Opinion – Page 251
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Fuel poverty looms for many
Most of the comments on the FITs debate seem to forget that there are legions of people who spend a considerable portion of their day at home
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Regional strength: Those who can, reach
It may look like big beasts Bouygues and Balfour Beatty are adopting radically different UK strategies, but both know the importance of regional strength, says Alastair Stewart
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø plays host at … The ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards
Kriss Akabusi’s achievements and yacht size got this table talking at the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Awards
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My digital life … with Ian Blacker
This week, confessions are made to monopolising an iPad, using the Ocado app and listening to Paul Weller
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The secret schools report: Failings are all too familiar
The post-occupancy evaluation, leaked to ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø, contains some depressingly familiar statistics
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David Tonkin on the Government Construction Summit
Atkins UK chief executive talks of ‘exciting’ shift in ministers’ approach
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Paul Morrell on the Government Construction Summit
Chief construction adviser says ministers ‘want sight of where the sector is heading’
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Plunge in construction pushes UK into recession
Brian Green predicts sharp edges will be shaved off latest GDP data as gloominess proves ‘overdone’
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The secret schools report: Learning from the past
The government wouldn’t reveal its post-occupancy review of schools - so ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø will
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Why last week's rise in inflation should not have been a surprise
Brian Green argues that the latest Office for National Statistics figures were entirely predictable and underline the challenges ahead
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A quick guide to the Party Wall Act 1996: what it is and what work it covers
A quick guide to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 (PWA 1996), explaining what the Act does and what works the Act covers.
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Why all the outrage over the 'conservatory tax'?
Misunderstanding, emotion over taxes and a lack of knowledge about the Green Deal have contributed to a bad public image for consequential improvements
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Brian Green on ... recession
Continuing hard times will see others follow Balfour Beatty’s lead
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School places: Making a virtue out of necessity
A skint government needs to find new ways of meeting demand for school places. So it should ease up on regulation and allow the industry’s creativity to come to the rescue, says Peter Buchan
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Wonders & blunders with Bridget Sawyers
Bridget Sawyers thinks the elegant simplicty of the Olympic velodome deserves a lap of victory, but St George Wharf on the Thames should be disqualified
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On the wrong track
Comparing the features of present day buildings with those of 45 years ago isn’t fair
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Green light
To get consumers excited about the Green Deal we need to have the right incentives in place