New Vision for Water
The Government’s New Vision for Water fails to tackle water companies’ perverse incentives to game the industry for profit
Read moreDetailsAsh is founder of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) specialising in investigation into water companies and regulators since 2018.
He is a retired Police Detective Superintendent with a lifelong love for the natural world.
The Government’s New Vision for Water fails to tackle water companies’ perverse incentives to game the industry for profit
Read moreDetailsNew development poses unacceptable risk of waterway pollution as Environment Agency indicates Thames Water cannot cope with more demand
Read moreDetailsOn 24 September, World Rivers Day. Ashley Smith, of WASP (Windrush Against Sewage Pollution) comments
Read moreDetailsThis is the first in a series of articles from Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) highlighting potential conflicts of interest...
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