Tories: The best future for building?
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The Conservative party's manifesto for the 1992 general election does not offer any specific help for the construction industry despite the worst recession in the industry since 1945. Although the party has assisted other industries, it claims the cyclical nature of construction will help it to recover unassisted. The party aims to provide 150,000 housing association homes, to continue urban redevelopment schemes and to extend tthe role of private industry in local government. Representatives of the construction industry have mixed feelings about the manifesto.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1992
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Our friends in the North
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A report by the Construction Sector Pathfinder Group says that the new Scottish parliament could be a possible champion for the construction industry. The report emphasizes the importance of construction to Scotland's economy. Among the key proposals suggested by the authors are the need for a Scottish strategic plan for residential, commercial and infrastructural development, together with a strategic overview of the Scottish planning system.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1999
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Construction cash-in?
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The UK government's announcement of 50 billion pounds sterling extra public investment between 1998 and 2001 has not encouraged construction analysts to raise their forecasts of workloads. Industry experts say that construction will attract little of the new money, much of which is clawing back cutbacks.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1998
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