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CommentBusiness in well-regulated markets trumps politics. That鈥檚 a good thing
As our politicians prepare to cut the UK from its neighbours, the world of commerce continues to march the opposite way 鈥� towards ever greater international co-operation
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CommentThe real deal on skills: why we must stop UK construction falling behind
The UK construction sector is in many respects less flexible, less efficient and less innovative than in those countries where sustainable training and employment practices have continued to be supported, says the ECA鈥檚 Andrew Eldred
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CommentFatally flawed - the standard method is a case study in how not to change planning policy
The current standard method is fatally flawed - yet not as flawed as the way it has been introduced, says The Strategic Land Group鈥檚 Paul Smith
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CommentWe need to ensure that there is a straightforward path for young people into the construction sector
To win new recruits to construction we must all get behind a shared industry plan 鈥� changing perceptions and building a seamless talent pipeline
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CommentThought for tomorrow: social value
Durkan鈥檚 Kevin O鈥機onnor sees the investment worth of social value
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Awkward questions
Clients experiment with a Cold War approach to contractors鈥� broken promises, Persimmon struggles to find聽a new boss unembarrassed by its own largesse, and the door staff get prickly at the 星空传媒 Awards聽
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CommentBrexit: the stakes are too high not to shake our bad habits
We are not going to meet the economic shock of Brexit by building in the way聽we鈥檝e always done. We have to embrace radical change
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CommentTalent on the move: there's a tug of war for skills in the contractor market
Will we have enough of the right people to build our projects to the right standards and at the right price?
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Comment鈥婭t鈥檚 OK not to be OK. But how do we make people OK?
With men making up the vast majority of the construction industry, a fair conclusion is that it is male behaviours around mental health that most need to be tackled: by training people in non-judgmental listening and saying it is 鈥淥K not to be OK鈥�.
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CommentIs altering the green belt the key to solving the UK鈥檚 housing crisis?
News of green belt boundaries being altered can often result in an element of local opposition, but amendments to national planning policy provide opportunities for better engagement
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CommentGrenfell 鈥� a question of trust?
If the Grenfell fire teaches us one thing, says Colm Lacey, it is that the construction and development sectors need to create a culture of trustworthiness and humanity
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Conservation areas
Tony Barton suggests how to put nimbyism to more constructive use
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: tall tales
Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets
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CommentBrexit: Any certainty in sight?
Even firms that are scenario-planning for Brexit admit that predicting what will happen is a massive guess, so no wonder commercial architect Lee Polisano told 星空传媒 he spends a lot of time worrying about it all
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CommentWe desperately need to instil a positive culture - not box-ticking exercises
We need to think differently about corporate governance to regain public trust 鈥� a realistic set of principles will help companies achieve this
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CommentCouncils and developers need to take responsibility for transport
Younger people are being forced to rely on cars in many new developments which are void of transport links. How can聽housebuilders, developers and local authorities get this right?
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CommentIs government creating a sustainable housing policy framework?
Like Brexit, housing policy is an environment fraught with uncertainty, writes Steve Douglas
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: It's all in the timing
This week鈥檚 construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can鈥檛 even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentWorried about the skills shortage? Try employing former military personnel
Don鈥檛 offer jobs to former service men and women out of pity; employ them because they are competent, ambitious, hardworking and quick to adapt
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Comment星空传媒 Good Employer Guide 2018
We have taken a fresh approach in this year鈥檚 Good Employer Guide, deliberately focusing on specific workplace initiatives designed to improve staff鈥檚 daily lives and, by extension, business performance