Nexus Blog

Water bills are set to rise by 20% in the following months and the response from governmental officials has been deafening silence. Why should a common pool resource be in a turbulent situation for the British citizen and taxpayer? Nexus believes that it shouldn't, as all parties do, but Nexus also believes that there must be decisive and pragmatic action to make sure that it isn't in a turbulent situation for the British citizen. Our policy on water services in the Nexus Manifesto is sharp with clear objectives: making sure that all households have reliable access to water and high quality services which will be supported by our Water Regulation Act which aims to ensure that adequate resources and capital is invested from private water companies and that the government and public sector should enforce that change through partnership and promoting fairness through sustainable pricing to ensure that there is a reduced burden on the taxpayer. 

We are also witnessing an immense shortage of homes and home ownership, due to the unwillingness of the government to increase spending on house building and resolve the quagmire of regulations that blunt building ambitions. Estates in London are not seen as accommodation, but rather as a tax dodge whilst simultaneously, the housing market is shrinking exponentially and with no sign of hopes for new families and citizens wanting to live in decent conditions which further focuses on the point that the housing market is poorly managed. Nexus plans to push for a £100BN Housing Initiative to ensure that necessary spending is in place so that the UK has access to housing, this includes the building of 1.2M units in a planned manner as stated in the manifesto and government intervention to ensure that the market operates to ensure first-time buyers access the opportunities they deserve and that every British citizen can not only dream of home ownership but put their initiative into action and build lives.