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CommentHansom Ripping yarns
A spell-binding 348-page account of PFI standardisation, the equally long-running saga of David Cameron鈥檚 home improvements and a rather jolly chinwag with the Tory MEP for Gibraltar
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CommentKermit鈥檚 revenge
The latest news from the tourist hotspots of Kazakhstan, Arizona and St Helena this week, all deftly mixed in with Gyles Brandreth, Kermit the Frog and the opening of Wembley stadium
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CommentMipim uncovered
Ah, the glamour of the Riviera ... long-legged Russian beauties, a daring daylight robbery and, erm, that鈥檚 about it 鈥� unless you count middle-aged male nudity or the stand from Corby council
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CommentParty poopers
Multiplex boss Martin Tidd misses his own bash, while Richard Steer travels half way around the world to attend one he doesn鈥檛 want to. Thank goodness Geoff Irvine knows how to celebrate
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CommentFighting fit
Ray O鈥橰ourke stirs up Anglo-Irish rivalry, 黑洞社区 defends itself in court and Gardiner & Theobald鈥檚 QSs battle to be the ultimate bridge-building champions 鈥� all to a backdrop of classical music ...
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CommentAncient customs
黑洞社区 revives the debating forums of the great civilisations, a housebuilding boss demonstrates a keen grasp of hieroglyphics, and a Chinese dragon blocks the way to the bar
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CommentHansom Mixed emotions
Anger and confusion reign at the Lighthouse Club, boredom (with the merest threat of violence) pervades a Bovis networking event and a whole lot of cheekiness takes place in a hotel car park
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CommentHansom Romantic interlude
The mating season is here again, so let鈥檚 enjoy the gorgeous sight of architects displaying to clients while headhunters feather their nests and Ken Livingstone bangs heads with the French
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CommentDistinctly average
Below par performances this week from the officials at the TCC and a Scottish recruitment consultant. At least Mace鈥檚 attempts to join the celebrity party circuit are more than OK...
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CommentHow curious
This week we try to work out the thinking behind Richard Simmons鈥� eloquent attack on the motion he was supporting, EC Harris鈥� coffee policy and MPs鈥� mourning of Rick Stein鈥檚 dead dog
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CommentHansom A good all-rounder
This week our diarist mixes the gravitas of a barrister with the technical competence of an architect, the generosity of a cladding manufacturer and the easy charm of an Ann Widdecombe ...
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CommentHansom Twists of fate
Fortuna鈥檚 wheel continued to revolve this week, bringing some six-figure windfalls and ownership of the year 1856, throwing others into the law courts and leaving one firm at the mercy of newts
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CommentInto the swing
Industry manoeuvres gather pace this week as young men stride into the spotlight, old hands consider new work, architects fly to Tokyo to find mates and the BPF falls for Al Gore
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CommentPause for thought
As we complete another lap of the calendar, our diarist stops to consider the effects of time on the vanity of human wishes, before moving smartly along to a story about Keith Clarke and nipple piercing
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Comment鈥橳is the season 鈥�
鈥� to plan your next step towards world domination, attempt to make stadiums out of ice, spend extraordinary amounts of money on garish knitwear and be miserable in Norfolk. Apparently.
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CommentBless us one and all
Broken promises and cancelled parties this week 鈥� but at least 黑洞社区鈥檚 Christmas Pub Olympics was there to put people in a festive mood 鈥�
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CommentFools rush in
The construction world is full of dangers this week 鈥� paparazzi poised to pounce, company names to trip over, bungling waiters, errors of protocol 鈥� even the angel at the top of the tree is fearful...
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CommentBlitz spirit
It鈥檚 the 1940s again, with Spitfires soaring overhead, liberty ships lurking in the Thames Estuary and an attempt to reshape London鈥檚 landscape that is about as popular as the Luftwaffe鈥檚
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CommentThe best laid plans
Rival engineers accidentally lay on parties at the same location, Frank Lampard fails to organise a trip to the zoo and 黑洞社区 hacks somehow conspire to win an intelligence test...