Are tower cranes in the UK safer now than they were a decade ago, at the time of the Battersea crane collapse? Vote here

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Are tower cranes in the UK safer now than they were a decade ago, at the time of the Battersea crane collapse? Vote here

This poll is now closed. The results are shown below.

2016-04-22T06:00:00Z By Sarah Richardson
The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy
2016-04-22T06:00:00Z By Joey Gardiner
Ten years after the Battersea crane tragedy, Joey Gardiner talks to the mother of one of the two men killed in the accident and asks if tower cranes are any safer now than they were a decade ago
2016-04-13T09:07:00Z
Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here
2025-11-05T07:00:00Z By Richard Steer
The chancellor has rolled the pitch ahead of her much-anticipated Budget with an unprecedented ‘emergency’ press event in Downing Street. Richard Steer considers her options for the main event on 26 November
2025-11-03T06:00:00Z By Beth West
‘No-build’ and ‘low-build’ solutions are a relatively cheap and simple way to reduce the size of the housing waiting list and shrink the size of the infrastructure pipeline, writes Beth West
2025-10-31T07:00:00Z By Charles Hill
Some key ingredients are required if the government’s new towns programme is to be a success, writes Charles Hill
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