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A weekly podcast in which veteran construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor have a natter about some of the week’s events in the UK construction industry, seeking meaning even where none may exist.
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| Episode | Date |
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200: The grand finale
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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199: Late payment, Whitehall red tape and plug-in solar panels
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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198: Revival postponed, Vistry’s wobbles and a plumber goes to Parliament
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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197: Rudi Klein on payment reform
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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196: Parliament refurb, Power tools and Persimmon’s recycling
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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195: Industrial relations, Sentencing quirks and Tier One defined
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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194: Graphene, Late payment law and Plant hire profits
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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193: Regulating Professions, Procurement and Chiefs of Staff
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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192: Review of the Year 2025
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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191: The Budget, Octavius and Komatsu
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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190: COP 30 and CPD, the price of being a professional
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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189: Publicity, Plant theft and Cement
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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188: HSS, Insulation and Gold plating
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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187: New towns, Gatwick and piling records
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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186: Reed for Rayner, PMI vs ONS and HPC crane drivers
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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185: House-builders frustrations, Misspent funds and Acquisitions
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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184: Top 100, training & recruitment
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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183: Airports, Mace and Abroad
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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182: The one with Suzannah Nichol
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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181: Sizewell stakes, Firefighting at the BSR and Landfill tax hike
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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180: The Infra Plan, HS2 Shambles and CMA’s study
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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179: Nuclear, Solar and AI
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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178: Barratt’s Supreme victory, Land banking and Retrofit licenses
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May 28, 2025 |
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177: Cheating, Corruption and Reform
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May 14, 2025 |
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176: Concrete Credentials, Nature Levy and Aerogels
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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175: Materials special: Stone, Steel and Cement
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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174: OBR, NISTA and Timber
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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173: Cutting bureaucracy, Cement sector challenges and Leaving school
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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172: Beyond Grenfell
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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171: Batteries, BNG and Buying British
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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170: Reeves’ Big Speech and Goodbye SGB
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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169: Solar panels, Licensing and Plant hire pivoting
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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168: Happy new year (we hope)
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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167: 2024: Year in Review
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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166: Fast-track apprentices, HSE stats and GFRG houses
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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165: Revolutionising Construction: The Information Management Initiative
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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164: Labour pains: Reeves’ first budget
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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163: 100 days of Starmer, Vistry’s glitch and Plant-hire pivot
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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162: D-Day for LTC, Big batteries and Untypical homes
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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161: ISG, Fox and Gipave
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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160: The Grenfell Inquiry report
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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159: 50 Days of Starmer, Sad Ends and Providence for Providence
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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158: M&A upswing, Picking leaders and Footbridges (Pt II)
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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157: All Change, AdBlue and the Ava Bridge
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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156: Supreme Court spanner in the works, Blue hydrogen and the 6,000-tonne crane
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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155: Election lobbying, Red7 Marine and Chatham Docks
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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154: Election fever, International trade and Forever chemicals
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May 29, 2024 |
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153: The Construction Skills Crisis
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May 15, 2024 |
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152: The Downfall Episode: Osborne, Yousaf and Honda Swindon
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May 01, 2024 |
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151: Could Truss be right?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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150: (Im)mobile Cranes, London Supersewer and MMC Review
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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149: Killer Materials, Dubious Contracts and National Security
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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148: Budget Special
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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147: Decarbonising construction machinery
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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146: Planning reforms, National Highways probe and Nuclear safety breaches
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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145: Anglia Square, Prefab woes and Measuring carbon
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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144: The Rudi Klein Manifesto
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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143: Milne down, Neurodivergence and Rebranding Artex
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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142: Review of the Year 2023
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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141: Paying the bills, Grenfell’s standing and State aid
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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140: Reshuffle, Plant Tech and Hybrid Working
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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139: Circularity, Piling and Companies On the Edge
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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138: Starmer’s Promises, Infra Planning and Dodgy Ladders (again)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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137: Sunak Hits Reverse
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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136: Killing Diesel with Jo Gilroy
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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135: RAAC, Nutrient Neutrality and Power Tools
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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134: Top 100, Controlling the Press & Barbie
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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133: CE Reprieve, Big Roads and MMC Woes
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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132: Economics, Gove-ernment and Governance
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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131: Green Roads, Export Finance and Snoopy Landlords
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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130: Prefab Fail, Flying Too High and Embracing Change
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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129: Hospitals, Health and Cheers!
