Opinion – Page 128
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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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CommentOnline poll: New Labour leader
Will Jeremy Corbyn’s election as leader of the opposition help construction to make its case to government? Vote here
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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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CommentHansom: Attention seekers
Building Towers gets some well-deserved coverage, Canary Wharf’s seagulls get more attention than they deserve, a secret marriage goes viral, the South Bank looks for funds, and Berkeley Homes joins the FTSE 100
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CommentOnline poll: London skyline
Does London need a more coherent tall buildings policy? Vote here
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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
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CommentThe QS: Evolution not revolution
Life as a quantity surveyor is changing once more – but there are still issues that must be dealt with
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CommentMeeting our greens
Despite rowing back on green policies, the UK has a positive story to tell
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CommentHansom: Unreal
This week: Star Wars comes to Disneyland, World Trade Centre visitors are hearing noises, and construction bods are climbing unbelievably far and sailing incredibly fast. Plus, some schoolkids are virtually flattening Stockholm
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CommentBuilding schools: Must try harder
The last time a new government was formed the school building sector was handed an abrupt halt
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CommentWhere’s the opposition?
Labour has collapsed into navel-gazing over its leadership contest. But the government must be held to account
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CommentNew kids on the block
The shift away from local authority control of education brings its own challenges, but it also gives developers the chance to work with academies and free schools to meet community needs
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CommentSchool design: Back to reality
Today’s schools reflect our emphasis on digitally focused environments. But school communities need to be more physically networked
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CommentOnline poll: School places
Is the government doing enough to address the shortage of school places? Vote here
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CommentImmigration: The crackdown is coming
The employment of migrant labour has been a problematic issue for construction for a long time
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CommentHansom: Tales of the unexpected
Swimming pool architecture reaches a new high this week, Balfour Beatty has something eyebrow raising in the claims department, there’s a prototype design for bonsai-sized flats and sexiness is found in unlikely places