All Leader articles – Page 21
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CommentPlaytime's over
Most government initiatives identified as a way of boosting the economy through the construction has floundered in the execution
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CommentTick tock, tick tock
The Green Deal doesn’t have long to secure cash from private lenders and there’s still lots to sort out
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CommentLicence to skill
Economic rebound might give firms more headroom to employ apprentices yet also increase demand for skilled workers
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CommentAfter the party
As the dust settles on London 2012, Team GB’s athletes aren’t the only ones who should be proud of themselves. We look at how UK construction made the Games great
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CommentBe inspired
It will be vital to look at the Olympic construction programme and assess why it was successful – and if it could have been even better
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CommentA singular voice
Making the industry work more successfully will be the biggest challenge facing new construction adviser Peter Hansford
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CommentA job well done
The Olympic build is a massive achievement for the industry – let’s hope its passing is not the end of a golden age
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CommentShovels at the ready
New government initiatives show plans to attract private investment to the industry have not worked out as hoped
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CommentBacking UK construction: The £1 campaign
The UKCG campaign is a chance to make a clear case for investment in construction
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CommentReform all round
With the first Government Construction Summit taking place this week, we take a hard look at the industry’s relationship with Whitehall
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CommentMake a change
One year on, has the public sector engaged with the government Construction Strategy?
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CommentSay it louder
Are the construction minister’s comments about PFI cause for concern about the government’s immediate agenda to help construction?
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CommentWay out west
WSP’s decision to submit to the charms of an overseas suitor is not surprising given the chief executive’s belief that the firm needed to grow fast
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CommentWhen the levy breaks
Planning reform is a vital part of the government’s pro-growth agenda but now development in London is in danger of stagnating
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CommentMaking Priority Schools add up
Gove’s announcement secures precious funding for some schools, but there are still questions about how the procurement will work
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CommentProfit and loss
We are currently building half the homes we need in the UK. But if the housebuilder won’t jump in to fill the hole, who will?
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CommentKept on their toes
Consultants are having to become more dynamic and flexible to take advantage of new opportunities
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CommentYou were warned
The double-dip is upon us so what can government, and companies themselves, do to help in this hour of need?
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CommentTime for change
The government’s policies for economic recovery aren’t working, and if ‘getting Britain building’ is the answer, a new course of action is needed now
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CommentThe secret schools report: Lessons from school
If the government continues to block access to vital schools data, it risks undermining its aim for school building in an era of austerity