Bez: 200-year-old Masonic plot to blame for water levy

There have been many conspiracy theories swirling around the imposition of water charges, but the strangest yet has emerged from a celebrity candidate in the British general election — the levy is the fulfilment of a Masonic lodge plot dating from the Battle of Waterloo.

The claim was made by Reality Party candidate Mark Berry, better known as Happy Mondays dancer Bez, as he warned against a planned EU-US trade deal.

“What we are seeing now is a thing called TTIP — the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership — it’s happening in Ireland all the time, that’s why you’ve got to pay for water — people kicking off — everything is being sold off to private companies.