WASP Video
- Ash
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min read
Get bang up to date on what WASP is digging into now. Where the money goes and how the companies and regulators are really performing.
Provided on their talk archive by our excellent hosts, Libby Ranzetta and Mark Wilkinson from the Chalk Aquifer Alliance.
It's the one titled Windrush WASP: What did privatisation of the water industry ever do for us.
WASP's Prof Peter Hammond and Ash Smith talking about the scandalous extraction of bill payers money in exchange for pollution and how it is done, with a Q and A including guest panellist David Hall, visiting Professor at the Public Services International Research Unit at Greenwich University - an expert on the financial scandal.
Two ways to view - click the link below but it may only allow a small screen - or copy and paste this in to your browser and watch the video there for a bigger view.
Answers to the questions left over from the Q and A coming on this blog very soon.
I believe dialogues of this nature are retro bowl crucial as they elucidate complex matters concerning water privatization, pollution, and the management of public funds.
I think discussions like this are important because they help explain complicated issues around water privatization, pollution, and how public money is managed. Having experts break down financial and environmental concerns in a more accessible way makes the topic easier for ordinary people to understand. I also enjoy long-form talks and Q&A formats because they provide much more context than short headlines. Even communities around games like Slope Rider benefit when people take time to explain ideas clearly and thoughtfully.
the talk frames water privatization as a system that may prioritize profit over public good, raising serious concerns about transparency, Geometry dash games environmental responsibility, and fair use of public money. It encourages viewers to critically examine whether privatization has truly delivered benefits, or instead contributed to systemic issues in the water industry.