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Thames Water hits the gutter

FT News Briefing

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Economic Challenges: Water Services, Southern Europe's Growth, and Declining Birth Rates

This chapter examines the financial difficulties water companies in England and Wales face due to years of underinvestment and the government's reluctance to renationalize. It also contrasts economic recovery in Southern Europe with concerns over declining birth rates in developed nations and the measures being implemented to encourage family growth.

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