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Divided we fall
First person - The industry s safety record has deteriorated badly, and the whole project team must share the responsibility for improving it.
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Lucky numbers
The National Lottery has bankrolled a regeneration revolution. Let's hope its new operator can keep up the good work.
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Rising above the rest
First person Works of genius are instantly recognisable, impossible to define and are, at bottom, the difference between right and wrong.
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State benefits
First person The tables have been turned on private clients as the public sector increasingly embraces partnering and best practice.
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Pass the portal
First person Construction Internet portals promise the world, but do we really need them? If we do, it may be the small firms that win.
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Casting a block vote
Second opinion Rather than sounding the death knell of aircrete, changes to energy regulations should breathe new life into it.
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Losing at Wembley
First person It s no wonder the national stadium keeps hitting obstacles: it has the wrong price, the wrong client and the wrong location.
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The gender agenda
First person Women in construction aren’t just men with breasts. Making the industry more female-friendly means making a cultural change.
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Bridge over denial
First person First a recumbent wheel, and now a swaying bridge. The difference is, the wheel team avoided dishing out blame.
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Missing the mark
Second opinion The quality mark is like Constructionline: a good idea that s going to struggle to arouse much enthusiasm.
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Hats off to Fez
First person Two communities: a medieval Arabian labyrinth or ideal American exurbs. Which has the most to teach the UK?
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The phoney war ends
Tony Blair has sounded the death-knell for those who fought against the Egan revolution. Now let’s win the peace.
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Mind your manners
Call us old-fashioned, but whatever happened to politeness and common courtesy in the workplace?
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Let’s learn our lesson
First person If it wants to attract the best young people, the industry needs to start listening to their views and aspirations.
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Doing the round
Second opinion Architecture Week comes but once a year, and brings the chance to share a capsule with a specialist.
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Things to come
First person To mark his 20th anniversary as a 星空传媒 columnist, Sir Michael Latham looks to the future of the industry.
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Rank follies
First person Transparent, open-plan buildings reflect the nation’s embarrassment about hierarchies – but the fact is, people like their privacy.
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Be it ever so humble …
First person The slums may have gone, but Britain is still plagued by housing difficulties – which the Conservatives only made worse.
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Keep your boots muddy
First person The dot-com-dominated City is no place for contractors. They should opt out and take ownership into their own hands.
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Greater London counsel
First person Daily Mail scare stories aside, the GLC was an effective, efficient friend of construction. Shame none of the mayoral hopefuls seem aware of it.