Construction industry gossip: The long view

By Joseph Aloysius Hansom2022-10-14T06:00:00

The new minister is “not fully on top of” the job – but don’t worry, he’ll “look into it”

Safe as houses

Meet the new housing minister, hear the same old promises. Lee Rowley, formerly construction’s man in government, was getting to know his brief by touring housing fringe events at last week’s Tory party conference. “I’ve only been in the job two-and-a-half weeks, so you’ll understand if I’m not fully on top of the brief,” he explained to one deflated audience. At another event, the issue of planning was raised – basically, it’s terribly slow and can he speed it up – but his answer didn’t raise too much optimism either. “I will look into it.” Ho hum.

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