"Council swimming pools are shutting at the rate of seven a month, with the mendacious excuse of underuse generally cited as the reason for closure. Everywhere, the arrival of summer is marked by the sight of stomachs spilling over waistbands. It cannot be a coincidence."

(Via Why are we all swimming in red tape? - Telegraph: .)

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