I just enter these details into a programme and it tells me the answer.” He then told me: “It will be C or D, like nearly all properties in the UK. When the assessor came round he simply counted the number of rooms, windows and external walls. SIR – I recently sold my flat and had to obtain an energy performance certificate at a cost of more than £100. Only then will we have the information needed.Ī set of actions that might seem to be imperative, or appear to be supported by all parties, should still be subject to the rigours of proper analysis and decision-making. The net zero drive should be suspended until there is a proper understanding of: what is needed to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels how this might be achieved across all of our national activities the priorities, costs, possible negative consequences and their solutions what sort of time frames are achievable and how we will measure our progress, update the objectives and plan as the project unfolds. It’s a indictment of our political class that there has been so little debate on the meaning or feasibility of this initiative, and so little planning for it. SIR – Jack Marriott ( Letters, June 9) calls for a more sensible approach to net zero. SIR – I don’t wish to start a Devon versus Cornwall cream tea-style debate, but has Mr Bryant tried spreading his Marmite on warm toast, then putting butter on top? Today, it is hard even to spread it on a single piece of toast. At boarding school in the 1950s, mixing a little pat of butter with a small portion of Marmite enabled one to stretch it out to several pieces of bread. SIR – Having feared that our Marmite difficulties were a result of the lack of dexterity of our ageing fingers, we welcomed Mr Bryant’s letter. SIR – Twenty seconds in a microwave with the lid off does the trick. SIR – The solution to Mr Bryant’s Marmite problem is simple: mix a teaspoon or so of water into it. I call this mixture marmalite and take it for breakfast a couple of times a week, with my mug of coffee and The Telegraph. I too am in the “love it” camp and have developed a spread that other aficionados may like to try: smear butter on to a slice of toasted brown bread, cover from edge to edge with Marmite and top with a dollop of marmalade. While this is a minor inconvenience, it has to be expected when yeast is a primary ingredient. SIR – Keith Bryant ( Letters, June 9) laments the reduced pliability of Marmite. I was out at the time, but did it as soon as I got home (my passport information was required) at about 6.30pm, having already received the email with a reference number.Īstoundingly, the new passport was delivered yesterday, at 12.30pm. SIR – At 5pm on Tuesday my neighbour asked whether I would verify her passport renewal application. Suggestions to the contrary are quite unfounded. No fewer people will be employed answering inquiries, no staff will be working fewer hours, and nobody will be doing less work or working from a different location to now. Our highly regarded digital services also remain available. The deadline for self-assessment returns isn’t until January and 97 per cent of customers file online anyway, so temporarily diverting resource away from this area is an obvious choice. The true rationale for the changes we are making is to free up about 350 advisers to support more urgent inquiries – about 6,600 a day, in fact – ensuring that more people who really need to speak to an adviser can do so. SIR – Contrary to the suggestion in your report, operational decisions at the UK’s tax authority are not driven by the recent hot weather. Rishi Sunak needs to appoint a heavyweight minister to get to grips with Civil Service culture and cut its numbers drastically. The consequence would be: no more customers. Imagine if employees in the private sector refused to process customers’ problems. SIR – The contempt that the Civil Service routinely shows towards the public – which pays for it – has plumbed new depths. How can it be permitted to act in such a cavalier manner? This comes as figures reveal a recent drop in the number of its staff in the office. SIR – HMRC, which is supposed to be a public-service organisation, is shutting one of its most popular helplines for three months ( report, June 9).
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