Thames Water Sewage Scandal

Illegal dumping of raw sewage in rivers, illegal use of storm overflows, failure to update vital infrastructure, record fines from Ofwat, spiraling bonuses for bosses, and huge water rates.

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• Thames Water - Wikipedia 497027
• Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure” - LFF 12.04.26 513628
• Check if your MP has signed the open letter calling to reject bogus Thames Water deal - Canary 09.04.26 513446
• Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’ - Guardian 02.04.26 512295
• Thames Water lenders float new £10bn rescue plan - Guardian 16.03.26 511036
• Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon - Ecologist 03.02.26 508303
• Majority of Thames Water customers want utility to be nationalised, new polling shows - LFF 12.01.26 505500
• Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’ - Guardian 03.12.25 499914
• Storm Claudia hits and Thames Water dumps – again - LFF 22.11.25 499235
• When the River Turns Brown: Why I Left Labour for the Greens - LFF 21.11.25 499239
• Thames Water tried to make MP pay its legal fees of up to £1,400 an hour - Guardian 14.11.25 498768
• Thames Water ranked worst supplier in England as firms’ ratings hit record low - Guardian 23.10.25 495170
• Thames Among UK’s Worst-Polluting Water Firms as Incidents Rise - Insurance Journal 23.10.25 497941
• Thames Water Part 2, Sink or Swim? - Restructuring 14.10.25 497951
• UK to create new water regulator after crisis at Thames Water - Euro News 21.07.25 497931
• Why Thames Water is at risk of nationalization as debt crisis drags on - Bloomberg UK 16.07.25 497932
• Thames Water bosses recalled before MPs to face grilling on bonuses and rescue - Independent 09.07.25 497875
• Thames Water Scandal Runs Deeper Than Executive Bonus Bans - Good Jobs First 02.07.25 497928
• Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty - BBC 28.05.25 497921
• Enforcement case in Thames Water's management of its sewage treatment works and sewerage networks - Ofwat 28.05.25 497923
• Macquarie ‘very proud’ of Thames Water ownership despite loading it with debt - Guardian 29.04.25 497943
• Thames Water dumps tonnes of sewage on parliament’s doorstep - Good Law Project 04.04.25 497927
• Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024 - Guardian 18.03.25 497922
• Thames Water's £3bn rescue deal cleared by court - BBC 17.03.25 461426
• Thames Water faces court claim that £3bn bailout is ‘poor, short-term fix’ - Guardian 11.03.25 460485
• Fury as ‘profit-thirsty zombie’ Thames Water kept afloat by £3bn bailout - Independent 18.02.25 497936
• ‘A National Scandal’: High Court greenlights Thames Water’s £3bn bailout amid financial and environmental ruin - River Action 18.02.25 497924
• 'A national scandal': Thames Water secures £3bn bailout after 'disgraceful' court ruling - Big Issue 18.02.25 497930
• Thames Water has the audacity to insist it wants to raise bills by 59% - Canary 14.02.25 457341
• Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses - Guardian 23.12.24 447608
• Thames Water ordered to pay £18 million fine for breaking shareholder payout rules - LFF 19.12.24 446397
• Thames Water has failed London, it's time to let it go bust — or nationalise it - The Standard 27.09.24 497940
• Disgraced Thames Water will be supervised by independent monitor set up by watchdog Ofwat to supervise attempts to turn around performance that that saw it fined £104million … 497942
• Water bosses responsible for repeated sewage dumping could face criminal charges - Independent 28.07.24 497946
• Debt, sewage and dividends: the rising tide of Thames Water’s troubles - Guardian 11.07.24 497926
• Council votes unanimously 'no confidence' in Thames Water - BBC 05.06.24 497947
• Thames Water makes bid to lift bills by up to 44% - BBC 22.04.24 497953
• Thames Water-linked firm paid £14m in dividends despite concerns over group - Guardian 21.04.24 497952
• Thames Water troubles swell as parent firm defaults on debt - BBC 05.04.24 497948
• Thames Water owner Kemble sends notice of default to creditors - Reuters 05.04.24 497949
• UK's Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up - Reuters 28.03.24 497929
• Who killed Thames Water? - New Statesman 28.03.24 497933
• Please contact us to get a copy of this content - Global Capital 28.03.24 497950
• EFRA Committee calls Thames Water in to give evidence, following concerns over its finances - UK Parliament 05.12.23 497939
• Macquaries Bradley on Thames Water: Theres nothing in our returns that I'm embarrassed about - Infrastructure Investor 03.08.23 365412
• Thames Water and the ownership of utilities - New Economy Brief 05.07.23 497944
• How Thames Water came to be flooded with debt – and what it means for taxpayers - Conversation 30.06.23 497934
• What are the options for Thames Water as crisis talks continue? - Guardian 29.06.23 356141
• Why is Thames Water in so much trouble? - BBC 29.06.23 497925
• Thames Water’s negligence deserves to be remembered as a national scandal - Telegraph 28.06.23 497935
• Thames Water suspends external dividend after controversy over past payouts - FT 28.11.17 497938
• Thames Water tax controversy - ITV 10.06.13 497937