MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Thames Water’s £10 billion creditor rescue deal should be ditched, say MPs The Efra Committee said bondholder takeover plans are not in the best interests of Thames Water, customers or the environment. Evening Standard · Sep 17
Thames Water’s £10bn creditor rescue deal should be rejected, MPs say The rescue plan by creditors is seen as the final realistic option to avoid Thames Water being placed into a special administration regime The Independent UK · Sep 17
Don’t light fires in ‘tinderbox’ Britain, says Andy Burnham before farms meeting Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to unveil a £65 million funding package for farmers at the weekend. Evening Standard · Aug 14
UK faces ‘worst food security crisis in decades’ due to repeated heatwaves It comes as drought is declared in nearly three quarters of England The Independent UK · Aug 11
Why are flights to Scottish islands so expensive? SCOTLAND’S islands regularly rank among some of the most beautiful places in the country. The National (Scotland) · Aug 4
Rental giant blocks Scottish islanders' car hire as they are 'not UK residents' A CAR rental giant has apologised after telling a Scottish islander that he could not hire a vehicle because he is “not resident in the United… The National (Scotland) · Jun 24
MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages Resignation of non-executive chair Chris Train announced after publication of damning Commons committee report The Guardian - UK · Apr 30
South East Water chief executive to forgo his bonus over ‘unacceptable outages’ David Hinton will receive only his £400,000 salary this year after thousands of customers were left without water The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
South East Water chief to forgo bonus following Kent and Sussex water outages Chief executive David Hinton, who receives a £400,000 salary, said he has made the decision not to receive any performance payment this year. Evening Standard · Apr 14
South East Water boss admits to ‘failure on primary duty’ to supply water Bosses of the company were grilled by MPs on Tuesday about their response to recent outages that left thousands without drinking water. Evening Standard · Apr 14
South East Water boss to give up bonus after thousands of customers hit by outages Bill-payers were left with no tap water, were unable to shower or bathe and could not flush their toilets The Independent UK · Apr 14
'Resign!' Leader of Kent Council urges water boss to quit after supply crisis in London's commuter belt Linden Kemkaran, Reform UK Leader of Kent County Council, said South East Water’s chief executive David Hinton should consider his position Evening Standard · Jan 13
Water bosses recalled to appear before ‘sceptical’ MPs over December outages A Parliamentary committee has recalled company bosses over the incident before Christmas, as thousands remain without water in a new supply failure. Evening Standard · Jan 13
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 ‘The answer is dig a hole’: why Scotland’s islanders want tunnels instead of ferries From Shetland to the Western Isles, campaigners argue ageing ferries are driving depopulation – and undersea tunnels are the only 21st-century solution
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025 No news whatsoever as Keir bores everyone to death. He’s a natural The liaison super-committee has an unavoidable tri-annual encounter with the prime minister
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025 Giving less than 8% of fishing fund to Scotland deemed ‘ocean-going madness’ Scotland is set to receive £28 million from the £360 million UK-wide Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.
Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025 UK one ‘discarded ham sandwich’ away from food security disaster, Commons hears Alistair Carmichael MP has warned illegal meat smuggling could be the ‘biggest threat to food security we have had for a long time’.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 20, 2025 Rural Scots 'face major energy bills rise' after RTS meter switch off, islander warns MORE than 100,000 Scottish households could see their annual energy bills rise by thousands of pounds ...
Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025 Thames Water bosses recalled before MPs to face grilling on bonuses and rescue Ofwat has confirmed that £2.5 million of bonus payments made to 21 senior Thames Water executives in April cannot be clawed back.
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025 Thames Water boss ordered to tell MPs if executives received bonus payments Chris Weston, boss of Britain’s biggest water company, faces questions over ‘paused’ executive bonus scheme
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025 Delay farmer inheritance tax changes ‘to allow for better formulation’, say MPs Report says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek advice
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Cross-party calls for Government to delay inheritance tax change The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, which includes seven Labour MPs, said the impact of the plans was ‘disputed and unclear’.
Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2025 MPs and peers speak of ‘pride’ after Russia sanctions The Russian foreign ministry announced on Wednesday that it was sanctioning six peers and 15 MPs.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 Supermarket price wars ‘chilling prospect’ for farmers, says MP in regulator bid Alistair Carmichael said the farm-to-fork pipeline needed ‘direct action’ from the Government.