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May 31, 2023 |
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128: L&G, Offsetting and Economic update
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May 17, 2023 |
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127: IPD, Product testing and Persimmon’s punt
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May 03, 2023 |
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126: Smart Motorways, Staffing Issues and Heat Pumps
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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125: HS2’s Listening Skills, Demolition Cartels and Dud Batteries
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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124: Budget, Tax Allowances and Gove refuseniks
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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123: Bridge repairs, Retrofits and Winvic’s dilemma
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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122: Protectionism, Concrete and a Budget Wishlist
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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121: Nosy Neighbours, Compulsory Purchase and Eco Mitigation
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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120: Bids, cards and Official Statistics
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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119: HAVS, Re-treads and Interns
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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118: Takeovers, MMC Fire Alarm and Review of the Year
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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117: Autumn statement, Sizewell C and CIOB presidents
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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116: Inaction, Deflection and Delays
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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115: Harper’s in-tray, Drive-through concrete and Cybersecurity
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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114: Staying on, Offsite goes offshore and Scottish electricians
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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113: The Growth Plan, HVO backlash and Beavers
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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112: ER, ET and Genericide
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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111: The Top 100
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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110: Drought & floods, Changing Perceptions and A Cancelled Sale
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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109: Decarbonisation and Britain’s energy crisis
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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108: The Building Safety Act, Demolition Cartels and the Long Wait for Justice
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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107: Concrete v Timber, Cooler Asphalt and the Trade Gap
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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106: Weights & measures, Dodgy ladders and Stonehenge (again) – plus: the Net Zero shortcut
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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105: Teachers Wanted, HPC and the Competition Watchdog
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May 25, 2022 |
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104: Queen’s Speech, Vp For Sale and Crossrail Opens
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May 11, 2022 |
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103: Lower Thames Crossing, Asbestos and Arty Chimneys
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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102: School, Brickies and Rude Buildings
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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101: Energy, Innovation and Fly-tipping
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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100: Developers’ Pledge, Executive Teams and Safer Stairs
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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99: The economy, earthmoving and biodiversity
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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98: Gove, Mogg and Social Value
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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97: Budget, Neddies and Rod Stewart’s roadworks
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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96: Labours of Hercules
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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95: Situation Vacant, Pallets and PFI
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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94: Succession Planning, Plain English and Corporate Slogans
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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93: Mates in Mind and the Squeezed Middle
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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92: Kier, CARES and 18 metres
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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91: Greg, Gove and Gongs
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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90: Review Of The Year
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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89: Retentions – with Lord Aberdare
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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88: Men’s Wellbeing (And A Bit About Diesel)
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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87: Audits, Schools and Builders’ Merchants
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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86: Rebar, Funding Nukes and CITB (Again)
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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85: Export Finance, Hand Signals and Hand Shakes
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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84: After nmcn, RICS Rules and HS2 Logistics
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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83: Conference Season, The Fall of nmcn, and The Diversity Mentor
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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82: State Loans, Restoration Crafts and Smart Flywheels
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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81: Shortages, Levelling Up and the Aggregate King
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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80: Wells Cathedral Restoration, Cabinet Reshuffle and Staging the Grenfell Inquiry
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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79: The Top 100 and Recollections of 9/11
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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78: Labels, Hospitals and Rishi’s Relief
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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77: National Highways, Selling OIL and Diversity Metrics
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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76: Hydrogen (fuel of the very near future)
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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75: Climate change, HVO and Modular entry costs
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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74: Stonehenge Revisited and 3D Printing
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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73: Bridges and Pings
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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72: Net Zero Week and Builders’ Merchants (revisited)
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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71: Easing Restrictions, Green Lorries and Driver Shortages
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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70: The Building Safety Bill, Bristol Beacon and Self-healing Concrete
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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69: Rising Costs and Plant Hire Woes
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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68: Flexible Working Results
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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67: B3W vs BRI, Webuild and Timber (Again)
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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66: HS2, HPC and Leisure Centre Design
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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65: CITB’s Quest for Consensus
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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64: Technical Innovations and Back to the Office
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May 26, 2021 |
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63: Inflation, PBAs, Concrete Batteries and Urban Planning
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May 19, 2021 |
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62: Queen's Speech and Green Gas
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May 12, 2021 |
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61: The Joy of Wood, Pensions and Pointless Surveys
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May 05, 2021 |
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60: Tunnellers’ Folk Music and the Pitfalls of the Product Marketing Code
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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59: Acquisitions and Other Matters
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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58: Boardroom Diversity, Infrastucture Planning and the Prince’s Trust
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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57: The Rudi Klein Interview
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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56: Clearing the Suez & Other Great Saves; plus Employing Ex-offenders
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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55: CITB, Shrewsbury Pickets and Lessons from WFH
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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54: Recruitment, Training and Recycling
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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53: Ulster Link, Social Value, Fire Safety and See-through Buckets
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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52: Budget and Branding
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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51: IR35, Top Jobs and Jargon
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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50: Should Builders Need a Licence?
