Indeed. The privatisation of the English water companies has been a literal shit show. The price to the consumer (e.g. me) goes up every year, but there is ever more shit in our rivers and shit on our beaches. Why? Because my fees go to paying dividends (often to foreign companies and governments) and massive bonuses, while the system falls apart. Last I heard, Thames Water was £14B in debt. The government is apparently unable or unwilling to do anything about it. The water company is a monopoly, so I have no choice in the mater, beyond stopping using water. This is how rapacious capitalism works.