Britain’s biggest supplier of water is in trouble. 

The parent company of Thames Water is at risk of running out of money, having been forced to deal with a seemingly endless series of leaks and sewage spills while struggling to adapt to global warming and its effect on London’s future. So how did it get into this big of a mess, and is there a way out? Bloomberg reporter Jess Shankleman joins this week’s In the City with Allegra Stratton and Ailbhe Rea to discuss. 

Britain’s biggest supplier of water is in trouble. 
The parent company of Thames Water is at risk of <a href="bbg://news/stories/S506S1T0AFB4" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-02/thames-water-may-run-out-of-money-by-april-group-auditor-warns" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/S506S1T0AFB4">running out of money</a>, having been forced to deal with a seemingly endless series of leaks and <a href="bbg://news/stories/S7Q159DWRGG0" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/fresh-data-reveals-scale-of-thames-water-s-london-sewage-spills" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/S7Q159DWRGG0">sewage spills</a> while struggling to adapt to global warming and its effect on <a href="bbg://news/stories/S5HKLYT0AFB4" data-web-url="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-11/can-thames-water-keep-london-s-taps-from-running-dry" data-cke-saved-href="bbg://news/stories/S5HKLYT0AFB4">London’s future</a>. So how did it get into this big of a mess, and is there a way out? Bloomberg reporter Jess Shankleman joins this week’s In the City with Allegra Stratton and Ailbhe Rea to discuss.

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Get ahead of the trends and conversations that are shaping the City of London. Join Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua, Allegra Stratton and David Merritt every Thursday as they uncover the best stories and speak to the people in the know. 

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What's Gone Wrong at Thames Water and What Could Be Next

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