Opinion – Page 509
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architecture critic Peter Murray draws a comparison between a bridge that ties London together and a street that splits it apart
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CommentWe're going as fast as we can
Green energy has come a long way since the 1970s. More accurately, it has travelled the 120 miles that separate the hills of Snowdonia and the Palace of Westminster.
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CommentShuffling out
Another minister is brought in to tackle the demanding construction portfolio. But how long will Margaret Hodge have before she's moved on, too?
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CommentThe quiet Americans
The Americans are in Hungary to spread the good news about dispute resolution boards. But their approach is no match for the power of adjudication …
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CommentTwo unhappy customers
This month our panel of legal experts wrestle with the case of an M&E contractor that worked for nothing and a client whose contract administrator certified defective work
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CommentCity plans
The European parliament is about to vote on an innovative urban environment report. But will this mean neglected cities finally receive funding proportional to their needs?
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The enthusiasts' revolution
Sir David King's enthusiasm for nuclear power is taking us back into the mainframe trap.
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A response to Ray
Ray O'Rourke claims that CITB-ConstructionSkills is failing in its efforts to attract young people to the industry (19 May, page 14). I'm more than happy to set the record straight.
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Willmott's women
I wonder if Ray O'Rourke works in the same industry as me? As the head of HR for another major contractor, I am very aware that the notion that a building site "is not a place where women fit" left our culture many years ago.
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The mother of invention
Your article "For whom the (school) bell tolls", (28 April, page 24) raised the point that budget overruns associated with new academies can be attributed to extravagant and ill-considered design.
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Who was that masked misogynist
I read with interest your anonymous article on design team meetings (12 May, page 38) and came to the conclusion that your writer was male and a bit of a misogynist.
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Jumping is not the only option
It sounds like your anonymous architect contributor's problem was chairmanship. If he was the chairman (he doesn't say who was), the solution was in his own hands - control the meeting.
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CommentThe vexed question of sex
Step forward Fiona Macdonald to collect the Chief Executive of the Year Award
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Land grab
Ms Sugarman was the freehold owner of land known as Ruston Withdean Avenue, Brighton. Sugarman sought a declaration that the defendants were not entitled to the benefit of convenants set out in a schedule attached to the conveyance of Sugarman's property. Alternatively Sugarman sought a declaration that the defendents were ...
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CommentA civil partnership
We all know partnering works, so why isn't everyone doing it? We should be setting a better example to the young people joining the industry
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CommentCourtly love
The furore surrounding Multiplex vs Cleveland Bridge has thrown the spotlight on the TCC, which after a bad patch is now winning the hearts of litigants
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Ignorance is no excuse
Many small firms flout environmental regulations because of a mistaken belief they won't be prosecuted. Now there's a website that spells out your obligations