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Letters: High Speed 2 is a black hole for taxpayers’ money
03 May 2012
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Letters: Who should pay to insure homes against flooding?
26 April 2012
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The Treasury loves to prune, but at what price growth?
24-Apr-2012
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Letters: The unravelling of HS2 accelerates
19 April 2012
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Sir John Armitt can help the ICE meet future challenges
19 April 2012
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Letters: Heathrow’s issues join the queue
5 April 2012
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Our future prosperity is in need of a clear, bold vision
5 April 2012
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Letters: The perils of redistributing water around the country
29 March 2012
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Why mega projects are always a platform for growth
29 March 2012
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Can the prime minister grab the roads privatisation nettle?
22 March 2012
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Letters: Permeable paving not only answer to saving water
22 March 2012
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Letters: More storage key to water supply
15 March 2012
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Osborne must keep the infrastructure tap switched on
15 March 2012
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Letters: Industry needs to take up BIM
08 March 2012
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Letters: Anatomy of failure at Hammersmith Flyover
1 March 2012
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It is about time our water bills reflected amounts used
23 February 2012
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Letters: Can engineers measure up?
22-Feb-2012
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Letters: Let’s not be seduced by the glamour of a new hub
8-Feb-2012
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Creativity and digital technology will drive future success
2 February 2012
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Letters: At Seaton it’s now a question of: ‘For whom the till tolls?’
2 February 2012
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An integrated transport policy may be re-emerging
26 January 2012
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Let’s rise to the High Speed 2 challenge
26 January 2012
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Letters: Why skew Scottish transport spend so much towards roads?
12 January 2012
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Obituary: Brian McGrath, 1969-2011
12 January 2012
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Still irreverent, still informative, still New Civil Engineer
12 January 2012
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Looking forward to 2012: a year of opportunity
15 December 2011
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Letters: Is reversing points the best way to prevent another Grayrigg?
08 December 2011
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Overseas experience will help our infrastructure
08 December 2011
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Infrastructure gifts are for life, not just Christmas
01 December 2011
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Letters: How should we encourage equality in construction firms?
01 December 2011
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Letters: Is PFI the best way to trigger infrastructure-led recovery?
24 November 2011
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Look in the engineer's toolkit for political answers
24 November 2011
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Letters: Thames Hub: visionary plan or recipe for more congestion?
17 November 2011
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Big projects must win public and political backing
10 November 2011
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Chatter over the Chilterns covers a great deal of ground
10 November 2011
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What is the ethical approach to runaway population growth?
03 November
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It is time for us to reassert the UK as an international gateway
2-Nov-2011
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Letters: Fossil fuels must still have a vital part in the energy mix
27 October 2011
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Political backing for projects counts for nothing without hard cash
27 October 2011
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Greening: just the next in a long line of short term transport chiefs
20 October 2011
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Letters: Land value tax could boost infrastructure spending
20 October 2011
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Viewpoint: Size isn’t everything, it’s quality that counts
20 October 2011
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Letters: Should the Highways Agency set a cost cutting example?
13 October 2011
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We have failed to replace our great grandparents' work
13 October 2011
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Our costs baffle our European neighbours – and they baffle me
6 October 2011
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Letters: Balance in the boardroom is still a long way off
29 September 2011
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Tunnelling sector must overcome cost and resource challenges
29 September 2011
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Consolidation is inevitable in the world of the one stop shop
28-Sep-2011
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Britain should wake up to strategic infrastructure spending
22 September 2011
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Letters: where would you build another airport in the North?
22 September 2011
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We need strong leaders to deliver infrastructure growth
15 September 2011
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NCE’s hot topics: World Trade Center ten years on - have the lessons been learnt?
