Opinion – Page 47
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Investors back Andrew Davies’ vision for Kier
Dave Rogers on the way ahead for Kier, its housing arm and its jobs
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Heathrow’s third runway: No more standing still
Ruling is an opportunity to engage, says Chris Richards
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5 minutes with … Yasmin Al-Ani Spence, director, WilkinsonEyre
Yasmin Al-Ani Spence tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about the Chrysler building in New York, Bob the Builder and Villa Tugendhat in Brno
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Construction industry gossip: Mipim musings and those KPF towers in Acton
Gossip on a no show from Lord Adonis, the future of handshakes and a two-floor cheese barge on Regent’s Canal
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Help young workers fight for what they believe in
We need to encourage advocacy in new designers and architects
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How HMRC have eased the burden of IR35 tax changes
Light-touch approach will make tax changes easier for firms
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Coronavirus, construction and Cannes
Coronavirus looks set to scupper construction’s fragile recovery
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Priti Patel’s plans and crucial EU site workers
Nul points for the home secretary’s clampdown on low-skilled immigration
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Construction industry gossip: Coronavirus masks and Donald Trump in India
Gossip on surgical masks for coronavirus, a dog with a taste for construction and a developer going vegetarian
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In conversation with Steve Watts on tall buildings and vertical farms
Steve Watts, chair of the Council on Tall Ðǿմ«Ã½s and Urban Habitat, talks to Jamie Harris
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5 minutes with … Manisha Patel, senior partner, PRP Architects
Manisha Patel tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about breaking down cultural barriers, breathing underwater and an urban community in Cornwall
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Fine margins: let’s rebalance the risk in construction
Little progress can be made on improving the sector until we fix the fundamental problem of contractors’ margins
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UK2070: Time for construction to be an agent for change
Our industry will not succeed in creating change if we continue with fragmented, underpowered and short term initiatives, writes Patricia Moore
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John Tutte: The problem with the building beautiful commission’s report
It ignores our recommendations – which come from our customers – and proposes blanket solutionsÂ
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How buildings can fight coronavirus
Are buildings going to be allies or enemies in the looming war on the spread of coronavirus? BESA’s David Frise thinks it could go either way
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Modern methods of construction and changing the way we build
Adopting modern methods of construction will allow the industry to hit vital targets on decarbonisation, building safety and better designÂ
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5 minutes with … Sophie Steed, director, Squire & Partners
Sophie Steed tells Ðǿմ«Ã½ about her 1980s pop music knowledge, the Mackintosh Ðǿմ«Ã½ in Glasgow and women in construction.Â
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Construction industry gossip: Sajid Javid at an HS2 site and Jeremy Corbyn quipping
Gossip on Sajid Javid visiting Curzon Street, snazzy Wood Wharf properties and the fate of Heathrow’s third runway
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What placemaking should mean for us as developers
Looking at loneliness in cities shows it is vital to create space where social connections can be made – and to do this, we need to listen
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Addressing the crisis in the professional indemnity (PI) insurance market
It could be solved by insurance-backed alliancing and rewarding evidence of technical competence