All articles by David Rogers – Page 12

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    Blair pushes forward hover train proposal

    2005-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Tony Blair has personally intervened to push forward the scrutiny of proposals for a high-speed hovering train link between Glasgow and London, giving the first clear signal that the government is seriously considering the plans, write Sarah Richardson and David Rogers.

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    Construction leaders call for a cull of the institutions

    2004-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Industry opinion-formers urge professional bodies to merge – or face loss of royal charter and charitable status

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    Pasta and paranoia

    2004-04-02T00:00:00Z

    Rubber chicken takes in a trade fair in Bologna and discovers that the bella paese's historic love of all things beautiful extends to stoats' skulls, fossilised trees and, er, padlocks

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    Happy to be here

    2004-03-26T00:00:00Z

    As the UK prepares to welcome to Eastern European workers in May, we meet Yolanda Dwornik, a Polish immigrant from an earlier generation who made it to this country against very long odds indeed.

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    RICS faces financial crisis if fee hike challenge succeeds

    2004-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Rebel QS's plan for judicial review of fee increase may result in '£2m shortfall' in institution's 2004 budget

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    Welcome 160

    2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

    To celebrate the occasion of its 160th birthday, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV has done something young and foolish: it has tried to predict what's going to happen over the next 30 years or so. Big subject, the future.

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    Aukett and US architect TRO to create healthcare giant

    2003-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Alliance between listed UK architect and Boston healthcare specialist will form £100m-construction value operation.

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    The specialists

    2001-10-26T00:00:00Z

    They're the guv'nors: the guys who get things sorted. Without their expertise, knowledge, talent and understanding of materials nothing would get built.

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    Adjudication: What's the verdict?

    2001-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Adjudication was introduced in 1998 as a drastic remedy to a drastic problem. Now memories of the bad old days are fading and industry surveys show that some are wondering if the cure is worse than the disease. What's more, the issue is in Nick Raynsford's in-tray.