Editorial Blog
16 May 2013 - Keeping up appearances
The curtailed private finance portion of Priority Schools is the latest blow to PF2, but the Treasury hasn’t given up on it just yet Comments: 0Read more...
29 April 2013 - The open door
Government is apparently desperate to hear innovative solutions to the financing problems, but the firms are hardly trampling over each other to bend ministers’ ears Comments: 0Read more...
10 April 2013 - Exit strategies
As we await the next announcement on PF2, the number who will be listening with interest is dwindling Comments: 0Read more...
22 March 2013 - Drawing the battle lines
The mood at the Budget suggests the battle for the next election is well underway. But what of the future for infrastructure investment? Comments: 0Read more...
4 March 2013 - A long road from Eastleigh
The by-election result is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Budget, despite the Lib Dems’ growing confidence Comments: 0Read more...
25 February 2013 - Cuts, downgrades and other confusion
Is the government showing signs of panic following the downgrade of the UK’s credit rating, or is it all part of a bigger picture? Comments: 0Read more...
8 February 2013 - Bashing the wrong bankers
George Osborne’s demonisation of investment banking is not only a threat to growth, it also pins the blame on the wrong bankers for the global financial crash Comments: 0Read more...
29 January 2013 - The right route
The government’s latest wheeze to cut the cost of procurement actually makes a lot of sense, provided people use it Comments: 0Read more...
11 January 2013 - Titan returns?
Government plans for a new ‘super prison’ are hardly a new idea, so why do we have to start from scratch? Comments: 0Read more...
5 December 2012 - PF2: The industry responds
Partnerships Bulletin editor Paul Jarvis takes initial soundings from the industry on the new PFI model Comments: 0Read more...
26 November 2012 - LABV: No need to panic
After a local asset-backed vehicle was dissolved because of “the economic downturn”, questions were raised about the model. But it may be premature to abandon the model Comments: 0Read more...
31 October 2012 - A case for the adviser?
As central government faces some serious questions over how departments are run, could we be seeing the impact of efforts to cut the use of external advisers? Comments: 0Read more...
19 October 2012 - Land of opportunity
Editor Paul Jarvis looks at the various prospects sprouting from the Scottish market Comments: 0Read more...
28 September 2012 - Making friends
The new forum on the National Infrastructure Plan is a welcome development, albeit at least 12 months late Comments: 0Read more...
10 September 2012 - Prison break
Will the arrival of Chris Grayling into the Justice Department be good news for prison builders? Comments: 0Read more...
3 September 2012 - Team Coalition
Government promises of a growth push have a hollow ring to them Comments: 0Read more...
16 July 2012 - Commissioning conundrum
Is the free schools programme in danger of repeating the mistakes now plaguing the hospital PFI sector? Comments: 0Read more...
3 July 2012 - PFI: still toxic
If anyone dared hope the hysteria around PFI had come to an end, the events at South London NHS Trust will have brought them down to earth Comments: 0Read more...
26 June 2012 - Roll up, roll up to Scotland
Allowing the Scottish government to issue bonds could push more investment north of the border, but there is one dark cloud hanging over the market Comments: 0Read more...
25 May 2012 - A ‘massive’ change of mood?
Clegg’s infrastructure commitment isn’t necessarily a snub to private investors Comments: 0Read more...
