All articles by Patricia Moore
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CommentConflict, costs and a changing world order place construction at a crossroads
Construction must find a way to drive digital transformation, while navigating the short-term yet seismic impacts of conflict, writes Patricia Moore, at Turner & Townsend
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CommentThe chancellor’s blind spot? A Budget that ignores Britain’s building potential
Labour pledged to power growth, yet Wednesday’s Budget offered little for the sector that fuels it. Without focusing on construction capacity and skills, the country’s ambitions risk grinding to a halt, says T&T’s Patricia Moore
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CommentThe UK’s skills approach remains fractured – we need joined-up thinking
Businesses including my own are working hard to build pipelines of talent to match the expected demand, but Skills England must bring the industry response together, says T&T’s Patricia Moore
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CommentWe must make the case for – and prove – construction’s place as an enabler of growth
The sector has a vital role to play in delivering the UK’s industrial strategy over the next decade, says T&T’s Patricia Moore. We must work with the government to make this happen
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CommentNot Kings Speech reaction
Being aware of the weakest links in project delivery throughout Brexit and covid will help address the climate crisis challenge, says T&T’s Patricia Moore
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CommentThank you Rishi Sunak for still investing in infrastructure
The chancellor had to address the coronavirus but he did make long term promises too - it would just be good to have some more detail
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CommentUK2070: Time for construction to be an agent for change
Our industry will not succeed in creating change if we continue with fragmented, underpowered and short term initiatives, writes Patricia Moore
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Comment2070 vision: why we need a long-term view on regional infrastructure
Regional inequalities have long been exacerbated by poor decision making on infrastructure projects. Now it’s time for that to change
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CommentWonders & blunders with Patricia Moore
Patricia Moore praises the sensitive yet glorious refurbishment of King’s Cross station in London, but shies away from drab, dingy Euston just a few yards down the road