All Letters articles – Page 22

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    ... and best run by professionals

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Working for parents and teachers?

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    We will not be moved

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    It’s good that the Candy brothers won their breach of contract case against developer Qatari Diar (“Candy brothers win Chelsea Barracks case”, building.co.uk, 25 June)

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    In memoriam

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    On 11 September 2001, 67 British subjects lost their lives in the World Trade Centre attacks

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    Go team!

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    We congratulate ڶ on the informative and “cheerleading” article celebrating British construction and design (9 July, page 34) at the British pavilion at the Shanghai Expo

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    I saw the news today, oh boy

    2010-07-16T00:00:00Z

    I noted with interest the news that local authorities are having to make substantial payouts on claims for damage to motor vehicles due to the state of the roads, caused by the severe winter weather

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    Low carbon needs high spending

    2010-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies

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    Charles, Camilla and Ike

    2010-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in ڶ (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July

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    Lose the legal battles

    2010-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (“Final whistle for £253m Wembley row”, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations

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    The birds and the bats

    2010-07-09T00:00:00Z

    ڶ’s piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)

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    What twerps we are ...

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of ڶ, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!

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    Storing up trouble

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time if we are to have an impact on global warming

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    The door had already closed

    2010-06-18T00:00:00Z

    I am writing regarding the article entitled “As one door closes …” (4 June, page 30)

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    Reasoning with the RICS

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    I note from last week’s issue (14 May, page 9) that you brought the QS Forum into what appears to be a growing row between the QS Professional Group within the RICS and the RICS itself. Your article asserts that the forum is set to hold “crunch talks” with RICS

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    Save our stability

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Preliminary statistics for the first quarter of 2010 show the number of Scottish construction firms becoming insolvent has doubled compared both with the last three months of 2009 and the same quarter last year

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    Lack of meritocracy

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest your article about work picking up in the South-east, particularly in the London region (building.co.uk, 20 May), but when I look at the range of jobs advertised, they appear to apply to surveyors or RICS-qualified people.I am wondering when I am going to get a job ...

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    Oh, grow up

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Paul Morrell’s article (28 May, page 28) suggests he will be saying sensible things to the ministers he is advising

  • Where would you site a machine gun to defend this secondary school?
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    Unfriendly fire

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    I write in relation to Chris Ryan’s comments in Wonders & Blunders (28 May, page 32) on Thomas Deacon Academy, of which I am a director

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    Crossrail solved

    2010-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)

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    People's prince

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    His intervention on the Chelsea Barracks scheme was a good deed well done by Prince Charles, as the high and mighty of the world of developers and architects are well able to use influence and money behind the scenes. The rest of us have to put up with the awful ...

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    The case for cutting VAT

    2010-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Newly appointed Lib Dem ministers in the Cabinet need to honour their party’s manifesto commitment to cut VAT on repair and maintenance works