You know what is frustrating? Finding out that there is no water or that there is low water pressure.
Well that had happened to me and residents who lived in the affected postcodes in two weekends.
It happened on Saturday 11th December where the water pipe burst occurred in Hendon. I first woke up to find out there was no water at my home
It lasted to Sunday 12th December in the evening when myself & my family found that water had been restored. Then recently yesterday on Sunday 19th December, it happened again. No water in the morning & then in the afternoon, low water pressure and then, in the evening, water has been restored (especially at the time of writing).
Before that it did happened in my home & the neighbourhood in Mill Hill for second time, there were few reported incidents of water pipe bursts in Barnet. Mainly the affected postcode areas & that I have been reading the updates on Thames Water website & social media platforms. Thames Water updates and that the work is currently in process already to repair the water pipes including the first water pipe that had bursted in the early hours of Saturday 11th December 2021.
Although I had coped well with having no water for two times in two weekends & having enough water supply (with lots of water bottles), it is frustrating when things happens repeatedly like if it is happening frequently (every now and then. Given it mostly happened occasionally). Not being able to wash the dishes or having a wash in the bathroom where there is low water pressure or no water coming out of the taps at all.
That is something that everyone finds it uncomfortable and sadly upsetting.
So that is all I want to talk to you guys about it. Water.
Although I don’t blame anyone for anything goes wrong (like water pipe bursts), there is one thing that I know when it comes to politics, The Iron Lady (Margaret Thatcher who was PM from 79 to 90) was for privatisation, water to this day is still under privatisation. So that is on the politics side.
How can the Conservative government in the Thatcher era privatised water?
It really does not make any logical sense.
Water is a liquid. It is something that we use to drink and wash. It is vital to all plant and animal life on this planet Earth. It is compound of two elements (hydrogen and oxygen) and it covers more than 70% of the earth’s surface. That’s where we see water in oceans, rivers, lakes and glaciers. It is an essential to plants and animals & us humans on things.
And yet, the Tories under British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher privatised water in the late 1980s? Water should never be politicised given we all know very well it is a liquid. Prior to the privatisation in 1989, there were ten regional water authorities (RWA) and that it was under the public ownership. When privatisation happened, the sale of RWA were sold to private companies.
As the result of that, water bills in England and Wales have gone up 40% since the transfer of water and wastewater services from nationalisation to privatisation in 89.
Example: Thames Water is private utility company in case if you are not aware of it. Given we all pay water bills and that is where private companies like Thames Water are a water supply providers. Regardless if you live in London or outside London.
So yeah. Water under privatisation. All thanks to the Iron Lady especially that I know the Conservatives are the party of privatisation for sure. Privatisation of water here in England & Wales as it has remain privatised since 1989 when Thatcher was then the UK PM.
Now lastly, why water has got to do with politics? Because it shouldn’t had been politicised whatsoever. Even if there are incidents of floods. That is why water privatisation in the UK have totally failed in this country & the best thing that can be done to reverse is bringing water back to public ownership (yes, have it renationalised).
After all, we all need water for something.
- Margaret Thatcher drinking water
Here are sources about water privatisation in England and Wales.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_privatisation_in_England_and_Wales
https://fullfact.org/economy/water-bills-privatisation/
https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/case-study/privatisation-uk-companies-1970s/
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