I must buy water for my home from one company. There is no choice. That company has a bizarre corporate setup (much more complex than the regular funneling money to Ireland or Luxemborg). It also has high rates.

The combination of monopolistic, tax avoiding, immensely wealthy and expensive is hard to bare.

They've had £37m fines for overcharging and misreporting data to their regulators http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/severn-water...