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Episodes

  1. 04/15/2010

    Podcast 6: Election special: Jack Pringle and Liz Peace react to the manifestos, plus Simon Lewis explains the Bribery Act

    In  this month’s podcast, housing editor Joey Gardiner talks to Liz Peace about Labour’s and the Conservative’s election manifestos. She describes Labour’s efforts as “a disappointing read” and the Torie’s planning policies as “needing a lot of work Also on the election, deputy web editor Chloe McCulloch asks Jack Pringle, a [...]

    33 min

  2. 02/24/2010

    Podcast 5: Building’s Charter 284 campaign explained: Stephen Ratcliffe and Professor John Bale on the economic case for investing in construction

    Building’s Charter 284 campaign, launched last week, aims to persuade the political parties ahead of the election of the economic benefits of investing in construction work. In this month’s podcast, Building’s deputy web editor Chloe McCulloch talks to three people about the campaign (the name of which stems from the fact that the LEK report showed [...]

    18 min

  3. 01/27/2010

    Podcast 4: Alan Cherry remembered – Brickonomics blogger Brian Green on the ‘end’ of the recession

    In this month’s podcast from Building Magazine Brian Green, our Brickonomics blogger, discusses whether the government statistics showing 0.1% growth of GDP really do mean the British economy is out of recession.   In an interview with Alex Smith, our web editor, Brian warns that the estimates for construction may be subject to later revisions by the [...]

    19 min

  4. 11/12/2009

    Housing experts debate the state of the market

    After our live online debate on the future of the housing market two experts highlight the big issues, plus interviews with Rick Mather and poet Ian McMillan In this month’s podcast from Building magazine we have three separate interviews on a range of construction-related topics: The state of the housing market was the subject of an online [...]

    26 min

  5. 10/14/2009

    What impact would Tory policies have on construction?

    Two construction experts who attended the party conference last week discuss the merits of ‘localism’ – a key policy promoted by the Conservatives in Manchester. Today Building’s podcast analyses announcements made at the Conservative Party Conference that could affect the construction industry. Listen to reporter Olivia Boyd talk about Tory policies with Graham Kean, at EC Harris [...]

    30 min

  6. 09/22/2009

    Legal experts debate the OFT fines

    Two legal experts discuss the likelihood of compensation claims, the possibility of appeals and the threat of directors facing disqualification Building’s new podcast launches today focusing on the decision by the Office of Fair Trading to fine 103 construction firms a total of £130m. Hear assistant editor Roxane McMeeken speak to Martin Baker, a competition partner at [...]

    21 min
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  • Creator
    Building magazine
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2010
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
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    ©2009 Building Magazine
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    The Building podcast