Conditions are right for seismic change. It’s time to ask really tough questions

By Andrew Ruck2021-11-03T05:54:00

Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing – and why

Recently I ordered some wood flooring for my living room. The price I was quoted was £42 a square metre. I accepted.

Subsequently the supplier told me the price had now gone up by 20% – non-negotiable. My builders’ merchant is limiting the number of bags of cement I can buy and the timeframe for materials arriving for my DIY project at home is uncertain.

Our decorator is fully booked up until the end of the month and he is currently working seven days a week trying to keep up.

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