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i am old enough to remember how bad the nationalised industries were prior to privatisation. We don't want to go back to that. The only way you have efficient industry is if they are accountable, and nationalised industries are not.

I don't think the current situation with the water companies is great, but we have healthy competition in the energy sector, and the consumer is the one that benefits there, in the same way as we benefit from the competition in telecomms