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We see rays of sunshine amid the gloom, construction buyers tell survey
You have got to admire the spirit, we are on the verge of the deepest recession most in the industry have witnessed and yet there are those in the construction who feel the worst may be passed.That seems to be what the latest construction market survey by the buyers' body ...
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Cold snap may prompt early collapse of weakened construction firms, says CEBR
It is good to see that the chill wind hasn't frozen the work produced by the economists at the consultancy CEBR.Here is one piece of cogitation that caught my eye.CEBR's chief economist Douglas McWilliams has done a "quick back of the envelope calculation" that suggests an additional two to three ...
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Economists mark 2009 for the biggest fall in house prices
If you bought a house in 2003 or afterwards there is a fair change that by 2013 it will be worth just the same or less than as you paid for it.That is the grimmest view taken by the forecasters at the economic consultant CEBR.However, looking at the most optimistic ...
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CommentStop navel-gazing and look up
We are so focused on our own disciplines that we fail to see there鈥檚 a bigger universe out there. What鈥檚 more, this universe is a lot more connected than we think
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Money can鈥檛 buy you love
Open mike:聽Successful projects rely on much more than hard cash, says Martin Murphy. Emotional investment by the local community and end users is what ensures success
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A little local thinking
The item concerning MPs鈥� call to local authorities to make better use of planning agreements to secure jobs for local people (23 January, page 23) may run into problems
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I hope Spring鈥檚 eternal 鈥�
星空传媒 has long been distinguished both for the level of its architectural criticism and for the number of its good architectural contributors
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The rules of the crane
The subject of crane safety has been under debate for too many years. I firmly believe the root cause of all the incidents is the lack of planning, monitoring and control
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On the safe side: Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences
Fears about the vagueness and leniency of health and safety and corporate manslaughter laws have been assuaged by two new pieces of legislation
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Parental concern
Nick Raynsford (16 January, page 30) you says he is upset with 鈥渕isleading and pejorative media coverage鈥�. I suspect that most of the upset is with 鈥渕edia coverage鈥� of any kind. The John Roan proposition is flawed and coverage simply exposes the things that you (my MP) and Greenwich council ...
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星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for Structure Tone
It鈥檚 a tentative start to the evening. The downstairs bar in Smiths of Smithfield is mysteriously shut. There鈥檚 an organic beer tasting event upstairs but by the looks on everyone鈥檚 faces that鈥檚 a non-starter
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Forever bursting bubbles
I was interested to read Gideon Amos鈥� latest defence of the government鈥檚 eco-towns programme (16 January, page 30). However, I fear history will view this initiative as being merely the froth on the top of the last housing market bubble: not amounting to much now that the bubble has burst
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CommentThe audacity of Hansom
Inspired by inaugural events across the pond, we indulge in some gentle globetrotting and encounter a failed QS in China, a cement protest in Greece and a lone Hungarian in the Middle East
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CommentThe passiv approach
There is always so much we can achieve by 鈥渄oing the simple things well鈥� 鈥� it鈥檚 a widely used sentiment and it鈥檚 nearly always true
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An even-handed approach
The article Sheep vs Grass (16 January, page 42) was a lovely idea, and a simple, clear list of green duds and gems would be great.
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CommentOur agenda
The recession is not without its fringe benefits. I, for one, have pounced on the opportunity to stop my children鈥檚 pocket money (even as I type these words they are combing west London in search of work, and the lessons learned will no doubt prove as important as schoolwork).
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CommentSuds law: Limiting adjudication materials
You can throw anything you want at an argument in an adjudication 鈥� even the kitchen sink 鈥� but it won鈥檛 wash if you don鈥檛 give the other side time to consider it
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CommentDo we still need Minter?: Late payments act
The Late Payments Act compensates companies for the costs they incur while waiting for their money, so we may be able to say goodbye to an old bit of case law