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[Artur Nadolny @ArturNadol7566]

CHANNEL 4 MADE A DRAMA ABOUT THE SEWAGE SCANDAL.

THE REAL WHISTLEBLOWER WAS WATCHING HIMSELF ON TV.

@Channel4 Dirty Business dramatised how water companies dumped sewage while regulators looked away.

One character, a female EA employee secretly leaking data to campaigners, was based on a real man still employed by the agency at the time of broadcast.

His name is Robert Forrester.

What he documented over nine years made the drama look understated.

In 2024, water companies reported 2,778 serious pollution incidents. 98% were downgraded to minor.

Most were reclassified using evidence provided by the water companies being investigated.

Marking their own homework.

With the regulator's blessing.

The Environment Agency has not completed a single prosecution for water pollution in the last five years.

Almost two million sewage discharges. Zero convictions.

Why?

The EA's water regulation budget is £189 million. £149 million of that comes directly from water companies.

The regulator is almost entirely funded by the industry it polices. A brilliant arrangement.

Forrester was suspended during his time at the agency for his whistleblowing.

He left in January 2026. He has since backed calls for former EA chief Sir James Bevan to be stripped of his knighthood, saying regulatory standards began to erode the moment Bevan took over.

The drama finished its run. The sewage is still in the rivers.

Sources: @Channel4News @guardian @thetimes @LBC @Feargal_Sharkey

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Thames Water moves step closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal."

Based on Ofwat's past performance and record for decision making who can blame govt for being rattled by the whole thing.

That said govt could and should end the misery for Thames Water's customers today, and all with nothing more than the stroke of a pen. It should be nationalised, today, this morning, this very minute, right now.

https://t.co/5DOfg4WIuQ

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

This needs posting everywhere

[jude martin @judecambridge]

Private Eye:

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Belfast knife suspect won asylum in Britain under 'fast-track' scheme introduced by Tory UK govt.

Then home secretary Suella Braverman & immigration minister Robert Jenrick – who have both since defected to Reform - oversaw the introduction of the scheme.
https://t.co/zzrkYVMZ92

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

I love it when people say they are going to vote Reform because its "time for a change" or "to let someone else have a go".
Which is like saying "I tried putting this fire out with water and it hasn't worked yet, so I'm going to try petrol instead".

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

In 2028 the Olympics is set to be held in the USA, fascist, racist Donald Trump will still be in charge and like the FIFA World Cup, fans, journalists, referees and athletes will be banned or treated as criminals because of the colour of their skin.

It must be moved.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

When one of the most respected referees in world football is refused entry by the host nation, because they don't like his home country, the correct response of the other referees should be to boycott the tournament unless he is allowed to do his job. Sadly, that won't happen.

[Michael Lambert @MichaelLamberta]

Anyone ever find out what happened to our £28,000,000,000 spent on Test & Trace which didn’t really work or the billions spent on PPE which had to be burnt because it was out of date or unsuitable? And what happened to the charming Michell Mone, still on her yacht?

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

This

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Truer words never said. 👏👏👏

Privatisation of the water industry has been a fraud, the greatest act of criminality ever perpetrated against the people of England and Wales.

[Robbie @Robbie_Reasons]

The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review.

They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead 😆.

Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train.

But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK.

Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

@raelbrav Cat check: Braverman's wife was Home Secretary who had responsibility for managing legislation relating to police powers in England and Wales

[Supertanskiii @supertanskiii]

This is your reminder that JD Vance is the lapdog of Peter Thiel, a multi billionaire tech bro whose ideology involves the complete removal of democracy, in favour of a technocracy.

This is your reminder that Vance was linked to Georgescu in Romania who was arrested for collusion with Russia.

This is your reminder that Nathan Gill, Reform’s leader in Wales, was jailed for ten years for taking Russian bribes.

This is your reminder that the British frontman for MAGA is Nigel Farage.

This is your reminder that the US government has fallen to authoritarian far right extremism and is openly engaging in foreign interference.

This is your warning that tech billionaires are the only dangerous minority that anybody who calls themselves a patriot should be concerned about.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

JD Vance says Henry Nowak would still be alive if “the last few generations of Europeans had stood their ground against the mass invasion of migrants”

If the Native Americans had kept out the invader scum like Vance, we wouldn't have to listen to this shit.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Welcome to sewage-on-sea: Britain's most fashionable tourist hotspot Whitstable is being despoiled by floods of effluent pouring into the ocean, just as the taps in homes and businesses run dry."

People in Whitstable and Kent really do get it from both ends, your sewage is dumped on to local beaches and your tap water gets cut off simply because the water company can't keep your supply running. Bloody hell.

Brilliant state of the nation piece by David Jones, @DailyMail

https://t.co/0sHmAWYWMv

[Prof Colin Talbot @colinrtalbot]

Angela Rayner - £40k underpaid stamp duty - repaid. Lost jobs in Cabinet and Dep. PM.

Peter Murrell - £400k theft from SNP - going to prison

Huge coverage of both

Nigel Farage - £5m undeclared bung (possibly more) - goes to ground for a month.

Media coverage? You judge.

[KoH @pinguforest]

I’m old enough to remember when Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Matt Hancock, James Bethel, Lady Mone and Rishi Sunak were at the heart of a VIP scheme to procure £9bn worth of useless PPE from companies with no experience.

Now, about the camper van …