OPINION - Thames Water has failed London, it's time to let it go bust — or nationalise it
The longer a scandal rolls on, the harder it is to keep in perspective. It now seems almost normal that we live in a country that pours raw sewage into waterways on a daily basis. When we first heard water companies were releasing filth into rivers and the sea — killing fish and giving bathers ecoli, it did come as a bit of a shock. Now those stories are routine.