The article asserts that water bills have gone up 360% in Britain since privatization, then that "bills are lower in Scotland, whose water company is government

The article asserts that water bills have gone up 360% in Britain since privatization, then that "bills are lower in Scotland, whose water company is government-owned". I'm not in the UK, but searching for what those is Britain and Scotland pay for combined water and sewage annually I found claims of an average of around £410 and £320, respectively.