My house is very very cold in winter. Ice on the inside of the windows cold. The plan for the autumn was to get the basement insulated, and maybe if I was feeling flush, putting some extra insulation in the loft.

The plans now are on hold, cos apparently Gordon Brown is going to subsidise me to do it. I'll just hold on for a while.

This action is very welcome, but it does suggest that he's a twit, because I was going to do it anyway.