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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:24 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EXAGGERATED REPORTS]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/878]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Commentators are rushing to proclaim PFI RIP. But don’t get the shovels out just yet, says Tim Care, head of public services, Dickinson Dees]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SQUEEZING COSTS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The industry must help cash-strapped public bodies reduce their annual PFI payments, according to Ian McPake, chairman, Tods Murray
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[GET SMART]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PFI still produces too many poor buildings. We need a smarter approach to design, says Ewan Willars, head of policy, Royal Institute of British Architects
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[NOT JUST 'MAKING DO' ]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Our enquiry is leading the drive to find out what really makes a good school, says Ian Fordham, deputy chief executive, British Council for School Environments 
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A REAL ASSET ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/870]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Primary care trusts must work out how buildings can help deliver their ‘ideal’ services, argues Tim Challis, director of Lift development at Community Health Partnerships.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[DOCUMENT DOCTORS ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/871]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Many projects now use electronic documents to save time and money. Why don’t more do so? asks Brian Clark, director of Affinitext. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/872]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Local education partnerships can build houses, theatres and health centres – not just schools, says Robin Porter, BSF programme director at Luton Borough Council. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[RISKY BUSINESS]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/868]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Waste contractors are up in arms about new planning proposals. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[INSURANCE - HOW NOT TO DO IT]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/869]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[As insurance looks set to become an issue once again, Mark Courtneidge, director at Aon shares their pet hates.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[GOLD RUSH]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/866]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[The quest for a secure, long-term source of finance for deals remains one of the partnerships industry’s biggest concerns. But the race to get pension funds back into the market remains slow and painful. By Max Rashbrooke.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WHAT'S SO GREAT INTEGRATORS?]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/867]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[It’s increasingly fashionable to talk about new models for partnerships projects. But some past experiences hold a powerful warning for would-be innovators. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[HARD (FM) TIMES ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/859]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[As schools move away from PFI, new guidance will help avoid facilities management disasters, says Nick Kelly, associate director at Navigant consultants. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
         <guid><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/859]]></guid>
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         <title><![CDATA[POOLING POWER ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/860]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Combining council reserves could provide a way out of the funding crisis, argues Chris Leslie, director of the New Local Government Network. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ONE SIZE FITS NONE ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/861]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Standard contracts do nothing to cut procurement costs or delays, Al Goodwin, senior associate at Burges Salmon, points out. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[TRIGGER-HAPPY BOND ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.partnershipsbulletin.com/features/view/862]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[The current economic climate means performance bonds are increasingly under the spotlight, says Peter Dzakula, special counsel, K&L Gates.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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