8-Sep-2011
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Engineers have kept the faith in tall buildings despite 9/11
8 September 2011
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Letters: ICE must reflect its members’ views on high speed rail
8 September 2011
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Viewpoint: Sharing goals: the Holy Grail
8 September 2011
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Letters: Mudslides: underinvestment leads to inevitable accidents
25 August 2011
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Confidence depends on investment in quality infrastructure
24-Aug-2011
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A new airport might tick a lot of our society's boxes
11 August 2011
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Letters: Crossrail and High Speed 2 remain clouded in confusion
11 August 2011
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Letters: Transport for London will restrict Overground to local services
28 July 2011
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The London Olympics show we do have talent...and vision
28 July 2011
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Viewpoint: Inspire your team, lead by example
28 July 2011
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Letters: Time for the balance on campus to reflect the realities of real life
14 July 2011
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Why can't our planners take a leaf out of Qatar's book?
14 July 2011
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Investment in civils students is currently just an aspiration
30 June 2011
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Letters: What does Lord Sugar know about engineers’ business skills?
30 June 2011
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Viewpoint: Mind the gap
30 June 2011
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It is up to each of us to tackle health and safety issues every day
23 June 2011
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Letters: Low profile, high value water grid is as vital as high speed rail
23 June 2011
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Letters: Civil engineers must reassert and redefine their place in society
16 June 2011
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Viewpoint: As rail aims for efficiency collaboration is key
16 June 2011
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We need to decide what's important and what we should pay for
16 June 2011
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Government's latest strategy for construction hits the right notes
09 June 2011
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Letters: Will civil engineering survive as a respected profession in the UK?
09 June 2011
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Carbon cutting milestones remind us just how much must change
02 June 2011
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Letters: We should be leading the low carbon debate, not others
02 June 2011
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Viewpoint: How can London drive sustainable investment in infrastructure?
02 June 2011
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Viewpoint: Site experience is key for a strong future career
02 June 2011
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Letters: Tell us the real environmental cost of HS2
26 May 2011
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Viewpoint: Women in engineering
26 May 2011
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We have a way to go before we truly embrace local opinions
26 May 2011
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Viewpoint: Standard for progress
25-May-2011
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Keep an open mind as the High Speed consultation ramps up
19 May 2011
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Letters: Is there a strategic case for investing in increased fire protection for bridges?
12 May 2011
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One year on, the coalition must press on with vital policies
11-May-2011
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Complex, systemic problems need detailed, serious solutions
20-Apr-2011
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Letters: Multi-disciplinary engineering approach to energy is needed
14 April 2011
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Students need help if they are to go into civil engineering
14 April 2011
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Letters: Why video-conferencing won’t cut demand for high speed rail
6-Apr-2011
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Infrastructure for growth is crucial to the UK's future fortunes
6-Apr-2011
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Letters: We cannot afford to ignore the UK’s water issues
31 March 2011
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Technology is the key to a green future
31 March 2011
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Our new award proves good things come in small packages
30-Mar-2011
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What can you achieve when you don't care who takes the credit?
23-Mar-2011
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Letters: Homes at risk from flooding must be allowed to take out insurance
17 March 2011
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Nuclear's future has come into question but so must our defences
16-Mar-2011
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Letters: Let schools of engineering grow organically to become what we need
10 March 2011
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Network Rail has come far but this new era of change is needed
9-Mar-2011
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Engineers cannot elimate all risk but they must uphold standards
03 March 2011
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Letters: Don’t let the rail lobby get the upper hand with HS2
03 March 2011
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Viewpoint: Spreading the ecomagination around
03 March 2011
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Letters: Crossrail 2 can unlock High Speed Two's potential
24 February 2011
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The devil of high speed rail delivery is in the detail of the route
23-Feb-2011
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Letters: Are energy from waste plants sustainable?
