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The reckoning
Fiona Gill and Mark Roach聽So what did the Labour party do for (or to) construction during the past 13 years? And what will happen if the Conservatives take over?
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CommentThe next step
I was one of the three graduates that did a small article with 星空传媒 last year (11 September 2009, page 34).
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CommentA pain in the NEC
Disputes on NEC projects are on the rise, so if you don鈥檛 want to find yourself in a bind, here are some points to be aware of when using this contract
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CommentHansom to park lane
At the 星空传媒 Awards 2010, nobody got a monopoly on the gongs, though tales abounded of top hats, cars, battleships, horses and more than a thimbleful of Soviet spirit
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CommentQuentin Shears: Golf rage
Simon decided golf would be more fun than doorstepping voters trying to watch Britain鈥檚 got talent鈥�
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Where鈥檚 my cut?
I enjoyed your leader on the perils of corruption in the less developed parts of the world (16 April, page 3)
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Nuclear contracts: Ending in tiers
The second of our three-part series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the target-cost clauses of tier two contracts 鈥� their benefits and pitfalls
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Channel hopping
How many more consultations are they going to waste money on (MPs attack plans for 10-mile Severn barrage)?
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CommentCan Clegg be trusted with BSF?
The Lib Dems鈥� education policy sounds promising. But, like the other parties, they鈥檙e remaining ominously quiet about capital investment
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CommentWonders & Blunders
Phil Reay-Smith loves the first purpose-built TV studio and its proximity to Coronation Street celebs, but is turned off by a new London hospital wing that looks ready to croak
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CommentChoice in an age of uncertainty
These days it seems nothing can be taken for granted, whether its simple travel plans or the fact that the Lib Dems are bound to come third. Which can be a good thing
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CommentIn praise of doing less: adjudication scheme
The scheme for adjudication is being redrafted to fit the new (deep breath) Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act. If only they would write it on just one page
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Springing into action
I read with interest your recent article about how the growth of the UK economy is hindered by a shrinking construction industry (鈥淐onstruction decline holds back UK economy鈥�, 23 April) but I think that it gives the wrong 鈥� and worrying 鈥� message to our industry
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The 拢406,000 man
As a chartered QS I read the article about the plans of the new boss of the RICS to woo disgruntled QSs (16 April, page 13) with some personal interest, as well as some sense of humour
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How construction can make cycling safer
The warm weather and longer days is making cycling to work enjoyable again. The streets of London are teeming with cyclists riding new bikes bought on their company's Cycle to Work scheme.Cycling is a brilliant to get stay fit and avoid the stuffy Tube, but unfortunately it's not as safe ...
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We're back to double-digit growth in house prices, oh dear
House prices are booming again, crack open the champagne!Well maybe not.If I was a house builder reading the latest survey from the Nationwide building society showing a double-digit rise in prices over the past year (see graph) I would be worried.Looking at my short-term prospects, naturally I would be chirpy ...
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鈥楶re-pack鈥� administrations face stricter controls
Against the backdrop of recovering economic meltdown, and the plethora of high-profile retail failures, several of which resulted in pre-pack sales (e.g. Whittards, The Officers Club and USC) - is it any wonder that creditors and indeed the public have come to an increasingly cynical view of 鈥榬evolving door鈥� or ...