
Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up(推翻;撕毁) their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken(深陷困境的;受灾的) company. Here are some ideas the prime minister is being urged to consider.
安迪·伯纳姆已要求官员们推翻原有的泰晤士水务整改方案,就这家深陷困境的公司该如何处置,向他提出更激进的选项。以下是首相被敦促考虑的几种思路。
Emergency legislation
紧急立法
Burnham must introduce emergency legislation(立法;法规) immediately to protect the supply of water for the public, said Richard Murphy, tax accountant and the brains behind(……的幕后智囊) Corbynomics(科尔宾经济学).
税务会计师、科尔宾经济学的幕后推手理查德·墨菲表示,伯纳姆必须立即推出紧急立法,以保障公众的供水。
A new state-owned(国有的) company, with a management team in waiting(候任的;待命的) and all the necessary steps ready to take over the existing company’s systems, has to be put in place(落实;就位) now.
必须立即设立一家新的国有公司,配备一支随时待命的管理团队,并做好接管现有公司系统的全部必要准备。
Public control – probably via the courts
公有控制——很可能要经由法院
Strip Thames of its licence
吊销泰晤士水务的执照