Water Bosses' Pay Rises Despite Bonus Ban and Public Fury Over Bills and Pollution The UK is grappling with its worst drought in centuries, with hosepipe bans affecting over 23 million people and Britain's largest water company on the brink of insolvency.
Amid this crisis, it has been revealed that top executives at several major water companies have seen their pay packages soar.
Despite a government imposed ban on bonuses, chief executives like Mark Thurston of Anglian Water and Louise Beardmore of United Utilities pocketed substantial sums. Beardmore received £2. 5 million, a staggering 1.