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I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world
I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world
Water companies have faced significant criticisms around pollution, sky-high bills and profits. The HR director at Severn Trent shares his thoughts on this – and how the company is trying to make positive changes in the world
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
The River Severn is drowning in tonnes of chicken muck. The High Court just threw it a lifeline
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Inside another week of peril for Thames Water while England drowns in raw sewage
Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
Our water is filthy. It's time to float the idea of renationalisation
It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'
It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'
Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'
Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'
People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Benefits, rent rises, and energy bill hikes: All the tax year changes in April 2025 you need to know about
Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Water isn't just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Thames Water avoids nationalisation after legal challenge to £3bn bailout dismissed by court
Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Labour has vowed to cleaning up Windermere – but our fight for a sewage-free lake is not over
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
Nearly one million older people in the UK could face water poverty by 2029. We need change
'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling
'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling
Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: 'We're being stuffed'
Block Thames Water bailout to save customers hundreds, High Court urged: 'We're being stuffed'
Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'
Why Rachel Reeves' reservoir plans are 'far from a solution to UK's water challenges'
The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
The sewage crisis is your fault: How water firms use same deceptive tactics as Big Oil and Big Tobacco
Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back