All Leader articles – Page 10

  • Sarah Richardson
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    GE2017: All to play for

    2017-06-02T06:00:00Z

    Promises on public spending and skills have swayed construction from the Conservatives to Labour

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Council housing: Anything you can do

    2017-05-26T07:50:00Z

    Theresa May’s pledge to build ‘a new generation of council homes’ is a riposte to Labour’s promise to fund 500,000 social homes

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Taking a lead on BIM

    2017-05-12T06:00:00Z

    BIM can improve the industry’s efficiency but more firms need to adopt it before the full benefit can be realised

  • Sarah Richardson
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    NHS on life support

    2017-05-05T06:00:00Z

    The NHS is in a critical condition as capital funding pots are being raided to meet a widening funding gap

  • Sarah Richardson
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    The Brexit election: Beating the drum

    2017-04-28T06:00:00Z

    A large majority would give the Conservative more freedom in the Brexit negotiations but how would they use it? And are they listening to construction’s concerns?

  • Chloe McCulloch
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    Snap election: Construction’s chance

    2017-04-21T06:00:00Z

    The general election is a chance for the industry to make its case to politicians of all parties

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Fitzgerald: Cometh the hour …

    2017-04-13T06:00:00Z

    Turning Bovis’ fortunes around will be no small task for Greg Fitzgerald but you wouldn’t bet against him

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Free schools don't come cheap

    2017-04-07T06:00:00Z

    The question of whether the government is spending too much on free schools development is far from clear cut

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Our work cut out

    2017-03-31T06:00:00Z

    Labour saving technology might stem the skills shortage, but it’s unlikely to be introduced quickly

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Nuclear chill

    2017-03-24T06:00:00Z

    Concrete is about to be poured at Hinkley, but future nuclear projects are beset with problems

  • Sarah Richardson
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    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø's manifesto for a better Brexit

    2017-03-17T06:00:00Z

    Our campaign for a better Brexit deal for the industry features eight key demands

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Budget 2017: That’s all, folks

    2017-03-10T06:00:00Z

    There were no major spending commitments in the Budget but some of the announcements could offer long-term promise

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Grow your own apprenticeships

    2017-03-03T06:00:00Z

    Firms should use the apprenticeship system to meet the industry’s long-term needs as competition with other industries is set to increase

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Something in the air

    2017-02-23T06:00:00Z

    Construction should be getting behind Sadiq Khan’s proposals for tackling air pollution from site machinery

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Moving away from Starter Homes is a big step

    2017-02-16T06:00:00Z

    The government’s switch to supporting housing associations shows policy is heading in the right direction, but construction needs more support in the face of Brexit

  • Chloe McCulloch
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    The results are in

    2017-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Our exclusive survey shows the industry would prefer a ‘soft Brexit’ with as little disruption to the status quo as possible

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Go with the flow

    2017-02-03T06:00:00Z

    Making flood risk management a national infrastructure priority could create more viable areas for development

  • Sarah Richardson
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    The left behind

    2017-01-27T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s female engineers are having to endure harassment and victimisation at work, which should not be tolerated

  • Sarah Richardson
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    What kind of Brexit?

    2017-01-19T06:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø is calling on our readers to complete our survey about your priorities for the sector in the negotiations ahead

  • Sarah Richardson
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    Up the garden path

    2017-01-11T10:48:00Z

    Garden villages are earmarked to provide 48,000 homes which won’t be a gamechanger for the UK’s housing supply