Government figures published today reveal brick deliveries fell 18.3% in February compared with a year ago, with block deliveries dropping 17.4% and ready-mixed concrete sales falling by 16.4% in the final quarter of 2025. Private new housing output, the sector Starmer’s fanciful 1.5 million homes target depends on, fell 6.3% in the three months to January. Total construction output has now declined for four consecutive quarters…
The Bank of England’s own contacts report new-build housing activity has “stalled,” with commercial development “largely paused”. Domestic brick production has collapsed from nearly two billion in 2022 to 1.3 billion, with imports now plugging the gap. But ‘BUILD BABY BUILD!’ caps look great on Steve Reed’s head…
The figures released today don’t even measure the impact of the Iran war. So expect the next release to be even worse…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”