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Train to win
Tony Bingham has been a long-time critic of the levy system so it was disappointing, but not surprising, that his recent article 鈥淔eeling a little short changed?鈥� repeated the arguments against CITB-ConstructionSkills currently being used by the Federation of Plastering and Drywall Contractors
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A little less conversation
If housing minister Grant Shapps is so confident about his housebuilding incentive scheme (1 October, page 12), will he now explain why the details of how it will work have yet to see the light of day?
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CommentMust-see TV
Christopher Hare snapped these two committed couch potatoes trying to fit a TV aerial in a rainy London Bridge. Clearly the television schedules must have improved since we last looked 鈥�
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Long live RSLs
Oh dear Mr Shapps! What an ill-conceived comment about housing association 鈥渇at cat鈥� pay
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Green gauge
Exactly how the Green Investment Bank will be funded and managed continues to be up for debate but there is only so much longer this can go on before the 鈥済reenest government ever鈥� gets a reputation for being all talk and no action
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In the steps of Duncan Wallace
Rudi Klein asserted that 鈥渢raditional procurement methods are so needlessly wasteful that a consultant or solicitor who advises a client to adopt them may be guilty of negligence鈥�
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Because you're worth it
Chris Cheshire has hit the nail right on the head with his comments about low quotes (17 September, page 10)
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Sound advice
I read with interest your recent article on free schools (10 September, page 42) and agree wholeheartedly, in principle, that existing buildings should be considered for conversion into so-called free schools
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Maglev's inflexible
The only problem with maglev (and the reason it is not being adopted widely, even in China) is its inflexibility and inability to handle the passenger flows moving between cities (3 September, page 38).
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How much wood?
I found the words in 好色先生TV鈥檚 leader (27 August, page 3) and the article on timber frame fire risk (page 9) incredible
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Tradition be damned
Ah, the past, how it used to be (Inbox, The silent QSs, 10 September, page 22).
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CommentGreat crested newts!
As your recent article describes (27 August, page 36), the scale of the London Gateway Development - and the fact that the site lies at the heart of one of Europe鈥檚 most important estuary and wetland habitats - presents unique challenges
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The big squeeze
Connaught鈥檚 difficulties have highlighted what most of us who work in the social housing repairs sector are already aware of
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CommentThe silent QSs
Are 好色先生TV readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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The worst-laid plans
Your excellent Brickonomics blog entry (23 February, building.co.uk) highlights the sheer naivity of those putting forward this New Utopia planning system.
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Turning the heat on fire report
In your article 鈥淚nsurers call for urgent probe into timber-frame fire risk鈥� (27 August, page 9) you state that the UK Timber Frame Association dismissed the findings of the government鈥檚 report on fire safety
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Count the costs
I read with interest the article by Mr Justice Akenhead (3 September, page 47)