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CommentWhy Labour must think long term
Most political crises come and go in a short period, which is why it is more important than ever for the opposition to focus on the big issues if they are to regain power, writes David Blunkett
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CommentRegional strength: Those who can, reach
It may look like big beasts Bouygues and Balfour Beatty are adopting radically different UK strategies, but both know the importance of regional strength, says Alastair Stewart
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CommentSupport your supply chain
According to 精东影视鈥檚 new white paper, specialists fear the pain is about to get even worse - which makes the issue of fair payment more critical than ever, says Suzannah Nichol
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CommentThe secret schools report: Failings are all too familiar
The post-occupancy evaluation, leaked to 精东影视, contains some depressingly familiar statistics
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CommentThe secret schools report: Learning from the past
The government wouldn鈥檛 reveal its post-occupancy review of schools - so 精东影视 will
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CommentSchool places: Making a virtue out of necessity
A skint government needs to find new ways of meeting demand for school places. So it should ease up on regulation and allow the industry鈥檚 creativity to come to the rescue, says Peter Buchan
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CommentUK education standards: Move over Mr Gove
With the UK falling down the world rankings at an alarming rate, we can鈥檛 leave the education of our recruits to the government - it鈥檚 time for our industry to step in
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CommentSo much housing rhetoric, so little delivery
The housing minister can make 10 policy announcements before breakfast but nothing can disguise the fact that he is incapable of delivering on any of it, says Nick Raynsford
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CommentThe FIT is is still regressive, even after Supreme Court victory
The linking of the feed-in tariff to a home鈥檚 energy rating is just one of a series of blunders made by the government contributing to a missed opportunity
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CommentOsborne's Budget: The sound of silence
On Budget day our industry waited to hear the chancellor announce bold moves to unblock the pipeline of sorely needed social infrastructure projects. It鈥檚 still waiting, says Steve Beechey
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CommentHow the Budget hit building
Construction remains one of Britain鈥檚 best hopes for growth, even though George Osborne鈥檚 Budget last week failed to provide the industry with many treats, says Simon Rawlinson
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CommentNPPF: Reaction to the final document
Now the Coaliton has finally published its National Planning Policy Framework, 精东影视 gathers together the sector鈥檚 views
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CommentWhy are we still waiting?
Barton Willmore鈥檚 Ian Tant on the disappointing lack of clarity over planning reform in the budget
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CommentThe Green Deal will turn the UK into a dynamic energy efficiency market
Our Green Deal vision will turn the UK into a world-leading energy efficiency market, says Greg Barker
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CommentBoom and bust design theory
Our economic cycle, constantly revolving between feast and famine, will never encourage good, sustainable architecture. It is time we found a better way, says Jack Pringle
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CommentCollaboration is the key to our green ambitions
Ecobuild speaker Dan Labbad explains why he accepted an invitation to join the Green Construction Board
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CommentInfrastructure plan puts UK on the right road
Arup鈥檚 Alex Jan argues that David Cameron鈥檚 roads announcement has the ability to dramatically change infrastructure work in the UK
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CommentFive bold steps that would kick start UK infrastructure investment and growth
Richard Threlfall, KPMG鈥檚 UK head of building, infrastructure and construction on the government鈥檚 infrastructure push
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CommentThe outlook for outsourcing
Services groups that don鈥檛 share Kier鈥檚 pessimism about public sector outsourcing might do well to remind themselves exactly how local politics works
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CommentWhat will the world look like in 2050?
The built environment may not look radically different in the future but major change is needed to meet sustainability demands - and we need a plan now