A coalition of 30 Labour and Green MPs urged Ofwat to implement special measures for Thames Water as concerns mount over a potential public bailout due to the company's financial troubles. Currently seeking a £3 billion loan, the company risks imposing additional costs on consumers already bearing considerable debt. The MPs emphasize the need for public oversight to reform the water industry and criticize current mismanagement, while the government opposes nationalization as they advocate for reforms without drastic ownership change.
Thames Water epitomises the systemic issues plaguing the private water sector. Approving a hedge fund bailout would reinforce a broken system where mismanagement and shareholder interests are rewarded.
The letter argues Thames Water's 15.2bn debt is the result of years of financial mismanagement, excessive dividend extraction and chronic underinvestment, further burdening consumers.
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