Hi John,
You’ve probably seen Special Administration Regime (SAR) popping up in the headlines – but what is it, and why should you care?
SAR allows the Government to step in when a vital service – like water – fails, keeping our taps and loos working while a plan to transfer ownership is put in place. And guess who’s first in the queue? Yep – Thames Water, the UK’s biggest (and most broken) water company. 🤡
£20 billion in debt. Environmental targets missed. A one-star performance rating. Thames Water isn’t just failing – it’s the poster child for everything wrong with the industry. 💩
It’s time to flush this system and bring Thames Water into special administration. 🚽 That’s why we took to the streets of London with Citizens UK and other organisations last week – protesting outside DEFRA to demand government action. ✊✊✊
SAR gives the Government the power to change the rules of the game – if they actually use it. They could hand Thames Water’s licence to a new, not-for-profit body that protects people and planet, not shareholders. It could be the blueprint to finally end sewage pollution for good.
The Government says it’ll clean up our rivers and seas. What happens next will show if that’s action – or just more hot air... 👀
We’ll keep fighting to make sure this broken system is rebuilt to serve people and planet, not profit. 🌍
See the sewage crisis in action in a film that exposes a failing water system and its impact on water lovers. Join us for the online screening and live Q&A of the Thames Swim Against Sewage.
Eight elite athletes. 200km of swimming. Over three days. 🏊 All with one clear message to Government: we must clean up our waters NOW.
