Founder of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution and views are my own.
Joined August 2011
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 12
I spoke with Rob, a Makerfield resident and Environment Agency whistleblower featured in Channel 4's 'Dirty Business'.
He wants to see Andy Burnham @andy4makerfield elected and water brought into public ownership.
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Thames Water is not just a corporate failure—it’s a failure of politics and regulation. Delay has raised costs, weakened accountability, and made real reform harder. Special Administration remains the right answer.
Read my latest paper here: bit.ly/4urnCyJ
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 11
The call for public ownership of the water industry is growing louder everyday.
Why are govt refusing a referendum, why are govt refusing to allow the public to decide?
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WATCH: Environment Department security tried to stop @Feargal_Sharkey, Baroness Jenny Jones and the Dirty Business campaigners @ashsmith43 and @watervole3 handing in their letter to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds urging her to tell the truth about public ownership of water
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 10
"Thames Water to pay £749 million under creditor takeover deal."
Thames Water's customs still getting screwed I see. And Ofwat does what exactly?
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90% of countries in the world can own their water but not us. People in England want their water back. But the government is protecting private water profiteers.
It’s time to give the public a say. @Feargal_Sharkey wants you stand up and be counted. Sign the petition: vist.ly/576px
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 10
Fellow Thames Water customers, especially, we are literally on the verge of being forced to pay for our own exploitation. In a scam this would be like funding the fraudsters expenses.
You can fight back - sign and share this petition for a water referendum petition.parliament.uk/petit… the government is trying hard to put you off signing, and THAT tells you it will work.
Please sign and please share widely - petition is UK wide
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 2
Another investigation into Royal Mail failure to deliver post.
Previous ones approved higher prices, lower post delivery targets.
RM hasn't hit delivery target for 1st-class post since 2017, 2nd-class mail since 2020.
Another failed privatisation.
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 3
What sort of government has off-the-record meetings with bosses of water companies that they know are breaking the law on an industrial scale.
First, the regulators and now the government, embroiled in the dirty business.
What did you talk about with the Thames Water Chairman who diverted over £1billion of customers' money out of investment to reduce pollution to the benefit of him and the owners instead, Environment Secretary @EmmaforWycombe ?
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 3
Are we wakingup yet?
Privatisation - a crazy deal signed mostly against our will in 1989, where water company owners don't put put their money into fixing the business and just extract as much of our cash as they can get away with.
- and now our government is lying to us to keep it running.
You can fight back - sign and share - petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Ashley Smith retweeted
Jun 3
Whatever you think - make it something the givernment can't ignore, fudge or, as at the moment - falsify
Sign and share and stop the scam
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Ashley Smith retweeted
"Andy Burnham has launched a scathing attack on 'profiteering' water companies, demanding United Utilities cancel its final dividend payment to shareholders in August."
Now there's something we could all vote for, well done @AndyBurnhamGM
Tip of the hat sir. 👏👏👏
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May 28
Freudian slip of the day:
"DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH NATURE"
Yes, that would seem to be the problem.
@EmmaforWycombe @Keir_Starmer @SteveReedMP
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Ashley Smith retweeted
May 26
The public has got too used to being told;
'We just can't afford strong environmental protection and clean waters; we need to cut it even more and call it streamlining.'
And doing nothing.
While someone, often from another country, walks off with the cash that meant we could.
When does the country wake up?
This summer?
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Ashley Smith retweeted
May 20
Now there's a very, very good question.
Thames Water have now admitted that they are not treating (dousing) their sewage for phosphate due to a "supply issue". That by the way has a massive and negative impact on water quality and aquatic life.
Funny they didn't mention any of that until they were called out on it.
How many other WCs I wonder are having supply issues?
May 20
The @RiverChess test the Chess for phosphate levels and surprised to discover levels of up 1.99ppm at the @thameswater Chesham STW.
A spokesman said
“Due to a supply issue affecting one of the treatment chemicals" they were unable to fully treat effluent.
Reported to @EnvAgency
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Ashley Smith retweeted
May 27
Dirty Business exposed a corrupted regulatory system that the Cunliffe Commission was not allowed to investigate.
It has not gone away and still plays a key role in pollution for profit.
Why is government still hiding the truth about the EA?
Some of you will know the answer.
WASP blog from the key whistleblower.
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Ashley Smith retweeted
May 18
"Thames Water investors say temporary nationalisation would slow its recovery."
Thames Water still trying to bully tax payers and bill payers I see.
Govt should hang up and tell them to clear off, there is no "market solution" to this mess.
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Ashley Smith retweeted
May 16
People waking up and realising they don't have to have a crappy world so that a few people can make a lot of money not doing what they are paid to do.
The privatised water industry is undermining legitimate businesses and the lawful economy with its criminally operating scam, and has been for years - with continuing government support.
That ends when enough of you say so.
You can actually fight back petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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