April 9, 2021
John Butler has been digging away in the vaults of Government data and statistics to ascertain the answer to one of the most often asked questions we receive, “Is there enough straw to build”?
The figures are interestingly optimistic (we shan’t spoilt it for you!).
Dig in and sift through this very vital piece of work
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