Bottled water

It mentioned how many more times dearer the stuff is than tap water and made the point that if it was beer we were talking about, the equivalent price would be £1,500 a pint.

It also says that wandering about sucking on a bottle of water is now a "lifestyle" thing. I suppose it is, if you are easily led. And a lot of folks must be when I read that it's a £1.5bn-a-year industry just in the UK.

Last month, the Americans agreed to spell out the letters "PWS"

on the labels of one of their brands, Aquafina. PWS. Public water source.

Hmmm.

There's no fools like those who don't know any better and won't learn.

John Reynolds, Eldon, Co Durham.