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We welcome messages from readers, journalists, broadcasters, booksellers, campaigners, researchers and organisations interested in the future of Britain’s water industry.
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For questions about the book, website or campaign:
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Media and interview requests
Tony Brophy is available for television, radio, newspaper, magazine, podcast and documentary interviews.
He can discuss:
- his personal experience of Thames Water;
- the creation of Thamesgro;
- converting treated sewage sludge into manufactured soils;
- the acquisition of Brophy Plc;
- water privatisation and monopoly power;
- Thames Water’s debt and financial structure;
- sewage pollution and public health;
- regulatory failure;
- public ownership and alternative water-industry models;
- practical proposals for reform.
For interview requests, review copies, extracts or press materials:
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Tony Brophy
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Speaking engagements
Tony Brophy is available for:
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- online talks and podcasts.
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SHIT SHOW combines personal memoir, corporate conflict, environmental history and an urgent national scandal.
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Evidence, corrections and contributions
LIQUID GOLD BLACK WATER draws upon documentary records, published sources, personal recollection and the author’s interpretation of events.
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- relevant documents and archive material;
- informed corrections;
- personal testimony about Thames Water or the wider water industry;
- academic and technical research;
- information from campaigners and affected communities;
- responses from individuals or organisations discussed in the book.
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The website supports public debate and action concerning sewage pollution, water-industry reform and the future of Thames Water.
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LIQUID GOLD BLACK WATER — THE GREAT WATER ROBBERY
How London’s sewage became a private monopoly—and how I got dropped in the shit
By Tony Brophy
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