All Government policy articles – Page 59
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year’s Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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CommentInfrastructure: Bobbing and weaving
Fighting over funding for infrastructure projects has become a key battlefront in the contest to see who succeeds Cameron as Tory leader
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NewsAdonis: Heathrow expansion 'only show in town'
Lord Adonis throws his support behind a new runway at Heathrow
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NewsGovernment 'outsources too many client skills'
Ecobuild latest: Construction mandarin pledges to make public sector ‘client of choice’
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NewsPidgley: Set ‘affordable’ housing quota
Ecobuild latest: Berkeley boss also warns of ‘massive’ impact of potential Brexit
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NewsLords float changes to starter homes
Amendments put forward to extend the 20% discount on starter homes
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NewsBIS mulls changes to leadership council
Government considers replacements for Anna Stewart and Madani Sow on council
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NewsUK faces 'lost decade' in energy sector
MPs slam government’s lack of long term vision in energy policy
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NewsConsultant set to be named for temporary parliament job
Decision due later this month for work to turn Department of Health headquarters into MPs’ new home
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FeaturesThe R word is back
Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a ‘blitz’ on poverty. But with just £140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
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FeaturesEnergiesprong: Sprong is here
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market’s new start?
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CommentWe hold the key
Michael Gove’s recent rhetoric about rehabilitation may open the door to designing the UK’s new generation of super-prisons as institutions of redemption, a million miles away from the high-tension, low-hope jails across the Atlantic
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NewsFour in five councils slam starter homes
Survey finds 80% of councils reject idea flagship scheme will help those needing affordable housing
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NewsImage of the week: Queen and country
The monarch and the mayor of London visit a Crossrail construction site
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NewsStarter homes 'likely to boost housebuilders' profits'
Bovis Homes chief executive says the jury’s out on starter homes
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NewsDecision time on the UK’s EU membership
Construction firms begin to nail their colours to the mast as prime minister David Cameron sets a date for EU referendum
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NewsThird time lucky as JV revives £12m eco-village scheme
Abandoned Plymouth scheme of 91 zero-carbon homes rescued as JV developer CornerstoneZed buys site
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NewsMace and Carillion back EU 'remain' campaign
Contractor duo join clients in letter supporting EU membership
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NewsZac's team plans '40 commuter towns'
Key ally of London mayoral candidate shares Tory housing policy for the capital