If this wasn’t a real conversation between a PM and his scientific and political advisers about a lethal pandemic, it would be funny. Sadly it is real and thoroughly depressing. Is the teaching of maths at Eton so poor? Johnson: “What is the mortality rate of Covid?” The Telegraph

Is the long-promised modular home revolution being held up by that age-old development problem - namely planning? I took at look at what can be done for Property Week propertyweek.com/legal/modular-…

Modular construction seems to have turned a corner, with major housebuilders now delving back into the space and others u-turning on decisions to mothball their own modular operations, writes Tim Clark. #Construction #modular #mmc buildindigital.com/picking-up-the…

Piece by me for Construction News : #HS2 boss says they never really knew how much Euston would cost when they signed construction contracts - apparently that's how all big contracts work. constructionnews.co.uk/uncategorised/…

HS2 now feels very much at the point where Kevin McCloud reappears to find the wife gone.