Only public ownership of the water system will solve its crisis

Bayliss, Kate and Bevan, Gwyn ORCID: 0000-0003-2123-3770 (2025) Only public ownership of the water system will solve its crisis. British Politics and Policy at LSE (01 Aug 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The water system in England and Wales is in crisis. The recent report by the Independent Water Commission led by Sir John Cunliffe recommends the abolition of Ofwat – the current regulator – to be replaced by deeper regulatory reforms. But Kate Bayliss and Gwyn Bevan argue that further regulation is unlikely to resolve the fundamental tension in the privatised water system between the interests of consumers and investors.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	School of Public Policy Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2025 10:30
Last Modified:	05 Sep 2025 10:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129402

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