1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: With me right now we have Gavin Gray, UK correspondent. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Hey Gevin hither have that right? What are the issues 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: that we're found in the water sector. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, big report are really perhaps the biggest changes being 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: recommended in this independent report since the water industries here 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: were privatized thirty odd years ago. And this is all 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: to the four because dividends for the water companies have 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: been high. Bonuses for the big bosses have been massive. 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: In one case, a water company boss is going to 10 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: walk away this week with something like three million New 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: Zealand dollars worth in bonuses, long term incentive plans and salary. 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 2: And yet we have more sewage being pumped into our 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: waters than ever before. Often when there is a sudden 14 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: deluge of rain, the pipes can't cope and then to 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: make sure there's no overflow, the waste is then pumped 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: into rivers and of course that's deeply unpleasant and unenvironmentally friendly. 17 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: So this new report, published just an hour and a 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: half ago, has eighty eight recommendations in it. They've said basically, 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: the water regulator off what is not working. It is 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: just simply not doing its job to keep an eye 21 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: on the water companies so the author recommends that those 22 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: are scrapped with a single integrated water regulator in England 23 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: and Wales instead of the three that we currently have 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 2: looking at different parts of the water industry. There should 25 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: be new regional water system planning authorities in England and 26 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: one in Wales. Part of the problem for drinking water, incidentally, 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: is we haven't built a reservoir in this country for 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 2: thirty five to forty years, and that's a long time 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: with the population increasing. And one big thing he's demanding 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: now that water meters be made mandatory. In other words, 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: not just new homes, not just homes that are easy 32 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: to access, you know, and housing estates, but all homes 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: across the UK, however isolated, they are to have a 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: water meter. Plenty of feedback on all of this report, 35 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: and this is likely to rumble on for some time. 36 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: Kevin, is it now the case said? Whoever was left 37 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: behind in Afghanistan gets no compo. 38 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: That is pretty much what they're now saying. What a 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 2: terrible week where one leak of information from an unnamed 40 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: ministry defense official may end up costing more than two 41 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: billion New Zealand dollars in compensation and to rectify. But 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 2: what we now loan is that as law as well 43 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 2: as people in Afghanistan who'd helped British forces during the 44 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: war there in Afghanistan have helped them with translating and 45 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: so forth. While some have been brought to the UK, 46 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: we now know that there are others who won't, and 47 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 2: those whose personal details were leaked but were not evacuated 48 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 2: are being told they will not receive any compensation. And 49 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 2: it's that word compensation, as you can imagine, he that 50 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 2: has really boosted that massive bill that the government may 51 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: now be facing, because of course there are those who 52 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: have come to the UK whose families are still in 53 00:02:55,160 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 2: Afghanistan they are seeking compensation. The list also included one 54 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 2: hundred at least one hundred people who were in the 55 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: security services or sas their information was leaked. Well that's 56 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 2: obviously the most sensitive data here, but there are those 57 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: who are left behind as well, who's now information is leaked, 58 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: who are they fear going to be targeted by the Taliban. 59 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 2: So there are some case laws being bought here, with 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: one large lawsuit being prepared by a company with more 61 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: than one thousand Afghan clans. So yes, you can bet 62 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 2: your life the lawyers are all over this trying to 63 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: get these some large settlements from the government. 64 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: Kevin, thanks very much, Enjoy your day and we'll talk 65 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: to you again in a couple of days. 66 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 67 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 68 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.