More and more influential people are speaking out about the state of our water companies — from pollution to leaks to dividends and sky‑high bills. It’s no surprise, given how badly these services have been managed.

But the real problem is that here in Yorkshire. Decisions about Yorkshire Water are made in Westminster, not here at home.

If Yorkshire had powers over utilities like Yorkshire Water, we could fix issues like this ourselves. But as things stand, Westminster’s in charge — and we just have to live with it.

We have our own ideas.

Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off.