Pledge to withhold your water bill
Add your name. When we reach critical mass, we act together.
of sewage spilled into England's rivers and seas in 2024 (450k spills).
on debt interest and finance costs: on average, over a third of your bill covers dividends & interest repayments.
projected average household water bill by 2050, including inflation.
of treated water leaks from faulty pipes daily, about a fifth of total supply. England faces a near 5bn-litre-a-day shortfall by 2050.
paid out to shareholders since privatisation, at 2024 prices.
new reservoirs built since privatisation in 1989, over 30 years ago.
The only nation on earth with a fully privatised, shareholder-owned water and sewerage system.
Let's take it back!The industry has failed
on 3 main fronts:
Millions of litres of sewage are pumped into British lakes, rivers and seas, endangering wildlife and poisoning our ecosystem.
Billions paid by hardworking people has gone toward inflated payouts to stakeholders who refuse to invest in the service. Poorer households are disproportionately hit, paying more per head for their water than wealthier ones.
Dirty water makes simple pleasures like safe wild swimming a thing of the past. Without investment the system cannot handle shocks: shortages, bursts and sewage mismanagement all threaten public health. Fix it not with higher bills, but with the money already paid: strip profits, cut executive pay, and invest in the infrastructure and the people who do the work.
Our intelligence is being insulted:
Everyone can see we don't get what we pay for. Follow the money and it's clear the only beneficiaries of privatisation are those paid to maintain this regressive state of affairs.
They have failed us, and we have had enough. It's time to take our money and put it where our mouth is, not in their pockets.
The motive to recapture our collective power must be greater than their motive to profit off our backs.
We can prove that enough is enough.
