{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/649c45a5bd828b001138dd26?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What happens if Thames Water collapses?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/thames-water-administration-costs-ceo-quits-sarah-bentley-sewage-b1090708.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ministers said to be drawing up contingency plans for collapse</a>. Should all water companies be in public ownership? Will water company issues be a high priority around the general election? ES Business Editor Jonathan Prynn discusses the potential impact of Thames Water collapsing. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The context behind Thames Water’s big debts</li><li>Could an ownership change impact people’s bills?</li><li>Arguments for and against making water companies public</li><li>How the issue of privatised water companies could play a role in the next general election</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter here.</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}