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Down the drain: What went wrong with Britain's water system?

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October 27, 2023

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If you were going to design Britain's sewage system from scratch today, the one we have, to put it mildly, isn't the design you'd pick.

But for most of the country, it's simply too late. Most urban areas have systems that "bake in" sewage spills pretty much forever.

Sky News' Economics Editor Ed Conway takes a look underground at what went wrong.

#sewage #water #britain

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