Convenient truth
Published Date:
17 November 2008
Perhaps it is because we revel in lavatory humour in this country. Or perhaps it is just that, with typical British reserve, we find the subject embarrassing. But few politicians are prepared to take seriously the question of the declining number of public toilets.
Hard though it is to believe, the Public Health Act of 1936 does not oblige local authorities to provide them. In fact, a great many councils are closing toilets, citing the vandalism and acts of drug-taking and sex which go on inside them as the reason. As a result, more than 1,000 have shut since 2000.
So while it's quirky and enterprising to photograph "loos with views"across the world, it ought to remind councils at home of one serious point. Britain needs many more public toilets. No one cares whether or not the vista from them is as striking as a Turner landscape. In this regard, it's fairly obvious that most people will put the practical well ahead of the aesthetic.
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Last Updated:
17 November 2008 8:05 AM
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