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FeaturesWhere did it all go?
One of the things Blair’s tenure is certain to be remembered for is the surge of public spending that began in his third year in office. Here, Angela Monaghan, Mark Leftly and Sarah Richardson explain what it was spent on
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FeaturesThe class of 1997
Tony isn’t the only one who had an eventful decade. These industry professionals all graduated in 1997 and have been climbing the career ladder ever since. Katie Puckett asks them if things really did get better, for them and for construction
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FeaturesDecline and fall of the construction minister
The construction industry has never been one of the most glamorous portfolios in government, but there was a time when it carried some clout. Under Tony Blair it has been shunted between departments and given less and less ministerial time. Mark Leftly looks at the politicians who’ve taken it on
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FeaturesAylesbury and after
When Blair made his first speech as prime minister on south London’s Aylesbury estate, it was an illustration of the immense task Labour faced in regenerating Britain’s inner cities, and a symbol of its determination to tackle it. Overleaf, we look at what it did. But first, Mark Leftly returned ...
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FeaturesFour big ideas
David Blackman looks back on the multibillion-pound initiatives that defined the era
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The Blair years
It’s always been said that construction does well under Labour, but when Tony Blair came to power in 1997 nobody would have dreamed just how well.
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FeaturesBlair on Blair
Margaret Ford, our guest editor and a woman who was close to the business end of New Labour’s policies, quizzed the prime minister on his record on the built environment
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FeaturesThe fall from Eden
The Blair years began with wonderful attractions and tube stations, continued through drab PFIs and ended with creeping paranoia, says Gus Alexander
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FeaturesWonders & blunders
With lots of lottery cash, the PFI and a millennium to celebrate, the decade has been packed with new buildings – some good, some not so good. Martin Spring looks at the Blair era’s …
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FeaturesGreat leaps forward
Taking a break from Blair, here are Alistair King’s top 10 technological developments
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FeaturesMaking best practice the obvious practice
From segregating waste to re-using materials - cost effective waste management can become second nature
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FeaturesImproving the quality of affordable housing with off-site construction
Best Practic Case Study on Raines Court
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