It's the fault of Conservative governments selling state assets to their friends for pennies on the pound. The resulting lack of investment is why our beaches are polluted and raw sewage is being pumped in to our rivers.

If you want an example of why private companies are the wrong people to own and run public services then look at the UK. From water, to public transport, to health care, to electricity, to oil and gas, to post, it's one monumental cluster fuck set up to line the pockets of shareholders with tax payer's money.

This comment is very dystopian.

I'd guess more the fault of shorter term investing.

Imagine thinking that entities with the least amount of money are to blame for problems under capitalism.