Author Archives: Ian

You may have heard of waterboarding, a coercive form of torture where water is poured over the mouth covered with a cloth. In a variant of this, the privatised water industry in the UK appear to engage in “shitboarding” in … Continue reading →

I could not give a shit as whoever  I might offend with this post.  It has been a very dark time for wildfowl and those who care about them over the last 5 months. The unnatural illness and series of … Continue reading →

It has been a while since Gooseman, The park knight trod the boards around the lair of Sandwell Council, but now it seems is the time for his return. There are multiple issues at present with this council which are … Continue reading →

And behold, Liv Garfield performs a miracle. Perhaps she has solved drought in Africa forever more. Here’s a reminder of their 2020 performance, and the  “64 years worth of raw sewage dumped into rivers and streams by Severn Trent”  I … Continue reading →

We appear to be in the grip of a catastrophic scenario in the UK for geese and swans, apparently caused by “avian flu”. Thousands have died and continue to die due to unexplained circumstances, unexplained because smaller birds who share … Continue reading →

  Much has been written in the last couple of weeks about sewage and the failure of water companies to prevent it from entering watercourses, whilst politicians fail to act to prevent them from doing this. I will give my … Continue reading →

It has been over two years now since the ghastly horror show caused by private water company Severn Trent PLC at Smethwick Hall park, where raw sewage resulted in the deaths of dozens of birds. This pollution as it transpired … Continue reading →

This is another post exposing pollution in our area caused by the water industry and by the failure of The Environment Agency to keep them in check through inadequate regulation. Previously, I reported on how The Rivers Trust had exposed … Continue reading →

In the last post, I discussed how the regions worst environmental polluter, private failing water company Severn Trent had dumped 64 years worth of raw sewage dumped into rivers and streams. The Rivers Trust had uncovered much about the industry … Continue reading →

It appears of late that some journalists have woken up to the dismal failures of the privatised water industry and are actually reporting investigative truth on the matter, as they rightly should. Recent examples include an ITV Central piece “64 … Continue reading →