Labour – assuming that they manage to win an election – already has plans in place to tackle the cost of living. By, er putting it up.
Labour has said it would insulate 2m houses within a year to slash bills and reduce reliance on Russian gas, accusing Boris Johnson of a “shameful” failure to stop Britain’s homes leaking heat.
Given that there isn’t a magic money tree, someone has to foot the bill. Of course, they will claim that the ‘rich’ will pay. In reality, it will be the ordinary taxpayer – you and I – who will pay through increased taxes. This clearly comes from the Diane Abbott school of mathematics.
And you’ll have every chancer around crawling out from under their rocks to help the government spend the (borrowed) money – not exactly a recipe for high quality or low cost work…
Given that there isn’t a magic money tree
Fake news!
Set printer go Brrrr!
All money available for glorious socialist paradise, comrade!
Are Britain’s homes leaking heat? I worked in the building trade in the early 1980s and the houses that were being built back then were fully insulated, both the walls and loft spaces. Most houses older than that will have double glazing and loft insulation at least. Some very old or listed buildings can’t be improved. I suspect that, as usual, the politicos haven’t done their homework and their claims are simply not true.
@Stony
+1 My mid 80s house has build fitted internal wall insulation, loft insulation and double glazing. Putting one hand on external wall and one on internal: no difference
Cavities empty as they should be especially as it’s a high wind blown rain area (700ft alt)
As you say, ~90% that can be insulated at sensible cost have been… and many now suffering damp & mould
I’ve heard people say that the flock cavity wall insulation can cause problems with dampness. We had that type of insulation fitted maybe ten years ago, the house is noticeably warmer and we haven’t had any problems.
The problem is it’s sold on basisis it doesn’t absorb water, thus damp is a fallacy
However, micro-fibre products are sold on how much better they are at absorbing than eg a sponge
Both are right and wrong as they use “absorb” to not mean and mean contain/hold
Wind driven rain penetrates the outer layer of bricks, the cavity is to allow it to stop and trickle down. The blown fibre filling holds the water and allows it to difuse onto the inner wall causing damp
Numerous cases of courts ruling installer must remove, but they’ve usually liquidated before judgement
It’s the great unreported misselling scandal due to Blair’s Ofcom green regulations