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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 15 MIN

Why the water industry shake-up is 'doomed to fail'

from The Standard

Ofwat is to be scrapped as part of a radical overhaul of a “broken” water regulatory system Environment Secretary Steve Reed confirmed today, following the publication of a major report from the Independent Water Commission. Giles Bristow, CEO of the campaign group Surfers against Sewage, responds to the news - and Paul Powlesland, Barrister at Lawyers for Nature, explains why he decided to become a guardian of the River Roding in East London, to spot illegal sewage leaks. And in part two, Sadiq Khan has called London ‘the undisputed capital of music”, but are this summer’s huge gigs the full story? The Standard’s Head of Culture Martin Robinson questions whether it’s good for the music industry. *This episode contains one example of mild explicit language Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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