Hong Kong’s CKI a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say
www.theguardian.com
The infrastructure company is among those lining up to acquire the struggling utility if it collapses
  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
    12·
    22 days ago

    Only interested if the gov takes on all the debt.

    So likely just going to sell off more assets and gain any wealth the can before letting it fail again.

    Selling off to private investors is just moving the issue to another government while making tax payers pay for past bad behaviours.

    • Mr Poletski@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      21 days ago

      Only interested if the gov takes on all the debt.

      And forgive the outstanding fines.

      So we’re paying a private company to buy our water utility, so that they can ‘have another go’ and ‘promise to do better than the last lot’.

      Great…