They want less tradesman, then they can set up McPlumbing firms/franchises country wide, employing so called "apprentices" on low wages, while they charge out at craftsman's rates, blatant.

They realise it mate, its called setting up a monopoly.....if people think they are charged a lot now, just wait until all the cronies are the only ones who can be bothered with it all/have the connections to kiss arse to be allowed to do it.

I know of a lot of guys either leaving the industry or even the country.....sad, real sad.

Deregulation, self certification and self rule by those involved in the industry......it is human nature that the greedy, power hungry self servers, will serve themselves.