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Comment黑洞社区 buys a pint for KBC Peel Hunt
Chosen watering hole: The Gallery pub in the CityAmbience: The handful of stockbrokers not on a foreign beach ...
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CommentMy digital life: Mark Dudek
Mark Dudek lives his digital life as a skilled assassin in medieval Jerusalem. Or a star international footballer. Of course, he really only got the PS3 for the kids 鈥�
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Funny business
I read with interest your article about the formation of the new Construction Council to be chaired by John McDonough (11 July, page 13).
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Card tricks
When I applied for my CSCS technical managers card, I arrived at the test centre 15 minutes before my appointment time along with everybody else.
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A steely correction
I should like to clear up any confusion that the 鈥淪potlight on steel鈥� article (11 July, page 64) may have caused
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CommentManufacturing consent
Democracy is in trouble because politicians tell us what we want, then labour mightily to make sure we get it. Much the same is true of architecture, says Robert Adam
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CommentHansom: things can only get bitter
Disappointment all round this week as Christmas parties are called off, summer parties downgraded, guests turn up to wait in endless queues and some escape to Mongolia in whatever they can afford
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CommentInnocence abroad
Schools are out, summer is here and the mind naturally turns to jetting off (or, for the more environmentally squeamish, catching a train) to foreign climes
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Why money matters
I read this Money Week article on how British firms are running out of money and thought it may be of interest in the light of estimates I made on the money owed by and to construction firms.It's a bit on the scary side, but no less interesting for that.
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Is the sharp drop in the Nationwide house price index good or bad news?
There have always been paradoxes in the housing market. For instance, while people want the price of all other essentials items to fall homeowners want the value of their home - and by implication all homes - to rise, even if it would be to their disadvantage in cash terms ...
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Construction firms owe 拢30 billion to trade creditors
I am in the midst of putting together data for the Contract Journal Construction Top 100 and there were a couple of figures I thought worth sharing that have come out of some analysis on trade debt and credit.From the number crunching I am doing I have estimated that construction ...
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A 25% jump in house prices - is that scientific or finger licking bad
I can tell you the price of a house in 2020. I'll even let you into the secret of how I do it. What I do is lick my finger and stick it into the wind. Works every time, especially on those with no memory and little understanding, and I ...
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CommentBraes of Doune Wind Farm v Alfred McAlpine Business Services
The CaseThis case concerned two applications in relation to the First Award of an arbitrator, concerning an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract dated 4 November 2005 between Braes of Doune Wind Farm (Scotland) Ltd as Employer and Alfred McAlpine Business Services Ltd as Contractor, whereby McAlpine agreed to carry ...
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CommentA question of loyalty
State your case -聽An expert witness鈥� duty is to the court, but Barry Milton has encountered many who wouldn鈥檛 dream of contradicting their clients
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CommentLet鈥檚 get going
The select committee鈥檚 Construction Matters report is a fine piece of work, but that won鈥檛 mean much if its recommendations aren鈥檛 acted on.
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Party Wall Act: Good news for good neighbours
A recent decision on the Party Wall Act means that those who consent to a party wall notice are still protected by the act if a dispute arises
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CommentWebmaster review: Rafael Vi帽oly website
The website of Rafael Vi帽oly boasts the benefits of pure Flash, but that has drawbacks too
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Official figures show construction output dropping in second quarter
So there it is, construction output slumped sharply in the second quarter of this year, according to the first take by the national statisticians of economic activity.The statisticians put the 0.7% drop in construction activity down to the sharp drop in house building work. The 0.7% drop in construction output ...