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The Cunliffe Review published its findings last week, recommending that water firms be issued fines to finance the replacement of Ofwat with a new regulator that will try to tackle ever-increasing pollution and spiralling bills. But attempting to fix the water industry through regulation is like trying to fix a burst pipe with a small piece of duct tape; it cannot stem the tide when the root cause of the problem is privatisation itself.