More Comment – Page 593
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Too much to do
The article “Rogers pulls out of Olympic velopark”(16 March, page 12) was somewhat misleading. Although we decided not to go for this scheme, I reviewed the competition documents for the velopark and applaud the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) for a clear and well-run competition structure.
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Dont mess with a QS
I write in response to the letter from Michael Brown of the CIOB (23 March).
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A two-horse race
Keen racegoers will know there’s a fundamental difference between Aintree and Ascot but your readers may be confused into thinking they are interchangeable following Building’s coverage of both in recent weeks. It’s time we marked the card.
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CommentNature 1, Technology 0
While your article “Light Duties”, (16 March, page 84) included some good ideas, I was surprised that the simple idea of using deciduous trees didn’t even get a mention!
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A stab in the dark
Building’s leader (23 March, page 3), while welcome, went nowhere near challenging the government’s apparent confidence in the latest cost estimates of the London Olympics.
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CommentTaxing times for all
You’ve had a year of respite, but now the excuses must stop. From tomorrow, the government’s shake-up of the construction industry tax scheme (CIS) comes into force – after much heated debate, a few tears and a whole lot of confusion.
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CommentThe man in black
People sometimes get the idea that adjudicators are a bit like referees on the rugby pitch. Actually, that’s the job of the parties. The adjudicator is more like the scoreboard
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CommentAs near as dammit
The Major Contractors Group’s strategy for giving the British construction industry a properly trained and regulated workforce has been achieved. Well, almost ...
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CommentKermit’s revenge
The latest news from the tourist hotspots of Kazakhstan, Arizona and St Helena this week, all deftly mixed in with Gyles Brandreth, Kermit the Frog and the opening of Wembley stadium
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CommentSecrets and lies
Building’s feedback section reflects its readers: well-informed with balanced views. Unless you count the scurrilous slurs and innuendoes that English law requires Alex Smith to delete ...
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CommentHow to fund a revolution
Last year, I proposed the formation of construction city academies to combat the lack of basic skills in young people. Now, here’s how we should finance them ...
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Shark-infested contracts
Artworks often provide the centrepiece for a development. No problem, you might say. Until you know that Damien Hirst’s shark was commissioned for £50,000 and sold for £7m. There’s a lot of room for negligence writs there …
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CommentSeconds out
The second adjudication in HG vs Ashwell demonstrates exactly what’s wrong with adjudication: the people who dispense it must be better regulated.
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The underbelly of construction
The government will never cut out fraudulent self-employment claims in construction. Most take place in the domestic market where CIS cards are not an issue.
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Cash-in-hand culture
Why does the construction industry always get hammered about tax avoidance?