What happens if Thames Water collapses?

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/thames-water-administration-costs-ceo-quits-sarah-bentley-sewage-b1090708.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ministers said to be drawing up contingency plans for collapse</a>. Should all water companies be in public ownership? Will water company issues be a high priority around the general election? ES Business Editor Jonathan Prynn discusses the potential impact of Thames Water collapsing. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The context behind Thames Water’s big debts</li><li>Could an ownership change impact people’s bills?</li><li>Arguments for and against making water companies public</li><li>How the issue of privatised water companies could play a role in the next general election</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter here.</a></p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>