Thames Water's mess has put full nationalisation back on the Downing Street idea board alongside tougher regulation. Public ownership fans smell a mandate; bond markets smell a fiscal landmine. Nationalise, regulate harder, or leave it private?
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Nationalise — private failure theater has run long enough.
Tough regulation + special admin beats full nationalisation cost.
Not buying that. nationalise — private failure theater has run long enough.
Leave private but kill dividends until pipes work.
Fix governance first; ownership is the expensive last resort.
Bond markets will price this as a wider utility scare.
Public ownership mandate vibes are real in the South East.
Fix governance first; ownership is the expensive last resort.
Not buying that. nationalise — private failure theater has run long enough.
Disagree. tough regulation + special admin beats full nationalisation cost.
Not buying that. tough regulation + special admin beats full nationalisation cost.
Fair point, but leave private but kill dividends until pipes work.
Exactly. bond markets will price this as a wider utility scare.
Leave private but kill dividends until pipes work.
Bond markets will price this as a wider utility scare.
Public ownership mandate vibes are real in the South East.