How can England possibly be running out of water?

Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by AussieCoder on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @06:43AM (#45180182)

I have friends in the Abingdon area and the primary objection, from what they've told me, is that locals objected to a reservoir that would mainly be used to supply London. Little Englanders at their worst.

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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by KoolKat23 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @09:15AM (#45181524)

And that's when parliament should step in and pass it as standalone infrastructure under its own bill.

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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by bethekidyouwant on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:40AM (#45182584)

Yeah but don’t forget all the eminent domain shit that happened in the 70s and destroyed neighbourhoods left and right. The power structure set up to make sure that doesn’t happen again are now impeding important progress.

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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by KoolKat23 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:54AM (#45182769)

Thanks I'm going to have to look this up. Sounds interesting.

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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by Earw0rm on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:09AM (#45182179)

They don't object to London subsidising their "rural" lifestyle and paying their pensions though. I despise these people.

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