All Comment articles – Page 83
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NewsWhat a day to be on Wall Street
'Will bank for food' reads the sign in New York's financial district, as our reporter watches the US economic meltdown at close quarters
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NewsTory Conference: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Delegates in Birmingham bask in the warm glow of public approval - shame about the frosty economic climate beyond the rotating doors
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CommentMaking this country grate
How can we beat Beijing at hosting Olympic Games and improve our place in the medal table? Well, we can make the most of our Britishness. Chris Addison explains how
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NewsSarah's present to Gordon is no party blockbuster
Sarah Brown's edited highlights of Gordon's achievements are sweet but probably won't woo the voter
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NewsOverseas PPP: cold comfort in the credit crunch
With PPP just taking off in central Asia, why aren't British firms racing over there?
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NewsLabour Party conference: Where is everyone?
A leadership challenge may not be imminent, but Gordon Brown has failed to attract the crowds to his party's conference this year
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NewsLabour Party conference: Party on!
Everybody at the conference seems to be having a whale of a time - except Gordon Brown, of course
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CommentStanding up to the mob
Discussion about the merits and demerits of immigration usually takes the form of endless tabloid flood warnings. Nick Raynsford urges us to put the other side of the argument
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NewsExperts predict more pain for construction industry
Economists and industry leaders in gloomy mood at Building's Future Forecasting seminar
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NewsSun, sea and Irish country dancing
If life wasn't dangerous enough at sea at Little Britain, there was also the evening entertainment to contend with
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CommentPayback time
The government’s housing rescue package is too little too late, says Michael Gove, and it has left the public to pick up the tab for past mistakes
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NewsWhat Kazakhstan can teach the Thames Gateway planners
Despite Lord Foster's amazing architecture, Kazakhstan's new capital city lacks life - because people don't like artificially grown settlements
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NewsThe secret stature of the Burj Dubai
The world's tallest tower is going up in Dubai, but just how tall it will be is a well-kept secret - and for good reason
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FeaturesA year in the life of the borrowers: the credit crunch one year on
Twelve months on from Northern Rock, Tom Bill looks back at how an unprecedented series of events unfolded, leaving most construction firms residing in the pockets of their clients and bank managers …
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NewsTooth fairy visits freerunner after bloody night out
Freefrunning, the art of Jumping off buildings, sounds dangerous and often is. Just ask the competitor who landed headfirst at last night's World Freerun Championships
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NewsBoom and bust in Birmingham
Not long ago people were queuing to buy city centre appartments, now you can pick up a ‘luxury’ flat for a fraction of the price
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NewsTo hell with the cost of 2012
Maybe bidding to host the Games was a little rash, but all we can do now is stop penny-pinching and give it our best shot
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CommentThe mandarin and the tsar
Once upon a time, says Chris Addison, there was a simple man who was given a simple job to do. Little did he know what lay in store for him …
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Cornhill construction
It’s still summer in London, just about, but it goes without saying that it’s raining. As the team from Cornhill trudge into All Bar One on New Oxford Street sporting skin tones ranging from subtly bronzed to lobster chic, it’s clear they’ve not spent all of the past three months ...
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CommentBlood out of every stone
There are grim times ahead for specialist contractors and savings will have to made. Greg Verhoef explains why value engineering alone will not be enough