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Belfast's new troubles
Regarding the planned spending cuts in Northern Ireland, if ministers would get some sort of PPP in place to fill the public sector funding void, privatise water and other public bodies and sort out the planning system, the cuts would not be so severe
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CommentNot-so-smooth landing
Thanks to John Potter for this photo taken in Cheltenham. 鈥淎t least the spiked railings will stop them hitting the ground!鈥� he comments pointedly
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CommentQuentin Shears: Thinking inside the box
I鈥檝e never been entirely sure what management consultancy is. My only hope was that nobody else knew either
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CommentConstruction in Cairo: Scaling the stone towers
The construction industry in Cairo has tended to stick to concrete buildings of a similar form and size, says Paul Scott. Now this seems to be changing in interesting ways 鈥�
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CommentHansom: Strange days indeed
Nothing is as it seems this week, what with resurrected chief executives turning up at race courses, bestiality taking place in the workplace and well-known architects running away to sea
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CommentHas CITB been saved from privatisation?
Francis Maude鈥檚 non-committal announcement could spell good news for the body
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CommentMake schools not war
The escalating battle between Michael Gove and councils taking legal action over BSF threatens to become a drawn out conflict 鈥� the perfect excuse to delay school building further
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CommentDo arbitrators really disappoint?
Research out this week shows half of firms using arbitrators are not satisfied with their performance, and they seem to have good reason鈥�
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CommentA boost for Passivhaus in the UK
The inaugural UK Passivhaus conference gives a taste of what鈥檚 to come.
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CommentIt鈥檚 official 鈥� construction has never had it so good
This sounds too good to be true, and it probably is
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City Inn: How to avoid unexpected delay disputes
Extensions of time in cases of concurrent delays are tricky, the key is how you draft your contract鈥�
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CommentSecond best is no good at all: impressions from the Labour party conference
Fresh from the Labour conference, Amanda Levete muses on the pointlessness of second place, the deviousness of committees and the role of a great leader in making great buildings
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CommentShut your beaks
The construction industry is like a chick in its nest waiting for someone to deliver juicy new-build projects when it should be looking at the nitty-gritty of running an estate
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CommentDon't kid yourself
Our Top 250 consultants league table shows the harsh realities gripping the construction sector, and there鈥檚 no sign of improvement yet
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Train to win
Tony Bingham has been a long-time critic of the levy system so it was disappointing, but not surprising, that his recent article 鈥淔eeling a little short changed?鈥� repeated the arguments against CITB-ConstructionSkills currently being used by the Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors
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A little less conversation
If housing minister Grant Shapps is so confident about his housebuilding incentive scheme (1 October, page 12), will he now explain why the details of how it will work have yet to see the light of day?
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CommentOff his perch
Martin Ward, the construction director of Persimmon Homes, came across this set-up in Mauritius. He says: 鈥淭here are vertical reinforcing bars below him and the cross supports are nailed to the block wall.鈥