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In the Herald today:
Calls are being made for an independent inquiry into Scottish Water amid soaring customer charges and eye-watering levels of executive pay and bonuses. Scotland’s largest trade union Unison is behind the demand after it commissioned an in-depth investigation into the company, which is publicly-owned, fearing is being privatised “by stealth”.
From the Guardian in July 2025:
Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25.
Leaving aside the fact that they are responsible for 10 times as much water, serving an eleventh of the population of England and Wales, the Chief Executive of Scottish Water might be expected to earn around an eleventh of the total paid to the CE’s of the water boards there, £1.3m.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23728041.scottish-water-accused-50k-salary-rise-new-chief/
The Scottish Water CE earns roughly one-quarter of the going rate in England and Wales for the best water in the world.
https://www.foodandwine.com/best-tap-water-in-the-world-report-11681582
Rivers that cause sepsis and kidney failure?
https://inews.co.uk/sport/boat-race-risk-sepsis-kidney-failure-dirty-thames-water-3619097
Also, from stewartb
For The Herald and its ilk that supposedly ‘serve’ Scotland, context and perspective MUST be kept from voters at all costs. The future of the Union depends on it!
About the private company, Portsmouth Water, one of the smaller regional water supply/service companies in England:
CEO’s remuneration: salary (for 2025) = £222,000; total remuneration (for 2025) including pension and bonuses = £754,000.
Facts about Portsmouth Water: area supplied = 868 square kilometres; population supplied = 740,000.
The ultimate parent company of Portsmouth Water Limited is Ancala Fornia Topco Pte Limited which is Singapore registered and resident in the UK for tax purposes.
Source: https://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PW_Annual_Reporting_Accounts_2025.pdf
About the not-for-profit company, Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water):
CEO’s remuneration: salary (for 2025/26) = £450,000; total remuneration (for 2025/26) including pension and bonuses = £894,000.
Dwr Cymru serves a population c. 3 million people.
Source: https://corporate.dwrcymru.com/en/library/group-annual-report-and-accounts
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And this in the online Guardian today
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/01/thousands-pollution-incidents-england-downgraded-without-site-visit-data-suggests
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Herald propaganda turned up to max as the Holyrood election looms !
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Ah the poor Herald, bereft of readers and on a never ending downward spiral..
Fair enough, they now seem to be going after the Daily Record (shortly to be classed as an English regional daily) readers as a considerable number of the Heralds headlines are embellished with “Eye Watering”, “Jaw Dropping”, “Staggering” etc to add that extra “Wow” factor and draw you in.
Yes, that will bring the readers back, well that along with their “Trusted Journalism” 😉
Stephen McKenzie
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