Water torture
IT is stomach-churning to watch water utility executives being obscenely rewarded for serial failure, then hiking our prices by an average of 36 per cent.
Your increase announced yesterday will be bad enough. But spare a thought for those relying on Southern Water.
AlamyDespite poor performance across many water companies, households will see bills hiked by an average of 36 per cent[/caption]Some 73,000 homes in Southampton and Eastleigh lost their water entirely this week due to a fault.