Does water's 'Great Stink' moment pass the sniff test?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The report includes 88 recommendations - including a new single integrated regulator to replace existing water watchdogs, mandatory water metering, and a social tariff for vulnerable customers.
In this episode, Niall Paterson asks Sky's business correspondent Paul Kelso if after decades of ill-treatment, finally can new regulation bring our water back to health.
Plus, the Consumer Council for Water’s chief executive Mike Keil looks at whether public confidence in water can ever be restored.
Producer: Emily Hulme and Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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