Surely a strategic asset like this with poor regulation and no competition needs bringing back into the public domain. Any punitive fines likely to be paid by its consumers not the shareholders! Labour should do this. Would be very popular and the right policy.

So I presume we are going to make a fully transitioned woman use a male Toilet. Despite having lived as a woman for years. Cruel/ heartless and totally unnecessary.

Sounds good BUT what is to prevent the Water companies passing on the cost of fines to the customers rather than reduce dividends.

Didn’t understand it all but thanks for posting that. Now have a basic grasp of the important elements of the new Chinese model.

Boycott them .

Brilliant! Thanks so much for all your hard work .

Absolutely agree. Will never be able to placate ring wing press .

Utterly shocking! But predictable given influence of Right wing media. Farage happy to call out 2 tier policing/ justice but not now…..

Excellent article. Thanks. I’m much clearer now on the relative risk of this virus to humans.

Have read this with interest. Stieglitz putting forward an argument for a different type of economics echoing many left of centre UK commentators. Compulsory reading for our PM and Chancellor. I wish!

Thanks very much. More ammunition to refute some claims about negative impact on “farmers” of new IHT rules.

Let’s boycott KFC .

Seems many of these”votes” are computer generated.

Done!

Agree we should be looking at SM and CU. But Tories won’t be canvassing to return to EU and neither will Reform at next election.