> If water utilities were private, they would be significantly more accountable for their actions. Both criminally and civilly. Tricky to swim in English river

> If water utilities were private, they would be significantly more accountable for their actions. Both criminally and civilly. Tricky to swim in English rivers or beaches at the moment because they're covered in human shit. We have privatised water companies, and there's a good argument that privatisation made it worse. People on HN think privatisation solves everything, despite the countless examples that show otherwise.