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That's just England though. Scotland has 70 people per km^2. Water is also "free". Free as in, it's part of your council tax and all water is nationalised. You
by flumpcakes 1y ago
That's just England though. Scotland has 70 people per km^2. Water is also "free". Free as in, it's part of your council tax and all water is nationalised. You do not buy it from a private company.
I would prefer it was metered so companies that use a lot of water are charged commensurately. Council tax in itself is a regressive tax, so adding water charges to that makes things worse.
- impossiblefork 1y agoYes, but I think it's the population density of the densely populated regions that matters. It's not like they're bringing water from Scotland to England by pipeline.
- arethuza 1y agoWorth noting that most of the population of Scotland is concentrated in the Central Belt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Belt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Belt
- francis_lewis 1y agoAlthough Welsh villages have been flooded to suply water to the English. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capel_Celyn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capel_Celyn