As of 2023, more than two-thirds of adults surveyed in Great Britain believed that water companies should be nationalized and run in the public sector. Wales and England have had a fully privatized water and sewage system since 1989, although Welsh Water operates as a not-for-profit organization. In Scotland, and also Northern Ireland, the water sector remains in public ownership.
Opinion on the nationalization or privatization of the water companies in Great Britain in 2023
The question was asked as follows: Do you think water companies should be nationalized and run in the public sector, or privatzed and run by private companies?
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YouGov. (June 28, 2023). Opinion on the nationalization or privatization of the water companies in Great Britain in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396083/opinion-nationalization-water-companies-gb/
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YouGov. (2023). Opinion on the nationalization or privatization of the water companies in Great Britain in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396083/opinion-nationalization-water-companies-gb/
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Opinion on the nationalization or privatization of the water companies in Great Britain in 2023 [Graph], YouGov, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396083/opinion-nationalization-water-companies-gb/
