More nannying from two jags

MBQ · 2004-11-19T12:15:50+00:00

From jeff Howell in the telegraph"Now plans are afoot to coerce more of us into carrying out"energy-saving" alterations to our properties, whether we want to ornot. The strategy is spelled out in a consultation document publishedby the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and, if adopted, it willmean that anyone undertaking home improvement work exceeding £8,000(excluding VAT) will be obliged to spend an additional 10 per cent ofthe total project value to improve the insulation value of theexisting building"The only good news is that the energy-efficiency improvements wouldbe required to have a payback period of seven years or less, whichshould rule out measures such as replacement double glazing and solarheating, both of which take decades to pay for themselves. Don't ruleout the ODPM tweaking the proposals to get around this caveat, however"One extraordinary thing about these proposed changes is that very fewpeople in the building industry seem to be aware of them. Theproposals were apparently circulated to more than 250 organisations,but the paragraph in question was buried on page 103 of a 332-pagedocument (whose consultation period ended, by the way, three weeksago)."DiscussMBQ

Nov 19, 2004 63 Replies

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IMM 21 years ago

The sort of sex that occurs at the snots is not my sort thank you. They should be locked for what they do. I would burn 'em all.

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The Natural Philosopher 21 years ago

Ah. You prefer it in the working mens toilets then? Nothing like a bit of rough is there John?

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IMM 21 years ago

Is that what the snots do and use?

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IMM 21 years ago

Did you do that as well? I would burn 'em all/

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