All Funding the Future articles
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Features
‘You’re operating in the grey space, making decisions with a lot of unknowns’: Katy Dowding on two years at the top of Skanska UK
The firm’s president and CEO took the helm at a turbulent time for the country and for contractors. She tells Chloe McCulloch about her leadership style, her rejigged executive team and how industry and government can deliver more with less if they work together.
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MHCLG officials to discuss affordable funding model proposed by ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ sister’s title Housing Today
Civil servants looking to arrange meeting with G15 bosses following publication of State of the Capital report
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Can Starmer get us out of the mess of Trump’s tariffs?
As stock markets nosedived yesterday at the prospect of a global trade war, the prime minister presented a cool-headed response
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Is PFI about to stage a comeback?
As part of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s new Funding the Future series, Joey Gardiner considers the chances of an unlikely renaissance for the much-maligned initiative
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Government’s infrastructure taskforce to publish private finance findings in coming weeks, says minister
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ comes as ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ launches Funding the Future initiative
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How do we fund the future? How ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s new initiative will look at options for financing public projects
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s new Funding the Future campaign kicks off today, looking at how to bridge the gap between what the government wants to build and the money it has to pay for its ambitions. In this first piece, Joey Gardiner explains how a key stream within the campaign will examine the ...
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ launches new campaign to look at funding projects in an era of constrained public finances
New initiative will culminate in report to the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ the Future Live conference in October.
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Independent scrutiny of new infrastructure body will initially come from ex-NIC commissioners, says minister
New board of external figures will be appointed after selection of NISTA’s chief
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Rising wages behind tender price rises, Mace says
Firm warns regulatory processes need to speed up to get jobs up and runningÂ
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Government launches new infrastructure body merging the IPA and NIC
Strategy guide known as the Teal Book containing advice on how to lead big schemes also publishedÂ
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Comment
Chancellor’s ironclad fiscal rules are protecting construction – for now
The government is stuck in a spending straitjacket of its own making. However, borrowing for investment will help to sustain future workload for construction, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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MPs and Lords launch inquiry into infrastructure project delivery
Newly formed group gives interested parties until 6 May to respond
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More reliable information needed on infrastructure pipelines to ensure private investor confidence, NAO warns
More consistent information on investment opportunities would drive down costs, report finds
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Government approves £9bn Lower Thames Crossing
Decision comes 16 years after scheme was first proposed
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Reeves announces extra £2bn for affordable homes
Source: MHCLG/Flickr Housing secretary Angela Rayner (left) and chancellor Rachel Reeves visited Your Housing Group’s Bournes Bank development in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday
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Chancellor must find ‘creative’ approach to finance London transport schemes, say developers
Investor group urges Reeves to explore additional development taxes to fund Bakerloo extension and Crossrail 2
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s sister title Housing Today and G15 call on ministers to explore new grant funding model for affordable housing
Move towards amortised grant could help London’s housing associations develop while limiting increases in government balance sheet debt
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Arcadis warns ‘meaningful’ recovery now not expected until end of this year
Falling confidence and high finance costs keep lid on optimism, consultant adds
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Rail lobby calls for private investment to boost infrastructure
HS1 Ltd, Mott MacDonald and others urge government to explore various investment avenues for public transport growth