'Keeping Thames Water and other utility firms afloat through public ownership could draw money away from the NHS, the UK's Environment secretary has warned. "We are not looking at nationalisation because it would cost over GBP100 billion of public money that would have had to be taken away from other public services like the National Health Service to be given to the owners of the water companies.'
Just, as with the failed banks, the Government wants to pay them for their failures!? #uk
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