what a cocknob

Performance artist Mark McGowan plans to leave six taps running for a year at secret London locations as a protest against private control of water in the UK.

Last year McGowan left a tap running in a south London gallery, but bowed to pressure to turn it off after a month. That stunt used 800,000 litres of water, and angered many Thames Water customers and gallery visitors - some of whom turned off the tap themselves.

This time he intends to keep the taps running at secret London addresses, sending an estimated 100 million litres down the drain.

"I understand we are in a drought. But I am an artist so I'm not actually wasting water for nothing."

McGowan: you're not an artist, you're a cunt. Slapping an art sticker on something does not automatically endow it with value. I've just been told that Thames Water intends to reduce the water pressure in my area. If the water pressure on my shower goes any lower, it's going to start sucking water back up the pipes. If your retarded stunt is even fractionally responsible for making my shower even worse than it was already, I fucking hate you. No, forget that, I already fucking hate you. This protest is like protesting the Iraq war by going around gunning down babies. Yes, Thames Water should get its house in order and start spending some of its vast profits on fixing major water leaks before they start reducing the water pressure I pay them for. They're fuckwads. But you don't protest a fuckwad by acting exactly like the fuckwad in question.

I've got a better idea for a stunt: Chain yourself to the bottom of an empty swimming pool. Start a faucet at the top of the pool. Time plus tragedy will surely equal comedy.