Construction ministry to solve building woes
Governance expert Michael Marris made some valid points about the shortcomings of the Building Industry Authority's board, but the causes of the leaky building crisis run much deeper.
Monday, April 7th 2003, 10:42PM
by The Landlord
The reality is that Mr Brown and his authority were handed a severely weakened industry and its control systems. This process started in the mid-1980s when the Government introduced what was fashionably called light-handed regulation. With hindsight, we see it went too far and the market reform intentions found their expression in a parallel removal of Government support for many vital aspects of the industry.
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