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摘要

What to make of the news that Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden has written to 10,000 firms telling them to shape up over paying their suppliers - or face the consequences? Those with long memories in this industry might well be tempted to skip over the news just as they would be inclined to do if a new report popped up, promising another set of reforms. It's fair to say, most with any experience of the way construction works have been here before.