17 February 2011
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Without government support and investment the UK will fall behind
16-Feb-2011
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Letters: We need an open debate about wind power costs
10 February 2011
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Money was wasted but perhaps experience was gained with the M25
9-Feb-2011
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Letters: Demanding more for less is bleeding our industry dry
03 February 2011
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Offshore wind is the 21st century's answer to the North Sea oil boom
2-Feb-2011
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Holden's departure comes as Crossrail enters a new phase
27 January 2011
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Viewpoint:Cashing in on future skills
27 January 2011
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Letters: Political dithering over energy production threatens the UK
20 January 2011
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Civil engineers give aid to millions but they sometimes need help too
19-Jan-2011
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Letters: Frost induced water mains failures come as no surprise
13-Jan-2011
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A pound spent on infrastructure is two pounds saved elsewhere
13 January 2011
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Letters: Engineers are giving up initiative on project funding
16 December 2010
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The way we read the magazine is changing and the world is too
16 December 2010
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Viewpoint: Keeping fit and lean
16 December 2010
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Letters: Females in engineering: Are we hearing it for the girls?
02 December 2010
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Could Qatar World Cup trigger a green infrastructure revolution?
1-Dec-2010
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Clever, innovative thinking is required of us and we cannot fail
25 November 2010
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Cumbria floods remind us that innovation is always necessary
18 November 2010
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Letters: More robust kerbing could have prevented Oxshott rail crash
18 November 2010
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Viewpoint: Would you encourage women to be engineers?
18 November 2010
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Engineers can make a big difference to international aid work
11 November 2010
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Viewpoint: Good time to understand the world of waste
11 November 2010
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Letters: Nuclear is welcomed by some but not all of us in the engineering community
04 November 2010
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The modern world is more complex, but innovation remains key
04 November 2010
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Viewpoint: Learning lessons from the past
04 November 2010
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Viewpoint: Spending crossroads
04 November 2010
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Viewpoint: Support for infrastructure welcomed
04 November 2010
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Letters: Perhaps high speed rail is more suited to France?
28 October 2010
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Osborne has put infrastructure at the heart of economic recovery
28 October 2010
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Viewpoint: Masterplanning must be for everyone
28 October 2010
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Letters: NEC has faults so why did ICE drop other forms?
21 October 2010
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There are many infrastructure options chasing after the prize pot
21 October 2010
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Viewpoint: client weaknesses are not the contract’s fault
21 October 2010
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Letters: Road signs are useless when they are obscured
14 October 2010
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Viewpoint: Sustainable cities need sustainable solutions
14 October 2010
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HS2 may not be what everyone wants – but it's what we need
7 October 2010
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Letters: A fresh look at some tried and tested thinking
7 October 2010
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Let's have a change of heart and address our health issues
30 September 2010
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Could Clegg breathe life back into the municipal engineer?
23 September 2010
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Viewpoint: Walk before running
23 September 2010
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Letters: Look back to history for Pakistan flood answers
22-Sep-2010
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Letters: Road spending is not a luxury that can be cut
16 September 2010
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The spending review will remove stifling uncertainty
16 September 2010
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Let Obama's infrastructure spending plan inspire us
9 September 2010
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Viewpoint: All change please
9 September 2010
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Creating a lean machine
2 September 2010
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Letters: the next step for graduates
2 September 2010
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We cannot afford to underinvest in infrastructure
2 September 2010
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Letters: Guided busways: one man's meat, another man's poison
19 August 2010
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Ten years on – and I still believe in the future of UK civils
19 August 2010
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Viewpoint: Health is as important as safety
19 August 2010
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Viewpoint: Public spending cuts could undermine UK strength
19 August 2010
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Viewpoint: The challenge facing the UK's regions
19 August 2010
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Letters: Airships: a transport idea that won't go away
05 August 2010
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We must lose our short-sighted views of the future
05 August 2010
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Letters: the public is as important as the politics for the ICE
22 July 2010
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We cannot afford to lose the industry's young talent
22 July 2010
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Viewpoint: The climate of change
15 July 2010
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We need to make the case for infrastructure now
8 July 2010
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Difficult change is coming – and it's a good thing for us
01 July 2010
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Now is the time to prove infrastructure's economic value
24 June 2010
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Viewpoint: Nelson Ogunshakin
24 June 2010
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Middle Eastern promise for the UK's young engineers
16-Jun-2010
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Viewpoint: value versus efficiency
10-Jun-2010
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Opinions will be divided on how best to ride out the storm
10 June 2010
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Overseas opportunities dwarf the scale of UK cuts
27 May 2010
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Decent modern infrastructure is essential to recovery
20 May 2010
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Viewpoint: Our take on new No.10
20 May 2010
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Viewpoint: Value versus efficiency
20 May 2010
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Viewpoint: Cross-border appeal
13 May 2010
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Viewpoint: Ageing beauty gets a new lease of life
6 May 2010
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Viewpoint: More value, less waste
6 May 2010
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Whatever the result this week, we need to see action
6 May 2010
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The engineer's vote is getting much harder to call
29 April 2010
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Roads and rail need solid plans, not political hot air
22 April 2010
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Viewpoint: Starting to be heard
22 April 2010
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Mike Cross: The risk business
15 April 2010
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Viewpoint: Valuing volunteers
15 April 2010
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We can keep building and growing if the price is right
15 April 2010
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Viewpoint: Now is the time to eliminate waste
1 April 2010
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Viewpoint: Shaping the strategy
1 April 2010
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What a time to be a civil engineer!
