STAYING, to our shame, on matters lavatorial, we find that in this area as in so many others the Office for Standards in Education will not tolerate failure.
Visitors caught short at the London HQ of OFSTED are greeted with signs urging a rigorous inspection of the toilet after they have finished. A curt notice says: “Toilet brushes are provided. Please leave the toilet in the same condition as you would wish to find it.” It all lends a new meaning to the phrase “bog standard”.