To be pedantic, Cruikshank was motivated in this instance by an outbreak of Cholera. This caricature, believe it or not, is over twenty years before the Great Stink finally caused Parliament to act, and that only because they couldn’t bear conditions within the Houses of Parliament, the Thames stank beyond belief.
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Privatisation of water was going to lead to wonderful things they said .We may pay more initially ,but these privatised companies would invest heavily in infrastructure ,fix leaks and our bills would fall.
They invested in themselves and pumped crap into our rivers and seas ,whilst laughing all the way to the bank.
Same with the privatised railways ,they would invest and our train fares would eventually fall.
I have a letter somewhere from one of the transport ministers after a few years of privatisation saying how wonderful our railway system would become ,with eventually cheaper travel and a wonderful integrated public transport system.
Yes privatisation ,just like Brexit ,worked out really well.
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