1 April 2010
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When it comes to success, perception is everything
1 April 2010
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A good future is dependent on training up good staff
25 March 2010
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Viewpoint: Strategic directions
25 March 2010
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Viewpoint: Three steps to success
25 March 2010
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Viewpoint: Time to embrace lean?
25 March 2010
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Major projects dictate headlines, but also our future
18 March 2010
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Viewpoint: Harder, better, faster, stronger
11 March 2010
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We must ensure that what we build is what we want
11 March 2010
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President’s question time
4 March 2010
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We need to get the job done the best way we can
4 March 2010
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Getting more from less: how to survive the recession
18 February 2010
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Viewpoint: Our public voice
18 February 2010
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Viewpoint: QUEST- supporting our young talent
18 February 2010
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Graduates, get out there and sell yourselves
11 February 2010
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We need to make our work place a safer place
04 February 2010
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Engineers must rebuild a more secure Haiti
21 January 2010
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Viewpoint: The value of assets
21 January 2010
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Snow joke: We can not let this happen again
14 January 2010
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Viewpoint: Ensuring the future
14 January 2010
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2010 - opportunities or despair for civil engineers
7 January 2010
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Viewpoint: Learning from Cumbria
7 January 2010
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Viewpoint: Tsunami lessons
7 January 2010
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Go out and get what you deserve from the industry
10 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Aligning the supply chain
10 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Getting the job done
10 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Investing in our future
10 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Copenhagen: climax or catalyst?
3 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Ready to spread the word
3 December 2009
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Viewpoint: Sustainability marathon
3 December 2009
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We have to deliver a lot more for a lot less
3 December 2009
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More flooding. More chaos. Time to listen and act
26 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Getting the story straight
26 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Helping you to stay out of trouble
26 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Where will next generation come from?
