A lot of it comes down to energy costs to produce materials, a will to build more , lack of training and mentoring . The money is in lending money on mortgages not building houses. I think as far as youngsters go, and adults phones are a killer . I only got to look at guys I work with half of them are staring at a phone half the day, I'd ban phones or have them in a locker if I employed people. As for people slating young folk they're your kids or grandkids , I tell it as I see it I don't suffer them, I've refused to work with lazy sods before , gaming all night and claiming pip and in there p