How long before the scammers start calling?
Every household can apply for a £5,000 voucher under a £3billion drive for ‘greener’ homes, hospitals and schools to support 140,000 jobs announced today.
After all, they have cottoned onto the track and trace and are calling people asking for money for testing kits that never arrive. We had this before with the green initiative. A company in Swansea used to call incessantly until I installed truecall machine. They probably do still call, but they get zapped and I never get the calls.
That £3bn is going to have to be paid for. There is only one way that is going to happen, because slashing the size of government and ceasing to pour money overseas and into the coffers of the fake charities ain’t gonna happen.
I thought this country elected a Conservative government last December? Labour must really be struggling now given that their thunder has been stolen. Given the monumental clusterfuck of the past six months along with spending money on an unprecedented scale, Corbyn must be pissing himself.
What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2627739/First-death-gutted-ex-Minister-Peter-Garrett-tells-inquiry-disastrous-pink-batts-scheme-electrocution-Matthew-Fuller-25.html
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/insulationscheme-house-fires-rise-20100325-qzvv.html
As I recall, not all scammers bothered with cold calling, they just applied for the money without the knowledge of homeowners and just pocketed it. Some homeowners only became aware that they’d supposedly applied for grants when someone knocked on their door asking to inspect the work.
I can remember my Dad boring on about getting a Council grant for Cavity Wall Insulation back in the 70’s.
I met some of the scammers when I was obligated to be ‘upskilled’ in one of my occupations under a Blairite Scheme. The guys who provided the ‘training’ were scruffy failed teachers and the ever changing ‘management’ were spivs probably fresh from selling PPI compo. Everybody got a piece of the pie, Local Authority, the city College and the University which ‘Validated’ it. The part which purported to asses my numeracy was clearly lifted from an American SATS for Juniors. The Training Providers even had a piss taking acronym, SUK.
Personally I’ll make full use of the Govts. other new scheme, 50% discount on restaurant meals Monday to Wednesday, next week (? have to check).
My night owl neighbour reports that most city pubs remain closed in the evening and with just a few punters in those that are open. People are out and about in large numbers during the day, have they just got used to staying in or do they now prefer to drink in each others houses and gardens ?
Utterly off topic, just listening to the State Broadcaster 7am ‘news’, the newsreader was telling of a new archeological find, a Bishops lead seal. Cloth brained bunt said”Leed Seal”, (in a circus act maybe).
Yep ! You would think we have a socialist government now ! Wait till the basic tax rate goes up to 25% soon !
Have to be subtler than that. Can’t risk the blue wall