Category Archives: 3 – Reviews

A rare sortie by the Grumpy Bursar into the world of culture. My entry for Chalk Stream Poet Laureate: Ode to the Haslingfield Waste Water Treatment Plant The bounders at Anglian Water Have done what they really not oughter Spilling four months of wee Defiling the poor Rhee And affronting a King’s College porter. InspiredContinue reading “Pooet Looreate”

Anglian Water announced its consecration as “Utility of the Year” last week. Chief Executive Peter Simpson observed that the award reflected their “leadership in environmental protection”. I hope Peter and Anglian Water will forgive me for being somewhat bemused, as this announcement was followed by the publication of the industry’s annual returns of storm overflows.Continue reading “How many cheers for the Utility of the Year?”