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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49: What's Up with the BBA
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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48: Enforcing Beauty, Project Leadership and Migrant Workers
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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47: Marketing, BBA and the Big Push
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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46: Prompt Payment, Product Regulation and Builders’ Merchants
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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45: Disputes, Databases and Delivering AI
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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44: Dodged Tariffs, Rail Heritage and Boardroom Clergy
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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43: 2020 Review of the Year
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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42: Flexible Working Special
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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41: The Playbook, Warm Homes and a Message to You Rudi
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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40: Support for the Self-Employed, Site Safety and the Slowness of the HSE
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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39: Diggers: Electric, Drunk and In The Garden
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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38: Stonehenge, Tunnels and Road Safety
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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37: Licences, Leadership Council and Modular Buildings
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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36: Lockdown, Knockdown and Demolition Innovation
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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35: Family, Later Living and PSCPs
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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34: Up the workers! Pay Freeze, Living Wage and Employee Ownership
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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33: From HS2 to Jaffa Cakes
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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32: Wind Power, Diesel, Concrete and Cargo Bikes
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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31: Track & Trace, Carbon Offsetting and Rewilding
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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30: Ratings, Ratings, Ratings
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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29: Top 100, Tumbling Shares and Saving the Solent
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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28: Dogs, Chalk Streams and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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27: Back in the Jug, Lessons from COVID and Truckless Truss
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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26: Tideway, Acceleration and Square Holes
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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25: Fit-out, Putin and the Versatile Brickie
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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24: Prefabs, Planning Reform and Carbon Offsetting
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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23: Green Home Grants, Trustmark and Genoa’s New Bridge
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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22: Brexit, Standards and HS2
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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21: Face Masks, Plan for Jobs & Tower Cranes
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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20: New Deal, CITB and Interserve FM
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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19: Job Losses, Export Finance, Plastic Problems and Magic Paint
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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18: Post-Covid Recovery, Roads Ahead and Shrewsbury Pickets (Conspiracy, My Arse!)
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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17: Restoration of Parliament, When Tiredness Kills & The Joy of Steam
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May 20, 2020 |
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16: Opportunism, Drones & Batteries
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May 06, 2020 |
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15: Scaffolders, Consulting Engineers and Employee Ownership
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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14: Furlough, Supplies, Gypsum and Cladding
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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13: HS2 and Firm Foundations
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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12: Confusing Signals, Field Hospitals and Augmented Reality
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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11: #ShutTheSites, Urgent Works and Memorable Junkets
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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10: The Lockdown and Working From Home
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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9: That Virus, Tech Toys and the Latest Issue
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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8: Retentions Postscript, Red Diesel and Rebrands
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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7: Heathrow, Retentions & Flexitime
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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6: Coronavirus, New Homes Ombudsman and Industry Archives
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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5: Cannabis, Immigration and Smart Cities
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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4: HS2, Leadership & Clocks
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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3: On Beauty, Signs of a Boris Bounce & Cowboy Builders
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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2: Climate Emergency, Smart Motorways and Chinese Hospitals
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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1: Tall Building Regulations, Late Payment Legislation and Digitally Savvy Contractors
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Jan 23, 2020 |