Our Troubled Rivers

Posted on 06/03/2023 16:53 by Extugger

Not a new topic, but watching Paul Whitehouse’s documentary on BBC2 last night made my blood boil! Every single river in England is polluted and yet the Water Companies post enormous profits whilst illegally dumping sewage into our river and coastal waters. The river bed on a river near Manchester was deemed to have more micro plastics in it than anywhere else on the planet! The CEO’s of said Utilities still enjoy salaries and bonuses in the region of £2-3m. How disgusting are these people? Perhaps a session in a dunking chair, in one of the more polluted rivers? I fear we’d still get the same old company speak of ‘We’re investing and reaching our targets’ Blaa Blaa Blaa

This is serious and affects us all. Next week’s episode on Sunday will show us how agriculture is affecting our rivers and if you live on or near the South coast, you might be in for a stomach churning watch!