want it in public hands.
Read the poll results here:
They're talking about regulators and investors. But they're not listening to YOU.
68% of Thames Water's customers want it in public hands.
Read the poll results here:
Majority of Thames Water Customers Say Ofwat Should Put the Supplier into Special Administration | Survation
A new survey shows 54% of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to place Thames Water into special administration to save it from collapsing rather than...
www.survation.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
With the publication of the government's new Water Bill this week, water companies have been under the microscope.
They're talking about regulators and investors. But they're not listening to YOU.
68% of Thames Water's customers want it in public hands.
Read the poll results here:
They're talking about regulators and investors. But they're not listening to YOU.
68% of Thames Water's customers want it in public hands.
Read the poll results here:
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Appalling that the government's new water white paper is about reassuring the shareholders who have ripped us all off 👇
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Appalling that the government's new water white paper is about reassuring the shareholders who have ripped us all off 👇
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
Water privatisation has "entrusted our most important public goods to a bunch of hedge funds and private-equity sharks in other countries, who have siphoned off whatever returns they can get while putting barely anything back." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty
It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed drought, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Water privatisation has "entrusted our most important public goods to a bunch of hedge funds and private-equity sharks in other countries, who have siphoned off whatever returns they can get while putting barely anything back." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“The UK is almost alone in the world in having a fully privatised water system. It is expensive, dangerous and unreliable. It’s time to end this failed experiment and bring water back into public ownership.” Well said Steve Wright of @fbunational.bsky.social. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wate...
Water industry reforms won't work unless private model is confronted head on, campaigners warn
REFORMS to the water industry will do nothing to clamp down on pollution for profit unless the government confronts “the failed privatised model head on,” campaigners warn.New government plans will fo...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
“The UK is almost alone in the world in having a fully privatised water system. It is expensive, dangerous and unreliable. It’s time to end this failed experiment and bring water back into public ownership.” Well said Steve Wright of @fbunational.bsky.social. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wate...
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100%. Any politician who refuses to take back our water is on the side of the profiteers
It's disgraceful that this government is pretending ownership doesn't matter
It's disgraceful that this government is pretending ownership doesn't matter
If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
100%. Any politician who refuses to take back our water is on the side of the profiteers
It's disgraceful that this government is pretending ownership doesn't matter
It's disgraceful that this government is pretending ownership doesn't matter
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We were on BBC Radio London this morning, explaining why the government's new Water Bill won't work.
We've had regulation. We've had 40 years of privatisation. Both have failed us.
Nothing other than public ownership of water is good enough.
We've had regulation. We've had 40 years of privatisation. Both have failed us.
Nothing other than public ownership of water is good enough.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
We were on BBC Radio London this morning, explaining why the government's new Water Bill won't work.
We've had regulation. We've had 40 years of privatisation. Both have failed us.
Nothing other than public ownership of water is good enough.
We've had regulation. We've had 40 years of privatisation. Both have failed us.
Nothing other than public ownership of water is good enough.
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Enough is enough: we need water back in public hands.
But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam.
I'm backing a real alternative👉
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam.
I'm backing a real alternative👉
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Enough is enough: we need water back in public hands.
But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam.
I'm backing a real alternative👉
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam.
I'm backing a real alternative👉
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
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❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
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Zack Polanski's calling it a con.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
Zack Polanski's calling it a con.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
Zack Polanski's calling it a con.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Zack Polanski's calling it a con.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
Feargal Sharkey says "The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers".
9 out of 10 countries in the world run water in public ownership. But the government's new Water Bill takes us in the opposite direction.
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The government's new White Paper on Water is not the solution to the water crisis, in fact it's the opposite.
The only solution that works is to bring these rogue water companies into public ownership.
The only solution that works is to bring these rogue water companies into public ownership.
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The government's new White Paper on Water is not the solution to the water crisis, in fact it's the opposite.
The only solution that works is to bring these rogue water companies into public ownership.
The only solution that works is to bring these rogue water companies into public ownership.
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The experts are clear: the new White Paper on Water won't work if it doesn't tackle the root problem - who owns our water in England.
😡The government seems more concerned about 'stability for investors'.
😍Yet 82% of the public want water in public hands. It's time Labour listened.
😡The government seems more concerned about 'stability for investors'.
😍Yet 82% of the public want water in public hands. It's time Labour listened.
Labour can't fix broken water system without tackling ownership, experts say
Tougher regulation won’t fix Britain’s water crisis, experts say, while privatisation and investor protections remain in place.
www.bigissue.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The experts are clear: the new White Paper on Water won't work if it doesn't tackle the root problem - who owns our water in England.
😡The government seems more concerned about 'stability for investors'.
😍Yet 82% of the public want water in public hands. It's time Labour listened.
😡The government seems more concerned about 'stability for investors'.
😍Yet 82% of the public want water in public hands. It's time Labour listened.
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Disgraceful
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul
Exclusive: Campaigners claim changes will let companies ‘off the hook’, as government prepares to unveil new white paper for water industry
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Disgraceful
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The government must bring South East Water into permanent public ownership. Anything else – fines, resignations – is tinkering around the edges.
Sign our petition at weownit.org.uk.
Sign our petition at weownit.org.uk.
I care for my disabled son. South East Water outages left us without water for six days
Families across Sussex and Kent have been left without running water for days at a time after South East Water failures.
www.bigissue.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The government must bring South East Water into permanent public ownership. Anything else – fines, resignations – is tinkering around the edges.
Sign our petition at weownit.org.uk.
Sign our petition at weownit.org.uk.
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Ofwat will be 'investigating' South East Water's abysmal performance, after 30,000 customers were left without water.
🤑Yet its CEO is in line for a £400k bonus.
Ofwat Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds should cut to the chase, and bring SE Water into public ownership.
✍️Sign our petition:
🤑Yet its CEO is in line for a £400k bonus.
Ofwat Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds should cut to the chase, and bring SE Water into public ownership.
✍️Sign our petition:
Take South East Water into public ownership NOW
South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Ofwat will be 'investigating' South East Water's abysmal performance, after 30,000 customers were left without water.
🤑Yet its CEO is in line for a £400k bonus.
Ofwat Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds should cut to the chase, and bring SE Water into public ownership.
✍️Sign our petition:
🤑Yet its CEO is in line for a £400k bonus.
Ofwat Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds should cut to the chase, and bring SE Water into public ownership.
✍️Sign our petition: