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Closed Nationalise the water industry in England and Wales without delay

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Given the appalling state of rivers and beaches as a result of unlimited raw sewage discharges while the water industry has paid out £72 billion in shareholder dividends since its privatisation.

To vastly improve and tighten public control and scrutiny of this vital public service and ensure that any financial surpluses are invested in the industry and not distributed as shareholder dividends.

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