The water industry needs investment, not confiscation Opinion Renationalising Thames Water will deter the investment Britain needs to grow, says Lord Johnson Andy Burnham enters Downing Street with lofty, and in many ways admirable, ambitions to generate prosperity in the regions. But his plans will come to naught if he cannot first find economic growth – and the outlook is bleak. The IMF [...]
What’s really going wrong with water? Opinion Water has become a political weapon, but yet more regulation is not the answer to attracting the investment we need, says Lord Dominic Johnson Water Water Everywhere! It was very clear from the last election that water has been weaponised. Everyone seems to be deeply unhappy – the consumers, the politicians, the regulators, the investors, [...]
Don’t let Labour put FDI at risk Lord Johnson A Labour government would threaten London’s position as Europe’s top destination for FDI. Only one part knows how to create an attractive regulatory and investment environment, says Lord Johnson One of this Government’s most important missions is to drive innovation and growth by attracting a continuous stream of high quality, global investment. As the Minister [...]