"River Severn water quality meeting hears residents' complaints of sewage smells near the Iron Bridge."
From the testing I did with @LBC a couple of weeks ago on the River Severn local resident are right to be furious. We measured E. coli levels at 50 times above to minimum threshold required for bathing water.
https://t.co/xYN5PUeDs2
"‘Ankle deep in sewage’: English spring water village suffers suspected unlawful spills. Water firm Severn Trent accused of being in breach of environmental permits over pollution near Malvern Hills."
And the @EnvAgency does what exactly? Oh, gives them a **** environmental performance rating that's what. Well what did you expect?
https://t.co/yLbXsE0qVx
“It’s an abject lesson. It pays to pollute."
Severn Trent has given out billions in dividends to shareholders.
But when @Feargal_Sharkey was challenged by @NickFerrariLBC to test the toxicity of Britain's longest river, he found the phosphate level was 6x over the safety limit.
it is quite astonishing when you think about it.
For the next three months all of the money from your water bill will be spent on nothing but debt interest payments and dividends.
Not fixing the sewage system, not securing London's water supply, not providing a better service but greed, proffering and financial engineering.
And what was @Ofwat doing when all of this was going on?
I mean, who keeps their o level results!! Turns out my parents do. Note the result in maths…didn’t stop me understanding the numbers in business or get in the way of a successful career in Business… just thought it worth saying when many are reflecting on their results.
If you haven't seen it yet here is the 15 second version of the campaign video. Share it far and wide.
#floodthestreets turn your outrage into action.
Join us, Sat 26th Oct, Parliament Square.
https://t.co/U79uuJ1ik0 @MarchforWater
"You’ve been lied to, you’ve been misled, you’ve being extorted, you’ve been cheated, and you’ve been abused."
Me writing in today's @guardian
https://t.co/VoGyydSLOk
"Swimmers told to avoid these 19 beaches in England considered no longer safe amid diarrhoea and sickness warning."
I still find it utterly shocking, it's 2024, a G7 member state & people are being told to stay away from the beach.
What's wrong with us?
https://t.co/FsRf37AElm
This is Frank and he has had a coffee stand at the top of the steps at Bethnal Green tube for as long as I can remember.
When the new restaurant/coffee shop next door opened along with another high street outlet opening across the street, Frank suddenly found that his license from the council had been revoked and he was chucked off his stand.
I believe it was to make way for these new shops to take his regular custom. They didn’t need him in the way of gaining maximum profit... so Frank was gone.
Well the locals were having none of it and a petition started demanding his return.
How dare they do this to him.
How dare these people smash his business and leave him with nothing.
After a lot of pressure the council backed down and Frank had his licence and pitch returned to him but sadly by that time Frank had sold his equipment to feed his family and try to survive.
So the good people of Bethnal Green started crowdfunding and here’s the result... Frank back in business on his old pitch with brand new equipment and even a little hut now to shelter him from the rain... Brilliant!!
He is truly the happiest man in East London and it’s wonderful to see.
It really does show that if we all stick together, stand up to them and just say no... the little guy can win.
If you’re in Bethnal Green come and have a coffee with this lovely man. 🧡