All News Analysis articles – Page 16

  • News Analysis
    Features

    Education: Space exploration

    2012-09-07T00:00:00Z

    This week the government trumpeted the opening of 55 free schools. But the success of the movement is being stymied by a lack of suitable sites, and with a further 114 schools approved for next year, the problem is set to get worse

  • Housing
    Features

    Housing: What's the big idea?

    2012-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Leading industry figures tell us how they would end the housing crisis

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    Features

    The missing apprentices

    2012-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Why are there fewer apprentices in construction despite increased government spending on apprenticeships? ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø investigates

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    Features

    Cost of the Olympics: Was it worth it?

    2012-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Everyone’s agreed that the Olympic park was hugely successful. But with questions raised over the cost of procuring the Games, is this a model other public sector projects should follow?

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    Features

    M&E firms: The heat is on

    2012-08-02T09:53:00Z

    Why have M&Es been hit so hard this year and can anything be done to stop more of them going under?

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    Features

    Investing in infrastructure: Safe bet

    2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Questions remain over how the government’s £40bn infrastructure initiative will work - and whether it will unlock the pension funds’ billions

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    Features

    Should we work all hours?

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Ray O’Rourke has said a 35-hour week would make the industry more attractive to recruits. How realistic is a shorter working week is - and does anyone really want it?

  • Olympic Stadium
    Features

    Olympic marketing rights: Time’s running out

    2012-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Is it too late for UK construction to benefit from the Olympics?

  • Maude at GCS
    Comment

    Warm words, cold comfort?

    2012-07-06T00:00:00Z

    This week’s Government Construction Summit was the government’s chance to show what it was doing to get construction out of recession. But was its package of proposals enough to make up for the huge cuts in spending?

  • Construction site
    Features

    Are contractors not up to the job?

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s survey shows clients are having trouble finding contractors with the skills they need. Joey Gardiner asks why

  • Euro
    Features

    The shadow of the euro crisis

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Uncertainty over the euro is crippling the British construction sector’s chances of recovery. How bad could things could get for UK firms and how much longer can it go on?

  • NA
    Features

    Supermarkets: What's in store?

    2012-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets are preparing to shake up their framework agreements and plump for new ways of procuring work. So what will the new supply chain be expected to deliver? Emily Wright reports