All Comment articles – Page 34
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CommentCalifornia dreaming
Away from the glorious technicolor of the city’s central celebrity haunts, a very different setting dominates
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CommentThe clock is ticking
The government must act quickly on energy efficiency delivery – damage has already been done
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CommentLet's get serious
Bringing a solution to the housing shortage under the remit of the NIC would show the Conservatives mean business
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CommentHow the NIC can meet its potential
The National Infrastructure Commission must wield binding decision-making powers
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CommentDrawing battle lines
Under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, the Labour Party differs wildly to the Conservatives in its answer to the housing crisis and attitude to social housing. It will be interesting to see how the government responds to the new rhetoric
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CommentWe need answers
World events rumble on and we must focus on the problems we can fix. Jeremy Corbyn is right that radical action is needed to resolve the housing crisis, but his plan to print money will drag us back to the 1970s
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FeaturesBirmingham: New Street cred
It was never going to take a lot to improve on the squalid eyesore of the 1960s incarnation of Birmingham New Street Station. Shame though about the whiff of fakery
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CommentHonouring the name
Can the loss of long-established, British construction brands ever be justified?
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CommentAsk an apprentice
Marcus Palmer, junior mechanical engineer at Crofton Design, reviews his time on an industry apprenticeship
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CommentYour shout, George
All the signs are that the chancellor George Osborne really does believe in creating a northern powerhouse
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FeaturesLondon City Cruise Port: In at the deep end
Greenwich looks set to be home to a cruise ship terminal big enough to compete with New York’s and Sydney’s and which will be part of a much larger commercial and residential development. But its relatively shallow, narrow river setting makes the project an ambitious undertaking
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CommentPolitical leadership: Bend it like Corbyn
Commentators across the country attempt to assess the impact
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CommentCorbyn’s big idea
Could the Labour leader’s ‘people’s quantitative easing’ kick start investment in housing and sustainable energy projects?
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Features3D-printed glass: Print me off another Shard
Glass has resisted the technological advancements in 3D printing, but now a team from MIT has invented a technique for printing fully transparent glass. The breakthrough, says Ike Ijeh, could revolutionise the way we make windows, cladding and even full facade systems
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CommentA lack of understanding
Construction delivers around 7% of the country’s GDP. So why does this Conservative government seem so intent on running the industry that has underpinned the economic recovery into the ground?
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CommentLittle Britain Challenge Cup: Day two
The second day of the Little Britain Challenge Cup brings the event’s first races
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CommentLittle Britain Challenge Cup: Day one
As industry yachting event the Little Britain Challenge Cup gets underway in Cowes, chairman David Kong recounts the first day’s festivities
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CommentMarket recovery: Pause for thought
There are plenty of signs of a growing construction market from which to draw encouragement as the sector gears up for its autumn trading
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CommentThe long and winding road
Housing is now recognised as one of the small handful of public policy issues that is absolutely essential for the government - and broader society - to solve. But this is just the start…
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CommentConstruction – the lazy lie
Suggestions that UK workers, particularly within the construction industry, could be working harder are unfair