The government has said we can't take our water industry out of the hands of the private owners who have made such a mess of it. Owners who have extracted over £85 billion from our bills in exchange for putting in nothing, while loading companies with debt they did not need. According to our government, we have to keep playing their game and paying for it and bail the companies out when they fail. The government has told NGOs they can't even talk about it because it is not on

The first in a series aimed at equipping you with the tools to start or develop your group or yourself to fight for healthy waters. We are going to cover desk and field investigation in a short series This is number one of two or more blogs on desk based investigation and it is where, with a bit of imagination and effort, you will get some of your most memorable and interesting discoveries. Know and follow the law and work in the public interest and you will stay on the high

There is a really strong theme running through the many hundreds of emails that have come in to WASP after Dirty Business aired on Channel 4. Righteous anger and determination to do something now. Water companies in England and Wales. Also interested in hearing from Scottish Water customers. Image from Money Saving Girl We must not waste this energy, and as the threat of government's insidious 'New Vision for Water' draws closer, we need well-informed and motivated grou