England is wet, isn’t it?
If you live outside the UK, your mental picture of the country is likely to include the view that it rains a lot and it’s not exactly the place to go for a hot dry summer.
Actually, that view seems to be wrong – London’s mayor, Ken Livingstone, told Londoners yesterday “if all you have done is take a pee, you don’t need to flush the toilet every time.“. The reason isn’t so much the hot dry summers, however. It is more a case of dry winters, which if they continue, will lead to standpipes being used in London as early as next year. Livingstone wants an immediate ban on using hosepipes and sprinklers, and is also recommending that the Londoners switch from taking baths to having showers to reduce water usage.