Opinion – Page 141
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Online poll: What next for Balfour Beatty?
Do you think the worst is now over for Balfour Beatty? Vote here
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A test of loyalty
Leo Quinn’s ability to restore Balfour Beatty’s former glory relies on clients not being spooked by the firm’s latest woes
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Hands-free drive time
Despite resistance to the idea from a sizeable proportion of the public, the technology to create autonomous vehicles is already with us. What does this mean for the construction industry?
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Serious irregularity: Secretary of State for the Home Department vs Raytheon Systems Limited
Before Mr Justice Akenhead. Judgments delivered 19 December 2014 and 17 February 2015
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Searching for a level playing field
Will regulatory changes make a real difference towards SMEs’ access to public sector work?
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HS2: Is it worth it?
The Labour party is hedging its bets in the run-up to the election over this key infrastructure project
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Election uncertainty
Contract awards in February higher than a year earlier, pointing towards further growth
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Hansom: Party poopers
Mipim was as varied as a pack of liquorice allsorts this year with delegates from far-flung corners of the world such as Dagenham imbuing the fair with fun-filled exoticism - all the more puzzling that some failed to show
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Budget 2015: It's the (local) economy, stupid
Osborne’s last coalition Budget signalled that the future of construction is local and devolved
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Online poll: Help to Buy ISA
How much do you think the government’s Help to Buy ISA will stimulate housebuilding? Vote here
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Chile: Turning challenges into opportunities
Since the 1990s, Chile has been developing its infrastructure, but, as in many other Latin American countries, much is still lacking
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A Budget for the regions
The chancellor’s focus on regional growth was in contrast to his national infrastructure announcements, which lacked an integrated and coherent approach
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Budget 2015: View from the north
Deloitte’s Barry Crichton struggles to find the substance behind Osborne’s much heralded “powerhouse” in today’s Budget
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What's the fuss about knowing your assets?
The pressure is on housing associations to have up to date registers of their assets but they need to go even further than that …
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Energy: Less is more
The European Commission wants energy efficiency to be treated as an energy source in its own right
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London needs a plan
The chancellor and the mayor of London have confirmed ‘Housing Zones’ for the capital but we need more detail on how to deliver 400,000 homes by 2025
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Mipim blog: Singing for our supper
Architect Jack Pringle with his daily update on life from the French Riviera
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Nobody wins
The rise of the smaller political parties could mean the next government finds it harder to take a pro-development stance on housebuilding