But she decided to take on the challenge of taking to the water single-handed to raise money to help cover the volunteers' costs to travel to Japan to compete in an international competition later this year.

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Or, of course, the taxpayer can pay directly, simply shovel the money from the Treasury out to the water companies to pay these extra costs.

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That is why with tight labour, rising energy costs and abundant money, it would be better to pour on more boiling water.

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