# Jon Cunliffe

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Water industry review, Actor Harriet Webb, Author Molly Jong-Fast

The state of the UK’s water sector is barely out of the headlines at the moment and today a major review into the water industry in England and Wales said the regulator Ofwat should be scrapped. Sir Jon Cunliffe, who led the review, also warned that household bills will rise by 30% over the next fi…

Will The Plan To Fix The Water System Work?

Today, the long-awaited review of the water sector in England and Wales has finally been published, and it proposes the most sweeping reforms since privatisation over 30 years ago. Authored by Sir Jon Cunliffe, the report makes 88 recommendations, including scrapping the current regulator, Ofwat, a…

Episode 31: The future of UK water regulation: exploring Sir Jon Cunliffe's recommendations

In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, our chief executive Jon Phillips and Eleanor Mack, a director at strategic regulatory advisor Fingleton, explore what the biggest shake-up of UK water regulation in over 30 years means for investors, companies, and consumers. Sitting down with Simo…

22/07/2025: water pollution, farmers' wellbeing

The head of a team carrying out water quality monitoring on livestock farms across the UK says their evidence shows the majority of farms tested so far are breaking rules which are supposed to protect rivers from pollution. The evidence backs up the findings in Sir Jon Cunliffe's report from the I…

Water sector reset with Blair Mitchell

In today’s episode we’re diving into one of the most pressing – and controversial – sectors in UK infrastructure: water. Following years of public outrage over pollution, poor service and rising bills, the water industry in England and Wales now faces a once-in-a-generation reckoning.  That reckoni…

JM Finn's Jon Cunliffe: This is the biggest risk of H2 2025

Jon Cunliffe, head of investments at JM Finn, discusses how the firm is positioning for the second half of the year.

Water: what to do after Cunliffe?

Few people have much good to say about the water industry, and the blame game is fully engaged. But what to do? There are four possible options: continue with minimal reform; implement the recommendations of the recent Independent Commission on Water, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe; nationalise the indust…

Water for public benefit with Mark Thurston

In this episode we are talking about water sector reform with Mark Thurston, chief executive of Anglian Water, arguably one of the most progressive and innovative water companies in the UK. Not without its problems and critics of course, but Anglian is certainly one water company that has really ta…

A new vision for water with Chris Taylor-Dawson

In this episode we are talking about the once-in-a-generation reckoning currently facing the British water industry.  Following the publication of the final report from Sir Jon Cunliffe’s Independent Water Commission last summer - and most recently the landmark January 2026 White Paper, "A New Visi…

Thames Water's reservoir plans with Nevil Muncaster

In this episode we take a close look at Thames Water’s proposed White Horse Reservoir in Oxfordshire – one of nine new storage schemes advancing under Ofwat’s PR24 plans to confront growing climate pressures, population growth, and the urgent need for long-term water security. The investment is muc…