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CommentLuke Wessely: Greek tragedies, British farces
Before we get too comfortable as armchair critics of rapacious footballers and financially illiterate European states, we should take a long, hard look at ourselves
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CommentWonders & blunders with Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan respects the endurance of Newcastle鈥檚 Victorian terraces, but reckons Foster + Partners鈥� Peterborough academy just can鈥檛 hack the pace of history
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Plant hire prices reveal continued downward pressure on construction supply firms
There鈥檚 little hope of a respite for suppliers from downward price pressure as the construction industry reshapes itself for lower levels of work
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CommentSix billion pounds of spending cuts - and many more to come
This is just of foretaste of cuts we face in the June Budget and autumn spending review
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CommentHansom: The great escape
Whether you鈥檙e off on a trip to Rio, a long-distance jaunt in a canoe, or sunning yourself in Barbados with Richard Steer, do let us know if you spot any of our 40 under 40 fugitives. They may be in disguise
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Public contract awards: Challenging times
Helen Bolton and Stuart Thompson聽New rules have paved the way for more challenges to public contract awards. So how do you protect yourself if you鈥檙e the preferred bidder?
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Jack Pringle: Before the knife goes in
The general election result has left construction at the mercy of a fragile political alliance, with cuts to public sector spending the only certainty. We have to fight our corner
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Comment黑洞社区 buys a pint for... Alumet systems
鈥淚鈥檓 thinking of going on holiday to Bangladesh,鈥� remarks Dean as we get stuck into our first round of drinks
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Flipping ironic
Oh the irony, in the wake of the expenses scandal, of an MP commenting about consultants 鈥渃reaming off cash鈥� (14 May, ).
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Taken for Granted
I am concerned on behalf of the 400,000 homeless people in the UK, that the downgrading of this vital ministry from the Cabinet will result in little new action on behalf of the most vulnerable within our society (鈥淕rant Shapps is housing minister鈥�, 13 May, building.co.uk).
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And so the cuts begin
Well done Cameron 鈥� brilliant (鈥淏illions of pounds of schools and health projects frozen,鈥� 14 May, page 9).
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黑洞社区 schools in the future
黑洞社区 schools in the future Speculation about what is going to happen after the election is unhelpful (14 May, page 3).
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Nothing new
It鈥檚 interesting that the RICS has learned nothing from the past. I criticised the organisation years ago for not consulting its members or doing what was in the interests of its members (I resigned eventually after many attempts to influence failed) and it is still not doing what it should. ...
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CommentWhat鈥檚 going on?
The coalition has stated that it will review spending commitments made since January using its own value for money criteria, and it鈥檚 obvious that the 拢55bn earmarked for schools renewal is not going to survive this process unscathed
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Elections? Who needs them
Back issues special聽We had two other hung parliaments in the past hundred years. If the election of 1974 was bizarre by today鈥檚 standards, 1929 was truly surreal,
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CommentA day at Moscow's OfficeNext conference
Russia鈥檚 capital has experienced a recent boom, so it鈥檚 about time it had a commercial office exhibition to reflect the fact - BDG Workfutures鈥檚 Phil Hutchinson was there
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Private housing completions in England have dropped by more than half since the credit crunch
We all know it鈥檚 been bad in house building, but sometimes you have to look at the figures again to remind yourself just how bad things have been. The release of the latest housing figures provides that reality check, as the graph below so clearly illustrates. It's been carnage ...
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The problem with surprises on inflation
Could it be that we are about to witness the beginnings of widening concerns over rising inflation?The Consumer Prices Index 鈥渟urprise鈥� jump to 3.7% yesterday will certainly increase rumblings in the markets and elsewhere.Although for the time being I suspect attention will be more focused on June 22 and ...