All Agenda 15 articles – Page 2

  • Bents Green school
    Comment

    Online poll: School spending

    2014-10-23T14:43:00Z

    Should the manifesto contain a pledge for a government-funded programme to address the predicted shortage of new school places? Vote here

  • Brick laying
    Comment

    Online poll: Funding training

    2014-10-16T17:33:00Z

    Do you think the government should continue with the industry levy used to fund training in trade skills? Vote here

  • Tax office HMRC
    Comment

    Online poll: Taxation

    2014-10-09T11:03:00Z

    Do you support implementation of an urgent wide-scale review of development and property taxation in the UK? Vote here

  • Agenda 15 draft manifesto cover
    Features

    Agenda 15 draft manifesto

    2014-09-22T17:24:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s draft manifesto for construction for the next parliament is now online for consultation here - and we want you to let us know what you think

  • Crane
    Features

    Agenda 15: The next phase

    2014-09-19T06:00:00Z

    As the party conference season approaches, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø is now ready to unveil the next stage of its Agenda 15 campaign to create a manifesto for construction for the next parliament.

  • Agenda15
    Features

    Agenda 15: Your views

    2014-08-06T06:00:00Z

    The spotlight turns to sustainability policy and ways to promote longer-term infrastructure planning

  • agenda 15 megaphones 2
    Features

    Agenda 15: What you said

    2014-08-01T06:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø has been asking the construction industry what policies the next UK government needs to adopt - here we review your responses

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Let's pick up the pace

    2014-05-23T06:00:00Z

    Despite claims that Westminster has entered a ‘zombie state’, it’s the perfect time for the industry to be putting forward policy ideas

  • Agenda 15 light bulb
    Features

    Agenda 15: What's the big idea?

    2014-05-23T06:00:00Z

    Want a say in shaping the future of the construction sector? With Agenda 15, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø is gathering the most important policy proposals for the next UK government to address. From infrastructure to environmental issues, it’s a chance to have your voice heard - but hurry, submissions close on 13 June ...

  • Chris Tinker
    Comment

    Help to Buy: Keep up the support

    2014-04-23T08:32:00Z

    Retaining the Help to Buy scheme through to 2020 would provide the confidence the industry needs to invest and increase housing supply, and enable thousands of people to buy their first home

  • James Wates
    Comment

    Over to you: Osborne's simple act of trust

    2014-03-28T06:00:00Z

    The chancellor’s Budget decision to give pensioners more control over their pension pot was a great example of how politicians should trust the electorate to make sensible decisions. Let’s have more of it

  • Agenda 15 Green Priorities
    Features

    Agenda 15: Green priorities

    2014-03-20T07:00:00Z

    In the latest in our series on ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation

  • George Osborne
    Features

    Budget 2014: Over to you, George

    2014-03-14T06:00:00Z

    Ahead of next week’s Budget, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne’s red box

  • Steve Beechey
    Comment

    A mixed school report

    2014-03-13T09:54:00Z

    December’s progress report into school procurement went largely unnoticed – but if the UK is to provide the education places its population needs, both the government and the industry need to sit up and pay attention

  • Ed Davey
    News

    Contractors call for Budget boost to green construction

    2014-03-07T00:01:00Z

    UKCG calls for ‘proper programme for retrofit’ as energy secretary Ed Davey pledges reforms to help market

  • Wall
    Features

    Agenda 15: Quite a climb

    2014-02-27T10:55:00Z

    A recovery of sorts is under way, but large parts of the industry are still struggling to grow. As part of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Agenda 15 campaign, we want to hear your views on what the obstacles to growth are and how can we overcome them. To prompt your thinking, we asked ...

  • Ann_Bentley
    Comment

    Agenda 15: The place of the construction industry in the political debate

    2014-02-18T07:00:00Z

    The Agenda 15 question is not just about the issues; it’s about making our democratic system work more effectively

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Short-term crises need long-term solutions

    2014-02-14T06:00:00Z

    Even without the shock effect of the recent floods, it is clear that much of the UK’s building and infrastructure provision is already in crisis

  • Where to spend it
    Features

    Agenda 15: Spending priorities

    2014-02-14T06:00:00Z

    As part of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Agenda 15 campaign to influence the national political debate ahead of the next election, we launched one of the biggest consultations ever undertaken in the industry. This week we want you to tell us where future government spending should be prioritised. To help get you thinking, ...

  • Agenda 15 logo yellow
    Features

    This is why they’re supporting ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s Agenda 15 ...

    2014-02-06T09:05:00Z

    At the start of the year ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø launched its Agenda 15 campaign - an attempt to pull together a manifesto for construction in advance of the next election. In reaction, the industry’s largest organisations have sent us messages of support, highlighting important issues for the political parties to address