All Agenda 15 articles – Page 2
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CommentOnline poll: School spending
Should the manifesto contain a pledge for a government-funded programme to address the predicted shortage of new school places? Vote here
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CommentOnline poll: Funding training
Do you think the government should continue with the industry levy used to fund training in trade skills? Vote here
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CommentOnline poll: Taxation
Do you support implementation of an urgent wide-scale review of development and property taxation in the UK? Vote here
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FeaturesAgenda 15 draft manifesto
Building’s draft manifesto for construction for the next parliament is now online for consultation here - and we want you to let us know what you think
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FeaturesAgenda 15: The next phase
As the party conference season approaches, Building is now ready to unveil the next stage of its Agenda 15 campaign to create a manifesto for construction for the next parliament.
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Your views
The spotlight turns to sustainability policy and ways to promote longer-term infrastructure planning
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FeaturesAgenda 15: What you said
Building has been asking the construction industry what policies the next UK government needs to adopt - here we review your responses
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CommentLet's pick up the pace
Despite claims that Westminster has entered a ‘zombie state’, it’s the perfect time for the industry to be putting forward policy ideas
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FeaturesAgenda 15: What's the big idea?
Want a say in shaping the future of the construction sector? With Agenda 15, Building is gathering the most important policy proposals for the next UK government to address. From infrastructure to environmental issues, it’s a chance to have your voice heard - but hurry, submissions close on 13 June ...
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CommentHelp to Buy: Keep up the support
Retaining the Help to Buy scheme through to 2020 would provide the confidence the industry needs to invest and increase housing supply, and enable thousands of people to buy their first home
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CommentOver to you: Osborne's simple act of trust
The chancellor’s Budget decision to give pensioners more control over their pension pot was a great example of how politicians should trust the electorate to make sensible decisions. Let’s have more of it
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Green priorities
In the latest in our series on Building’s Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation
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FeaturesBudget 2014: Over to you, George
Ahead of next week’s Budget, Building looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne’s red box
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CommentA mixed school report
December’s progress report into school procurement went largely unnoticed – but if the UK is to provide the education places its population needs, both the government and the industry need to sit up and pay attention
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NewsContractors call for Budget boost to green construction
UKCG calls for ‘proper programme for retrofit’ as energy secretary Ed Davey pledges reforms to help market
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Quite a climb
A recovery of sorts is under way, but large parts of the industry are still struggling to grow. As part of Building’s Agenda 15 campaign, we want to hear your views on what the obstacles to growth are and how can we overcome them. To prompt your thinking, we asked ...
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CommentAgenda 15: The place of the construction industry in the political debate
The Agenda 15 question is not just about the issues; it’s about making our democratic system work more effectively
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CommentShort-term crises need long-term solutions
Even without the shock effect of the recent floods, it is clear that much of the UK’s building and infrastructure provision is already in crisis
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Spending priorities
As part of Building’s Agenda 15 campaign to influence the national political debate ahead of the next election, we launched one of the biggest consultations ever undertaken in the industry. This week we want you to tell us where future government spending should be prioritised. To help get you thinking, ...
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FeaturesThis is why they’re supporting Building’s Agenda 15 ...
At the start of the year Building launched its Agenda 15 campaign - an attempt to pull together a manifesto for construction in advance of the next election. In reaction, the industry’s largest organisations have sent us messages of support, highlighting important issues for the political parties to address
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