All articles by Daniel Gayne – Page 37
-
NewsAugust downpours send construction output into reverse
Poor weather led to delays on jobs, latest official figures say
-
NewsHousing demand still weak as mortgage affordability remains ‘stretched’, says RICS
Stabilisation of interest rates offers glimmer of hope to struggling sector
-
NewsTravis Perkins downgrades profit forecast again
Builders merchant now expects full-year profit to be no higher than £195m
-
FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour Party conference
Amid uncertainty around commitments to net zero and infrastructure investment, the opposition set out its stall for the coming election. Daniel Gayne and Thomas Lowe report
-
NewsLabour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2
Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitments
-
NewsBurnham calls for pre-covid rail plan for the north to be built in full
Mayor’s comments come as shadow rail minister questions “implications” of government handling of HS2
-
NewsLabour would commission inquiry into HS2 costs, says Reeves
Shadow chancellor also unveiled plans to ‘get Britain building’
-
NewsIn pictures: UK’s best offices recognised in BCO National Awards 2023
Barclays Glasgow Campus wins top prize
-
FeaturesThe Golden Z: Glasgow’s radical plan to give the high street back to the people
This summer, Glasgow City Council quietly backed a vision to double its city centre population and take back the urban realm from retail domination. Daniel Gayne finds out what it all means
-
NewsEx-Carillion chief hit with eight year director ban
Insolvency Service’s decision follows two similar disqualifications for other bosses
-
NewsHS2 Euston pared back further with reprieved station to feature just six platforms
Original design had proposals for 11 platforms in order to cope with capacity for now abandoned route to Manchester
-
FeaturesKey takeaways from the Conservative Party conference
This party conference will long be remembered as the place HS2 died. But rail was far from the only topic on the agenda in Manchester, as Daniel Gayne reports
-
NewsLast minute lobbying to keep HS2 falls on deaf ears as industry casts doubt on Sunak’s alternative
Plan to ditch leg of railway to Manchester condemned as mistake by construction sector
-
NewsPM scraps HS2 West Midlands to Manchester leg
Savings to be spent on ‘hundreds’ of smaller projects, while Euston link to go ahead under new management
-
NewsConservative Party conference: UK’s schools must be designed to last 100 years, says RIBA president
The leader of the body, which launched its manifesto this week, was speaking at a fringe event on the RAAC crisis
-
NewsConservative Party conference: UK takes ‘ridiculous’ amount of time to get spades in the ground on major infrastructure, says chancellor
Jeremy Hunt hit out at inefficiency’s in major project delivery and re-iterated no formal decision had been made on HS2
-
NewsPrivate firms including Arup and Siemens leading Andy Street’s coalition to save HS2, mayor says
Mace and Arcadis also backing proposal as West Midlands leader floats idea of phase 2 to Manchester being bankrolled by overseas wealth funds
-
NewsConservative Party conference: axe looms over HS2, ministers side-step awkward questions and business leaders despair
As row over country’s biggest infrastructure project escalates, Daniel Gayne reports on a downbeat mood in Manchester
-
NewsConservative conference: Gove pledges nutrients reform bill at ‘first available opportunity’
Peers voted down amendement to change neutrality rules last month
-
NewsRICS launches election manifesto ahead of party conferences
Body asks parties to commit to housing delivery strategy