People in Eastbourne are sick of Southern Water. Spillages, sewage, leaks, and bosses trousering bonuses. I met up with Fergal Sharkey, the water campaigner and former Undertones front man, to talk about how we clean up our water. Labour will get tough with the water industry, fining firms which pump sewage into our sea, and banning bosses’ bonuses when the fail local people.
We were joined by Dave Rowntree, the Labour candidate in Mid-Sussex, and Tom Gray, the candidate in Brighton Pavilion. Music fans will spot a supergroup in the making – Dave is the drummer from Blur and Tom plays guitar with Mercury-prize winning band Gomez. With Fergal on lead vocals, we got ourselves a band.
