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Thames Water Lenders Offer 'Golden Share' to Stave Off Nationalisation

Lenders to Thames Water have proposed a so-called golden share arrangement in an attempt to prevent the struggling water company from being nationalised by the new Burnham government. The utility has been beset by severe financial difficulties, prompting the government to consider a full takeover. A golden share would give the state special oversight rights without requiring outright nationalisation.