'Whoever gives you your water, you will be paying more for it' | Water bills price hike

[@Cheese_Boi1986]

we stopped using southern waters tap water about 6 months ago, it was effecting our health

[@forlatagate1]

God gave us water for free, don't remember any corporations creating their own water

[@davidkeogh1570]

Is this a joke.

[@damianbutterworth2434]

Too many people in the country drinking water, pooing and not paying in.

[@meglobob9217]

What a sentence? UK heading in fast forward to a 3rd world country.

[@cobeer1768]

They want to give more money to rich investors while they continue dumping raw sewage in rivers.

[@T5Zplayer]

And farmers keep dumping fertiliser as well

[@NoIWontLetYouKnowInTheComments]

Migrants, free water, free hotels, fee phones, free "pocket money" fee food, free water, in exchange for helping the depoulation agenda bit by bit

[@luminskirasmen1730]

The west, the worst

[@lksf9820]

Our water falls out the sky, so no, we won't be paying anymore.

[@alicedragn]

They should let Thames Water fail and take it back under public ownership

[@meglobob9217]

Yes, they have paid out billions to shareholders. Regulator should have just raised prices by inflation and any that go bust, Labour can take back into public ownership at a rock bottom bargain price. Then water companies can be run properly for there customers.

[@Jonathan-z6e4v]

@meglobob9217 The shareholders who took out most of the money got out several years ago. They got the money and their directors got their bonuses. The mess has been left with the present owners and if they decide to stop throwing good money after bad that mess will be left with the tax payer. Not a happy outcome either way - and worse if it has to come into the public sector because every pound put into Thames Water is one less pound being spent on something else.

[@ANH-1977]

"We can't pay out record dividends AND upgrade our networks without someone else paying for them both" Public servies shouldn't be for profit.

[@T5Zplayer]

Its what happens when nationilsation fails

[@damianbutterworth2434]

Why does a water company need to borrow? Is Racheal in charge?

[@fred_up]

If anyone come up to me and says 'happy new year' they won't like my response, life is grim and getting worse in the uk, so I doubt many will be saying happy new year...

[@shoelessjoe428]

Renationalise.

[@T5Zplayer]

Nope

[@lewisjevons52]

Two observations: 1) It's the private sector, so why can't we shop around? 2) Why have we been obsessed with Thames and Southern when this chart shows they've been amongst the cheapest? And why aren't Anglian and Dwr Cymru being commented on - already amongst the most expensive and rising to stay amongst the most expensive?

[@sreepoosala]

God help Britain :)