I see govt are out there this morning trumpeting their £8.7 million bribe to river charities. That's £8.7 million which allowed water companies to walk away from 20 separate criminal prosecutions and by criminal I mean up to 5 years in jail, unlimited fines and the proceeds of crime legislation applies, you can start seizing houses, cars and thing else you think is a proceed of crime. Take Severn Trent, they've agreed to pay £4.6 million and they get to walk away from 6 separate prosecutions, that's the same Severn Trent that already paid £2 million in 2024, £1.5 million in 2021, and on, and on, and on and they get to walk away. The Rivers Trust as always only too happy to take the money. Well they do have a £4.4 million payroll bill to look after.

@Feargal_Sharkey @MikeTiffy53 @UKLabour who have shares in the Chinese owned water companies! Wouldn’t want to upset our Chinese friends now would we? Want a supersized consulate? No problem, slip Starmer and his pals a couple of million and it’s yours!