Petition updateReturn the Water Industry to Public OwnershipDirty Business (Channel 4) - Airing Next Week
Ed ActesonWhitstable, ENG, United Kingdom
Feb 21, 2026

The SOS Whitstable team was honoured to take part in filming a Channel 4 docudrama, Dirty Business, about the water industry, which will air next week, with the first episode going out on Monday at 9 PM.

We attended a preview screening on Friday night, and it is incredibly powerful, emotional, and will make you angry.

It tells a number of stories, including two families whose lives were turned upside down by sewage pollution, and the incredible campaigning efforts of Windrush WASP, whose dogged refusal to accept Thames Water's lies has played a seismic role in holding this industry to account.

Dirty Business highlights the absolute sham of water privatisation and is sure to evoke a furious public response.

We strongly recommend that everyone watches this show, as tough as some of it is to witness, and kindly ask once again that you share this petition on your social media channels if you are willing to.

We are getting close to 300,000 signatures and would like to hand the petition to Number 10 if we can clear that landmark.

Many thanks,

Ed Acteson

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