Subscribe to this blog's feedGuess who has the poorest drinking water quality in the UK, or at least as perceived by a cross-section of punters contacted by pollsters?
Well, the capital came bottom, while Scotland came top in terms of the drinkability (is that a word?) of its tap water. Londoners, it seems, are underwhelmed by the quality of their potable supplies, with only 12 per cent giving the wet stuff a top rating. North of the border, customer satisfaction levels are a staggering 72 per cent.
Should that come as a great surprise? Disconnector thinks not. For many moons now, the Scots have drunk their national tipple (Scotch) with a dash of water, and you wouldn’t want to spoil the taste of your malt, would you?
Now, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has made something of a song and dance about the fact that on blind taste tests, consumers cannot distinguish chilled tap water from bottled.
And there’s little doubt that people are getting a tad sceptical about the claims of the bottled water manufacturers – and the cost of the stuff. Apparently, two-thirds of those contacted in a survey by Shape the Future felt that bottled water was just a way of making people spend more money.
Perish the thought.
