Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
After all did not the banks have a small part to play in the country’s economic woes?
Richard Day

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Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
After all did not the banks have a small part to play in the country’s economic woes?
Richard Day
2026-09-22T06:00:00Z By Martin Casey
The construction industry should get behind carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) as pressure mounts to reindustrialise and ramp up delivery while cutting emissions at the same time, says the Mineral Products Association’s Martin Casey
2026-08-04T09:16:00Z
Ground engineer says market conditions “challenging” in UK
2026-07-07T06:00:00Z By Daniel Gayne
With grand vision and little detail, Andy Burnham last week made his pitch for prime minister. Daniel Gayne picks through his Manchester speech for clues about what the Makerfield MP will actually do when he gets the keys to Number 10
2026-09-30T06:00:00Z By Lisa Pike
With budgets under pressure and expectations changing, university estates need to work harder. Lisa Pike explores how campuses can become more flexible, inclusive and human
2026-09-29T06:00:00Z By Martyn Evans
Judging this year’s UK Design Capital of the Year award has reminded Martyn Evans that the greatest act of civic design is not designing a building at all – it is deciding what kind of city you want to become
2026-09-28T06:00:00Z By Timothy Clement
With Alan Milburn’s review into NEETs imminent, it’s time for the construction industry to move beyond outreach. Firms must establish lasting links with unemployed young people to turn their enthusiasm into enduring careers, says Morgan Sindall’s Timothy Clement
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