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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge
Posted by: Ann Rosenberg
Date/Time: 04/11/12 13:17:00

I can reply to you at length, but if you want to understand the situation regarding Thames Water's push to construct a tunnel which has limited benefit, take a little time to look at the counter argument. This blog is worth a read. http://thameswaterisshite.blogspot.co.uk/

Clean Thames now and Always is a think tank researching alternatives to TW's £4bn++ "super sewer" project (full figure, including operation, maintenance costs and TW's profit margin is closer to £12bn).  We have recently launched a petition to stop it: http://bit.ly/stopSS .

Did you know that this is TW's most ambitious ploy yet to siphon money from the UK cash cow - reaching to all taxpayer thanks to provision of Water Industry "Financial Assistance" act 2012.

Have you heard how Macquarie have been hiking TW's debt in order to pay themselves dividends above profit, whilst dodging UK tax thanks to shrewd Cayman Islands incorporation: http://bit.ly/TW_tax . The worst part is that the govt is well aware ( http://bit.ly/TWdebt ) and just turning a blind eye...

And who says that that the Thames Tunnel will be able to cope with London's rainfall at a time of climate change.  Other cities who have used this solution are reporting that it is not 100% effective and ruinously expensive. Cities that have opted for green infrastructure are reporting that it works and has numerous cost/benefits including an environmentally friendly city in which to live. So do we learn from working examples, or blindly swallow Thames Water propaganda? They do admit in small print that there will be 4 sewage spills a year once the tunnel is constructed, and it will do nothing for local flooding in London. We also don't yet have an up-to-date cost for the construction anbd operation/maintenance of the tunnel.  And they want to start taking the money from our accounts starting next year.  We are giving them an open cheque because once it starts it will be deemed too big to fail and there will be no way that we can protest at the cost!


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge19/09/12 11:31:00 Karen Hartnell
   Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge11/10/12 15:32:00 Danny Kopech
      Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge22/10/12 19:38:00 Una Hodgkins
         Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge02/11/12 19:09:00 Ann Rosenberg
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge03/11/12 14:27:00 Una Hodgkins
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge04/11/12 13:17:00 Ann Rosenberg
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge04/11/12 15:31:00 Una Hodgkins
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge04/11/12 17:56:00 Ann Rosenberg
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge14/11/12 09:35:00 Danny Kopech
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge15/11/12 08:10:00 Una Hodgkins
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Scaremongering Over Hammersmith Bridge26/11/12 14:04:00 Karen Hartnell

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