Clear Blue Water

Something called Steve is threatening to get tough on moisture provision profiteers, at least to the extent of perhaps no longer permitting them to monitor their own pollution. The former Minister for Profitable Healthcare informed the plucky little entrepreneurs that the régime of self-regulation (non-regulation, in Oldspeak) introduced via the bonfire of bureaucracy ignited by the glistening pink Head Boy and his little yellow fags will almost possibly be coming to an end at some point or other. It all sounds jolly believable, especially as a similar pledge was made three years ago by Rebecca Pow, whom everyone remembers these days, with the usual memorable results. Whatever happens, we may at least take it for granted that nothing so Euro-Stalinist as planning will be involved: the Steve in question did not deign to specify when or to what extent the rules will be tightened, let alone hint what salutary sanctions will be imposed for breaking them, and the likelihood that anything of the kind will occur before the general election is only slightly smaller than the chance of its occurring afterward.