“For instance, data collected in the United Kingdom in 2018 showed that the number of public toilets had dropped by 39 per cent over the previous two decades.”
The UK lost 39 percent of its public toilets in twenty years. Institutions walked away from the job and left it to bars, where the answer to “Can I use the toilet, please?” is a long silence. People with bowel disease pay first, planning every bus ride and beach trip around a restroom. A basic piece of civic plumbing now comes with a purchase requirement.