• Buelldozer
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    213 months ago

    “In June, the Guardian revealed that Thames’ board approved a £150m dividend …”

    So they approved a 150m dividend while knowing they had a 156m shortfall in their pension system. What the…

    • slazer2au
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      43 months ago

      Welcome to capitalism. Where the only people to win are the shareholders.

    • Streamwave
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      33 months ago

      IIRC, since privatisation the total amount of water company debt is roughly equivalent to the total amount paid out in shareholder dividends in the same timeframe