Opinion – Page 656
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The gender agenda
First person Women in construction aren’t just men with breasts. Making the industry more female-friendly means making a cultural change.
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Bridge over denial
First person First a recumbent wheel, and now a swaying bridge. The difference is, the wheel team avoided dishing out blame.
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Missing the mark
Second opinion The quality mark is like Constructionline: a good idea that s going to struggle to arouse much enthusiasm.
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Hats off to Fez
First person Two communities: a medieval Arabian labyrinth or ideal American exurbs. Which has the most to teach the UK?
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The phoney war ends
Tony Blair has sounded the death-knell for those who fought against the Egan revolution. Now let’s win the peace.
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Mind your manners
Call us old-fashioned, but whatever happened to politeness and common courtesy in the workplace?
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Let’s learn our lesson
First person If it wants to attract the best young people, the industry needs to start listening to their views and aspirations.
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Doing the round
Second opinion Architecture Week comes but once a year, and brings the chance to share a capsule with a specialist.
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Things to come
First person To mark his 20th anniversary as a Building columnist, Sir Michael Latham looks to the future of the industry.
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Rank follies
First person Transparent, open-plan buildings reflect the nation’s embarrassment about hierarchies – but the fact is, people like their privacy.
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Be it ever so humble …
First person The slums may have gone, but Britain is still plagued by housing difficulties – which the Conservatives only made worse.
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Keep your boots muddy
First person The dot-com-dominated City is no place for contractors. They should opt out and take ownership into their own hands.
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Greater London counsel
First person Daily Mail scare stories aside, the GLC was an effective, efficient friend of construction. Shame none of the mayoral hopefuls seem aware of it.
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The cost of status toys
First person Do you want team spirit? More profit? Cleaner lungs? It’s easy: junk the Jags and give everyone a Golf.
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Houses of horror
First person Architects have gone from enemies of the people in laughable suits to really rather chic. Housebuilders, on the other hand …
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People business
First person Are your staff happy and fulfilled? If you don’t know or don’t care, you might have to find out the hard way.
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How to score
First person If we can get the construction team to work together rather than watching their own backs, we could be on to a winner.
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Taking the high ground
First person The government's attitude to housing is truly radical in that it recognises the benefits of high-density living.
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My life as a client
First person All domestic clients want is a quality mark, a simple domestic contract and 5% VAT on repair and maintenance.
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The right image
Second opinion It’s time to start using building sites positively, as free advertising for the construction industry.