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That the UK needs greater flood defences is a no-brainer. Getting a level of co-ordination between government departments and local authorities to make it happen is the challenge
Philip Dilley echoes comments of EA deputy chief executive and calls for “complete rethink” on flood resilience
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined
Once the economic constraints lift, developers and local planning authorities must understand the role of design in the process of quality placemaking, argues Ben Derbyshire
Construction firms may find their liability now reaches right down the supply chain
With planning consents at a 20-year low and major contractors continuing to collapse, the industry needs more than warm words from the chancellor. Richard Steer sets out what a serious Budget would actually look like
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