Government's 'green deal' spurned by major retailers

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Flagship environmental scheme fails to win support of big names amid criticism it is too complex and may disadvantage the poor

The government's "green deal" scheme, intended to give householders a environmental makeover, launches on Monday without any of the country's large retailers signed up - despite a promise that they would...

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