# 2022-08-16

-   [[UK water shortages 2022]]
    -   Read: [[The Observer view on the woeful state of England's water industry]]
    -   There has been low rainfall.  Privatisation in the 1980s has led to a lack of investment in infrastructure (reservoirs and pipes), meaning that we don't collect enough and we leak away a huge amount.

-   A goal of my digital garden is to (discover and) document and share claims that I believe.  Or disagree with.  A work in progress (always), but you can find some at [[Yes definitely]] and [[Without a doubt]].

-   [[Public ownership]]
    -   [[We should have public ownership of water]].
    -   [[We should have public ownership of energy]].
        -   Read: [[It's Time to Bring Energy into Public Ownership]]
    -   Listened: [[Public ownership 2.0]]

-   [[Universal basic income]], [[Universal basic services]]
    -   Listened: [[Universal Basic Income or Universal Basic Services?]]

-   Using [[Pl@ntNet]] again for identifying plants.