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the government re phasing construction by two years. the second phase was due to open in 2032, but has been pushed back to between 2035 and 2040. in 2013, hs2 was expected to cost £37.5 billion. then, in 2015, that prediction went up to around £56 billion. four years later, the cost was expected to be between £72 billion and £98 billion but after the link between the east midlands and leeds was scrapped, the cost now is expected to be around the £71 billion mark. that is more than twice as much as originally anticipated. i think it could cost a lot more than that. we have seen a report that suggests it could be as much as £110 billion and from our experience, the project management has not been good. we pointed out issues in 2016 about the ground conditions here and,
is the highest in five years, and the company has conceded it will not meet its target to reduce them this year. critics cite a legacy of under investment since privatisation. some of the companies and also the public regulator 0fwat deny this and insist investment has been adequate and is rising. yet the total dividends paid to the privatised companies shareholders since 1989, at £72 billion, are equivalent to almost half of total expenditure on capital infrastructure that s pipes and new sewers in that time. and customers bills? official data shows that between privatisation and 2020, they rose from £250 per year to around £400 in real terms a 60% increase, albeit down over the past decade. yet there are complaints that the water companies are now adding to the cost of living crisis. household water bills were hiked by 7.5% in april, the biggest rise in two decades. is a different model possible? scottish water is publicly owned, and analysts say it has a better record
that isjonathan amos, our science correspondent, on that story. the uk s biggest water supplier, thames water, is in trouble. there are reports that it could be on the brink of collapse. it s had a number of isses in recent years, with sewage spills and leaks, not to mention it s got around £14 billion of debt. now thames water is in talks to secure extra funding and the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario. what does that all mean? with me now is dr ewan mcgaughey, who is a reader in law at king s college london and specialises in public services and regulated industries. what does that mean, in terms of what scenarios could lie ahead for teams water? teams water? that is a great question- teams water? that is a great question. i am teams water? that is a great question. i am not teams water? that is a great question. i am not sure - teams water? that is a great question. i am not sure what teams water? that is a great - question. i am not sure what the
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