All Letters articles – Page 50
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The insurance game
Regarding Malcolm Taylor’s letter (15 January, pages 36-37) a few corrections are required.
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An interim measure
I take issue with Amanda Levete’s position on nuclear power (8 February, pages 30-31).
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An honest answer
Reading Amanda Levete’s arguments in support of nuclear power (8 February, pages 30 -31) reminded me of a conference I attended four years ago.
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When theres nobody to chase
Tony Bingham’s boss, a main contractor, was very good at chasing retentions from employers and getting paid (25 January, page 60); the problem comes when the employer goes bust.
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The facts of life
I read with interest the copious articles (8 February, page 62-65) regarding the Office of Government Commerce’s Guide to Best Fair Payment Practice and the follow-on subject of project bank accounts.
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What London needs
Further to your article on the establishment of a London board of the Home and Communities Agency (7 February, Building.co.uk), the availability of affordable housing in the capital is one of the city’s most pressing issues.
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Know your limits
Shy Jackson (25 January, page 60) refers to the government’s renewed interest in the Law Commission proposals on reform of the law of time limitation.
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For the love of it
With the long hours, job insecurity, capricious clients, and the quality of work life resulting from shoestring budgets (not to mention low pay) isn't it amazing anyone stays in this game (“Architects look abroad as staffing crisis deepens”, 1 February, page 15)?
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Whose risk is it?
In his legal column, James Bessey (25 January, page 59) tells us “there was a first and second layer of insurers. The first paid out, but the second reserved its position”. If the court has established liability, on what grounds can an insurer refuse to pay?
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… and happy to be abroad
I am an expat QS and a member of the RICS. Please, for the sake of my sanity and that of others, do not carry any articles about the RICS’ desire to have visa restrictions lifted for foreign QSs.
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University challenge
Universities and employers do seem to be missing a trick when it comes to the use of construction students within the industry (18 January, page 52).
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Put your pens down
Are these firms that are imposing 5% cuts on their subcontractors (18 January, page 9) unaware of Latham, Egan and approaches such as Lean Construction to improving the efficiency of the supply chain?
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Here's how
I read with interest your piece “What’s missing is an understanding of what works and what doesn’t” (18 January, page 48).
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The woodenheaded media
A recent article in the Telegraph magazine disturbed me for displaying a conspicuous bias against PVCu windows and I wrote to the magazine to put the record straight.