Unconstructive Business

As might be expected given the Conservatives' promise to eliminate bureaucracy and get things jolly well done, the Conservatives are increasing bureaucracy and letting things stagnate. As with Brexit and the NHS, so with the greening of the construction sector, for which a sort of scheme thingy was set up in July, a mere five years after the previous ditching of green crap by the glistening pink pig-sticker. This latest wheeze is supposed to provide financial help for the plebs to insulate their little hovels; but the work has to be done by specially accredited firms, and gaining the accreditation takes longer and costs more than almost any firms find worth while. Surprisingly few small business owners are prepared to sell off the family jewels or rent out their spare stately homes in order to participate in a thingy which might at any moment fall victim to the Johnson attention span and will in any case be wound up in a few months so as to free up more money for lorry parks.