Digging into the archives – Page 33
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This week in 1996
20 years ago the industry prepared to get political ahead of the election of Tony Blair
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Sketch of the week: Richmond upon Thames College
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Philip Watson
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Image of the week: No vacancies
A blaze destroys what is thought to be Britain’s oldest hotel
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Online poll: Immigration deal
Should construction lobby for exemptions on immigration restrictions for skilled workers, post-Brexit? Vote here
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Image of the week: Prepare for lift off?
Transport secretary Chris Grayling arrives at Downing Street as the decision on airport expansion is finally announced
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Sketch of the week: The King’s Library
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sarah Collingwood
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Online poll: Heathrow expansion
Did the government make the right choice approving Heathrow expansion over Gatwick? Vote here
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Image of the week: Nowhere left to go
Work continues on a wall in Calais to stop migrants boarding UK-bound lorries, as the residents of “the Jungle” camp are told to evacuate
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Sketch of the week: Battle, East Sussex
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mette McLarney
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This week in 1966
50 years ago a GLC delegation was investigating whether Soviet Russia had the answer to Moscow’s housing crisis
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Online poll: Farmer Review
Is the Farmer Review right about the scale of the challenges facing the construction industry? Vote here
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Image of the week: Let there be light
The Law Library of Humboldt University in Berlin is illuminated during the 12th Festival of Lights
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This week in 1986
30 years ago our parliamentary columnist was giving readers the lowdown on Margaret Thatcher latest reshuffle
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Online poll: Conservative housing policy
Will the housing policies outlined at the Conservative Party conference be good for the UK housebuilding industry? Vote here
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Image of the week: The queen’s steps
A workman walks up the ‘Tulip Stairs’ at the Queen’s House, part of the Royal Museums Greenwich
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This week in 1996
The need for more housing within the UK appeared to mirror the current housing crisis