Opinion – Page 533
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An eye to the future
I would like to point out that the South Bank Centre is not seeking to increase the rent for the BA London Eye from £65,000 to £2.5m as stated in your issue of 2 September (page 15 - see related articles). The South Bank Centre and Bromley council, which has ...
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CommentThe pursuit of youth
This week Building unveils its first ever Graduate Advisory Board to inform the industry of the pertinent issues that are facing young people working across the sector.
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CommentRight, let’s get started
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but we are going to have to move fast – and get unswerving government support – to make the Olympics a success
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A tax dodge?
This was an appeal in relation to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1998 (ICTA) against the Commissioners’ decision to issue a statutory Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) certificate to Transform Shop Office and Bar Fitters Ltd after the Inspector of Taxes refused to issue the CIS. The CIS provides ...
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CommentWonders & blunders
It’s not the tallest, but it’s got style. Broadcaster Sheena McDonald picks a deco landmark and a flaw in her diamond of a home town
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Gate Gourmet revisited
Contractors who are thinking of growing their facilities management arms should be conscious of the risks concealed in a simple outsourcing deal
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I’ve seen the light
Your correspondent used to be sceptical about this mediation business, but after some surprisingly successful experiences with it, he has become a convert …
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Courage under fire
Politicians must be stronger in their support for design – and not run for cover at the first hint of criticism. Only then will we get the urban spaces we deserve
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A deep-sea red herring
The Guardian recently published a letter from James Abbott, editor of Modern Railways, responding to an article on construction that it published on 30 June.
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Sanitising history
I see you have featured yet another sanitisation of England’s disappearing industrial heritage (Woodhorn Colliery, 26 August, page 10).
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CommentEntering the dragon
Europe’s relations with China remained centre stage this week. But in all the furore over bra wars and trouser mountains, it’s easy to lose sight of the sheer force of the Chinese economy.
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A public challenge
In 1997 Thanet District Council granted outline planning permission for a business park in Ramsgate. The developer had not provided an environmental impact assessment with his planning application nor did the council seem to require one. There was no evidence to indicate what, if any, consideration the council gave to ...
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CommentDear Bill …
One is an arch defender of the quaint and traditional Dorset village dreamed up by Prince Charles, the other is the architect of south London’s cutting-edge, solar urbanist community. So what would Michael Mehaffy, director of education at the Prince’s Foundation, and Bill Dunster find to talk about?
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CommentMove over, Don Quixote
Here’s the inspiring story of one man’s extraordinary, insane, visionary quest to attach a small illuminated sign to the side of a listed building
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CommentThe fiddle of fitness
Whether you’re a building contractor or a pastry-making equipment supplier, the fitness-for-purpose debate rages on – and it isn’t getting any easier