"New household formation is currently out-stripping new house building - it has been for some time but isdoing so to a greater extent now, " Mr Boulger says.
It scores badly because it has not eliminated such chemicals altogether, has not set time limits fordoing so, does not provide a full list of regulated substances and is insufficiently precautionary for Greenpeace's tastes.
All too often pundits and policymakers seek a single cause for social stratification when they should accept that in a nation where inequality in real monetary terms is increasing - and has been doing so for quite some time despite the so-called boom years - the reasons for being at the bottom of the heap are manifold.
If you have finance skills and plan to volunteer at a soup kitchen, he says, one hour of your timeis worth significantly more for the organization if you spend it helping with budgeting rather than doinga manual task like sorting cans.