The Observer view on why we shouldn’t waste a drop of water when it’s so vital and valuable | Observer editorial

Britain’s water politics are benign compared with much of the world. All the more reason to protect our supplyIt’s hot. Very hot. And as ever in the UK when the sun comes out for more than a few, fleeting summer afternoons, there is talk of water shortages, rationing and hosepipe bans. It is a pity the millionaire bosses of privatised water companies do not spend more time lining leaking pipes and less time lining their pockets. Yet despite this and other controversies over charges,