tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post2755981061146565066..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Conservatory Tax: Day 10, the plot thickensMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-89837531823975390952012-04-19T22:22:08.516+01:002012-04-19T22:22:08.516+01:00I quite understand why you are upset at the way th...I quite understand why you are upset at the way this has been handled, it's a complete dog's breakfast that makes everyone involved look stupid.<br /><br />However, this is what happens when you politicize essentially technical matters. The ability of politicians to influence regulations might seem great but it cut's both ways as the regulations themselves become political footballs. buildingstoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547733565964401449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-74374512172459328232012-04-19T14:21:21.473+01:002012-04-19T14:21:21.473+01:00If we were being conspiratorially minded we could ...If we were being conspiratorially minded we could see this whole story as a piece of Daily Mail self-promotion. They inaccurately report on a story about requiring a "conservatory tax", something that Mark pointed out wasn't part of the Part L consultation. A week later they ten report the government has backed down on the proposals and when Part L comes out with the same Michael Enstonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-46684234167648170002012-04-19T13:41:59.805+01:002012-04-19T13:41:59.805+01:00Excellent piece, I couldn't agree more. I can&...Excellent piece, I couldn't agree more. I can't figure out how the Mail got onto this in the first place. Do they have teams of people looking through every Government publication for the word Green? There's not a huge amount about the Green Deal in the Part L consultation, it just says that people might be able to use it to fund consequential improvements if they meet the Golden RuleSteve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665729011814592025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-10787799177675479432012-04-19T13:29:44.989+01:002012-04-19T13:29:44.989+01:00And what a terrible insult to the hundreds of peop...And what a terrible insult to the hundreds of people who willingly gave their time, unpaid, to help shape the proposals in the first place. I, for one, will think carefully about whether or not to donate my time next time.Neil Cutlandhttp://www.cutlandconsulting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-91231477911021545412012-04-19T11:23:18.865+01:002012-04-19T11:23:18.865+01:00Couldn't have summed up my thoughts better. An...Couldn't have summed up my thoughts better. An absolutely brilliant dissection of a shitstorm whipped up by the DM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-16557961418220831502012-04-19T11:05:07.678+01:002012-04-19T11:05:07.678+01:00...I fear Alban might be right. Nonetheless, it do......I fear Alban might be right. Nonetheless, it does seem to me that the Govt could have handled this whole thing so much better if they'd gone about it the other way round. If they'd started with a clear committment to consequential improvements, to boost the economy, create jobs, cut dependence on foreign fuels & expensive renewables, etc, then the Green Deal could have been Kate de Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-59705661968917124642012-04-19T10:53:53.534+01:002012-04-19T10:53:53.534+01:00I read this earlier and couldn't agree more. Q...I read this earlier and couldn't agree more. Quite how they can get away with referring to it as a 'tax' is beyond me.<br /><br />I passed two ladies on the street this morning and overheard a few words of their conversation which obviously related to this subject and ahered to the Mail view, and had to restrain myself from repeating your tirade...Toby Chttp://www.greengaugebuildingenergy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-7879655343497932092012-04-19T10:32:10.758+01:002012-04-19T10:32:10.758+01:00Superlative piece, Mark on episode 9 of 'OmniS...Superlative piece, Mark on episode 9 of 'OmniShambles': Will deffo track your stuff in future. 3 further apposite sources: <br /><br />9 months back, Wail editor Dacre reportedly met Lawson of the 'educational charity' GWPF for lunch. Since then the Wail's attack on the opportunities & imagined costs of CC mitigation has grown yet shriller: <br />http://Alban Thurston SW19http://www.projectdirt.com/groups/jfyrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-91721591503820253372012-04-19T10:19:47.311+01:002012-04-19T10:19:47.311+01:00Is there a scrap of hope to cling to, in that &quo...Is there a scrap of hope to cling to, in that "No 10" have only denied 2 things that aren't actually in the Part L proposals anyway - namely compulsory 10% spend (rather than 10% celing), and conservatory tax, (as the proposals exclude most conservatories)?Kate de Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-70703067587804136332012-04-19T10:12:37.887+01:002012-04-19T10:12:37.887+01:00Tom,
Maybe, although I'm not a party politica...Tom,<br /><br />Maybe, although I'm not a party political animal. What irks me here is the way this has all been handled: the consultations are there to encourage debate but, when it comes down to it, the debate has been hi-jacked by "other forces."Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-62910380995277040172012-04-19T09:42:30.296+01:002012-04-19T09:42:30.296+01:00Nice comment Mark. You're kinda revealing your...Nice comment Mark. You're kinda revealing your political colours there!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941207174792378631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-78208372420501641372012-04-19T08:37:54.051+01:002012-04-19T08:37:54.051+01:00Thankyou Nick. I haven't felt so stirred up by...Thankyou Nick. I haven't felt so stirred up by a building story in ages. It's good to get the juices flowing again.And I haven't finished yet.....Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-50028504094668161252012-04-19T08:25:25.661+01:002012-04-19T08:25:25.661+01:00Brilliant!!Brilliant!!Nick Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949493936074643201noreply@blogger.com