Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Orkney and Shetland and Chair of the EFRA committee. The EFRA committee has been investigating water and sewerage companies.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 36min
Why is our water sector broken?
Feargal Sharkey, an environmental campaigner passionate about rivers, joins Alistair Carmichael, Chair of the EFRA Committee, to tackle the crisis in the UK's water sector. They discuss alarming pollution levels and the shocking release of untreated sewage. Both highlight the need for industry reform, urgent accountability, and better ownership models to restore public trust. The conversation reveals how profit took precedence over environmental care, threatening both resources and consumer confidence, with looming financial burdens for households.
