On Monday the outcomes of an impartial assessment of the water business have been printed. The outcomes have been damning for the regulator, Ofwat, which shall be abolished in response to the report.
Megan Kenyon attended the announcement for the New Statesman and joins Anoosh Chakelian and George Eaton on the New Statesman podcast.
They argue that whereas provision of water within the UK clearly wants drastic reform, the federal government wants a extra radical plan to handle the core points – together with the “radicalising” downside of sewage in Britain’s lakes and waterways.
In addition they talk about the proposed appointment of Tim Allan as Keir Starmer’s everlasting secretary for communications. Does the PM actually need one other member of the New Labour crew on his employees?
[See also: Will Labour’s water revolution work?]