editor faisal islam. this is clearly a mess but the expectation in financial circles is that shareholders will provide the funds to keep thames water going. but the question is how did this come about in an industry that should be so simple, providing a product that everybody needs, and provided the monopolies of several million customers with no competition. and the answer is in hugely complicated structures, huge debts, and lots of regulation. the boss of thames water, sarah bentley, abruptly stood down on tuesday. she was battling to turn around the company after a legacy of under investment. let s discuss what s at stake with dr kate bayliss from the centre for water and development at soas university in london. thank you for being on the programme. faisal islam there talking and touching on some of theissues talking and touching on some of the issues why thames water is where it is. can you elaborate on that, please? on that, please? yes, well, thames on that, please?
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