All articles by Hansom
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Construction industry gossip: Toilet roll troubles and home schooling
Gossip on how to calculate toilet roll usage, Lapsley’s connection to Wates and makeshift hospitalsÂ
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Construction industry gossip: Rishi Sunak as Bob the Builder and Brighton’s bright idea
Gossip on Rory Stewart napping, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech and bee bricks
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Construction industry gossip: Stolen hand gel and Rory Stewart’s familiar billboards
Gossip on coronavirus fears, alcohol-free sanitiser and the Cycle to Mipim bike rideÂ
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Construction industry gossip: Mipim musings and those KPF towers in Acton
Gossip on a no show from Lord Adonis, the future of handshakes and a two-floor cheese barge on Regent’s Canal
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Construction industry gossip: Coronavirus masks and Donald Trump in India
Gossip on surgical masks for coronavirus, a dog with a taste for construction and a developer going vegetarian
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Construction industry gossip: Sajid Javid at an HS2 site and Jeremy Corbyn quipping
Gossip on Sajid Javid visiting Curzon Street, snazzy Wood Wharf properties and the fate of Heathrow’s third runway
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Construction industry gossip: Noise at Heathrow consultation and Dominic Raab abroad
Gossip on a noisy Heathrow third runway consultation, a dozen creme eggs and forced Fun at Work Day
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Construction industry gossip: Hard day’s night
Gossip on the Grenfell inquiry, San Pellegrino and the dying tradition of the tea breakÂ
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Construction industry gossip: Exit, pursued by a bear
Gossip on excuses for not doing your tax returns, the edgy Shoreditch and a threat for kittens
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Construction industry gossip: Gnome unknowns
Gossip on a gnome pun that earned a job, Icelandic construction workers and the architectural gingerbread winners.Â
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Construction industry gossip: Knockdown prices
Gossip on Salford’s birdman, a footballer’s optimistic high-street prediction and a debate on the nuclear family home.Â
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Construction industry gossip: Something to choo choo on
Gossip on lockdown at MI6, friendly sparkies and the 15-year wait for first-time buyers in London
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Construction industry gossip: Jingle bells rock
Gossip on TfL’s executive pay, the Indian firm reversing the gender pay gap and Kengo Kuma’s £270 trainers
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Construction industry gossip: Blond ambition
Gossip on the former spin doctor who predicted a Boris bounce and the hardy outdoor swimmers who told Donald Trump where to go
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Construction industry gossip: Onward travel
This week, Crossrail is determined to keep its opening date a surprise. Plus, one construction director is called home
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Construction industry gossip: The slow train home
Crossrail? Don’t worry, another delay will be along just after this one. Plus, one company stays under the news radar
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Construction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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Construction industry gossip: Space race
Tension is astronomical at the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards, certain housebuilders come in for some flak, and Homes England gets lost in translation
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Construction industry gossip: Baby steps
A young housing secretary is questioned for the first time and thrill seekers are prevented from setting foot on a series of nerve-wracking bridges
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Construction industry gossip: Thank U, next
The latest housing secretary – I forget his name – struggles to convince the industry he’ll be around long enough to be taken seriously