In conclusion the People’s Commission on the Water Sector finds that refinancing of the water sector in public ownership will be cheaper than the current privatised system.

The Cunliffe Commission claims to be the most comprehensive review of the water sector since privatisation. This is clearly not the case as ownership options were off the table from the outset. The review’s purpose was to provide a ‘reset was to restore public confidence in the sector and its regulation’, but it fails to address the very issues that have caused public outrage and concern.