26 November 2009
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Regardless of the election, private financing is vital
19 November 2009
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Viewpoint: New Forth Bridge contracts out to tender
19 November 2009
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Infrastructure needs some holistic thinking
12 November 2009
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Viewpoint: The politics of power
12 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Time to remember
12 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Asset management is key
05 November 2009
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Viewpoint: Crossrail procurement gathers pace
05 November 2009
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Viewpoint: It is down to engineers to get the job done
05 November 2009
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We need to up our game to match the graduates
05 November 2009
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To reap future rewards, we need to invest now
29 October 2009
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Viewpoint: Delivering nuclear procurement
22 October 2009
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Viewpoint: Finding the best
22 October 2009
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We need action on infrastructure and we need it now
22 October 2009
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Let's not repeat past mistakes and just get on with it
15 October 2009
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Let's start backing the right transport horse now
8 October 2009
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Viewpoint: Getting London connected
8 October 2009
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It is time to stamp out corruption once and for all
1 October 2009
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Viewpoint: At the heart of carbon
1 October 2009
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Viewpoint: Road to reform
1 October 2009
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Viewpoint: Spending to prosper
1 October 2009
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Sixty seconds: Allan Wilèn
24 September 2009
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Viewpoint: Partnerships make sense
24 September 2009
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We need to make the civil engineering voice heard
24 September 2009
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Keep the cash flowing when the good times return
17 September 2009
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Sixty seconds: Jonathan Brufal
17 September 2009
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NEC3: the importance of the programme
10 September 2009
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Viewpoint: Gone with the wind
10 September 2009
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We need to keep banging on about investment
10 September 2009
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Climate change will be coming at us from all angles
3 September 2009
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Viewpoint: Feeling the upgrade effect
3 September 2009
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Managed motorways need a free flowing Dartford
20 August 2009
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Tom Foulkes: We need to attract the best civil engineers and keep them
20 August 2009
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Viewpoint: The public sector can play its part in cutting our huge budget deficit
20 August 2009
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Viewpoint: Think ahead, think it through
20 August 2009
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We must turn strategy into reality fast
20 August 2009
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If we work together, we can help save our planet
6 August 2009
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Viewpoint: Hitting our targets
6 August 2009
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Martin Knights: Tunnelling should not be considered a last resort
23 July 2009
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Viewpoint: Out of the shadows into the spotlight
23 July 2009
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Capacity and skills – steps forward
9-Jul-2009
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Be prepared: Get the skills and training to ride out the storm
9 July 2009
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Terry Morgan: Crossrail must be on time and to budget
8-Jul-2009
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Is serious investment in infrastructure finally a reality?
1-Jul-2009
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Things have to change, or life as we know it will
23-Jun-2009
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Now, more than ever, is the time to keep faith in Crossrail
17-Jun-2009
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Whatever you do, don’t stop recruiting young engineers
10-Jun-2009
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Working side by side
3-Jun-2009
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London 2012: ‘Big build’ is gathering momentum
2-Jun-2009
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Tim Broyd comment - Getting involved with government
28 May 2009
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Diving spotlight: abrasive advice
27-May-2009
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Uncharted waters for offshore wind
27-May-2009
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Goring for growth
27-May-2009
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Where is the £300M promised in the stimulus package?
27-May-2009
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Engineering the future
21-May-2009
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Finally people are starting to listen to us: start shouting
21 May 2009
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Prime minister Gordon Brown launches Crossrail
18-May-2009
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We must deliver the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
14 May 2009
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Our role in social responsibility
7 May 2009
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Protect our health: Invest in decent modern infrastructure
7 May 2009
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Times they aren’t a changin’
7 May 2009
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David Lloyd-Roach - CPD: It’s more than just a record
1-May-2009
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Doing the best job means going global to get the best
30 April 2009
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Setting the standard for protection
30 April 2009
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Kris Barnett - Benevolent Fund here to help
24-Apr-2009
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The technology for a green future is there: Let’s go get it
23 April 2009
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Paul Jowitt - Building a better world
15-Apr-2009
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Carbon reduction will benefit more than the environment
9 April 2009
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Recession shouldn’t be the only time for mega-projects
2 April 2009
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Recession might be painful, but the strong will survive
1-Apr-2009
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The Middle East market is changing fast, says Antony Oliver
30-Mar-2009
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London 2012: two steps closer to completion
27-Mar-2009
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Science, engineering and the two Cabinets
24-Mar-2009
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Getting procurement right is vital to Crossrail’s success
19-Mar-2009
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Getting our message across loud and clear
19 March 2009
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It is down to us to build tomorrow’s green economy today
12-Mar-2009
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High speed but with caution
12-Mar-2009
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Underpinning the private finance initiative is not a bail out
11-Mar-2009
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Airports: the case for three Heathrows
10-Mar-2009
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High speed but with caution
6-Mar-2009
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Building the future: red Lego brick by red Lego brick
2-Mar-2009
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Disputes cost: talk is cheaper
5-Feb-2009
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Viewpoint - Terry Povall
21-Aug-2008
