_Cleaner_? I'd assume it was _far_ worse 100 years ago.
I'm not sure what the mayor being socialist has to do with it. All across Europe, in every political system, there are water cleanup projects. Pretty much any big old city is going to have these problems unless you do _serious_ remediation.
> I'm not sure what the mayor being socialist has to do with it.
Socialists tend to be more interested in public access to common goods. Swimmable rivers seem relevant. A neoliberal mayor would probably prefer people to pay to swim in commercial swimming pools.
_Cleaner_? I'd assume it was _far_ worse 100 years ago.
I'm not sure what the mayor being socialist has to do with it. All across Europe, in every political system, there are water cleanup projects. Pretty much any big old city is going to have these problems unless you do _serious_ remediation.