Opinion – Page 323
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Why local authorities would be mad to grant planning permissions right now
The government has created an atmosphere of doubt by pulling apart the planning system before coming up with a new one
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Budget responsibility and all that
The latest forecast from the Office of Budget Responsibility makes grim reading, particularly for construction…
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Housebuilding gets all shook up
With regional spatial strategies binned, is the recent housebuilding revival in jeopardy? And what about density targets?
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Schools out
Michael Gove’s attack on BSF has angered the construction industry, but might he have a point?
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Architects – meet the real world
Many architects have evolved into service providers for giant PFI contractor consortiums. Which means that, if they lose their jobs, they can’t fend for themselves
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Quentin Shears: The wages of synergy
“Usually, rebranding takes months, but the stationer’s on Potter Street had a half-price offer on business cards”
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Hansom: Sporting chances
The industry is getting in shape, with directors tackling the high jump, architects cycling through time, Boris jogging and islanders getting ready for a long swim. And some soccer tournament, apparently
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Architects for change
I found ڶ’s reporting of Paul Morrell’s comment piece (28 May, page 28) rather misleading
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Left in the lurch
Just when I thought that we had got over the Learning and Skills Council funding debacle, it appears that it is now the turn of the affordable housing sector to suffer the implications of having allocated or “promised” government funding withdrawn
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Permanent secretaries
Clearly, the government has already been mugged by Sir Humphrey and instead of sacking most of the 700,000 additional public sector workers hired under Labour they will be persuaded to slash vital infrastructure spending. No wonder Britain is a shambles.John Band
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It's grim up north
With news that construction workloads have turned positive in the UK for the first time in two years, it was disappointing to learn that in Scotland the net balance of workloads remained in the red at -6%
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Join the club
Further to last week’s ڶ Forum article from a specialist subcontractor who’s having trouble getting paid, can I suggest there’s a simple answer: join the Association of Interior Specialists, the federation for your sector
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Pressure drop
John Kees spotted this careless fellow inventing new ways to use a pressure washer
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Fit-out specialist Daniel Taylor: Earning success and influence
Office fit-out specialist Daniel Taylor could have been a roadsweeper like his dad, but instead he’s on JP Morgan’s list of the 100 most influential black people in the UK. He tells Emily Wright what got him there
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The death penalty
If a company’s negligence leads to loss of life, can it be given a lenient fine if a larger one would ruin it? Here’s what the Court of Appeal said about a recent case in Scotland
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A money back guarantee
If the coalition decided to scrap a lot of the old regime’s PFI contracts, what chance do all the preferred bidders stand of having their bid costs reimbursed?
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Now every penny counts
The new PM is putting all the skills he learned as a PR to work in preparing us for his deficit reduction measures