Once upon a time, long, long ago, water was supplied by philanthropic means through public fountains and cattle troughs like this one on High Street [ 1 ]. Nowadays, thanks to the bounty that is 'free market capitalism' we pay on average £368 per year for water and nearly a third of that goes as profit to the private equity firm that has swallowed up the water business in Yorkshire.
It is a wonder the flowers are still showing
ReplyDeleteI really miss the fountains as I am loathe to carry a water bottle with me.
ReplyDeleteIt is so sad that things have changed so much, even in our lifetimes. So much that used to be free isn't any more.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered why we now have to pay banks to hold our money for us when we know they are making money from every penny...
Look out, pretty soon someone's going to figure out how to make us pay for air.
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