They’ve made shellfish a protected species — but not you and me

YOU might not realise it, but every time you take the plunge in most of the swimming pools in the country, or plonk yourself in one of those spas, you are taking your life in your hands, and it’s not necessarily through drowning.

You could be infected by something potentially fatal, leading to Legionnaires’ disease, and there is no legislation to protect you from it.

In fact, there is no Government agency with responsibility for making sure the pool water is safe.