{"id":9757,"date":"2011-04-26T07:38:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T06:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2011-04-26T07:38:16","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T06:38:16","slug":"construction-collapses-and-only-tory-policy-can-explain-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2011\/04\/26\/construction-collapses-and-only-tory-policy-can-explain-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction collapses – and only Tory policy can explain it"},"content":{"rendered":"

With apologies to the Independent<\/a>, this seems worth reproducing pretty much in full:<\/p>\n

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There has been a sharp drop in the underlying value of private housing project starts in the first quarter of 2011. Glenigan, the construction data service, recorded a 61 per cent year-on-year fall in the underlying value of new starts in the three months to March.<\/p>\n

The weak first quarter of 2011, in line with other survey data, is in sharp contrast to the strong rebound experienced a year ago in the run-up to the general election. The underlying value of civil engineering project starts fell by 16 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That's a staggering collapse.<\/p>\n

Labour ensured government spending kept this sector going.<\/p>\n

That was the right thing to do, for the economy, for those needing housing and for the infrastructure refurbishment we still need to make it green.<\/p>\n

Thev Tories are axing all investment as fast as they can.<\/p>\n

And with it confidence in house building has collapsed.<\/p>\n

There's only one person to blame for this downturn. It is the deliberate choice of George Osborne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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