Finally, the scandal at Southern Water beggars belief. This firm has been fined £126 million for 'fixing' sewage samples. Appalling standards including poor maintenance and pollution spills were uncovered during a two year inspection. Bosses deliberately misrepresented performance standards, which would have resulted in numerous fines for missing Government targets. Yet CEO, Matthew Wright, trousered £2.6 million in bonuses ON TOP of his £2 million salary during the 2011-16 sample fixing. Over the same period, the chief financial officer took £900k in bonuses on top of his £1.2 million salary. OFWAT said, "What we found is shocking. The company was being run with scant regard for its responsibilities to society and the environment.
The Environment Agency has launched a criminal investigation into Southern Water. Great! And if those arseholes are found guilty I hope they do some serious time. I'm finding the same thing with national charities where the executives are earning six figure salaries. No longer will they be getting my dollar. I prefer to support local charities where I know that most of the money will go to the cause and not to some fat cat's back pocket.