Anyone expecting the review of the UK construction industry that the government commissioned from consultant Mark Farmer to be the usual cautious exercise in ruffled-feather-avoidance is going to be in for quite a surprise. The Farmer Review comes in a long tradition of attempts at industry reform, from Sir Michael Latham's 1994 review, to Sir John Egan's effort in 1998 and the 2013 industrial strategy. But it's clear from the title - Modernise or Die - that this review is not the standard dry tome rehearsing well-worn themes about collaboration and innovation while identifying best practice. Whereas the industrial strategy, Construction 2025, pulled together by former chief construction adviser Peter Hansford, begins by praising UK construction's "strong competitive edge" and "world-class expertise", Farmer's introduction to his review pulls no punches. "I am very clear that if we do not address in short order how the construction industry operates and delivers," he warns, "we will see a long-term and inexorable decline in its fortunes.
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机译：有人期望政府由顾问马克·法默（Mark Farmer）委托政府对英国建筑业进行审查，这在避免褶皱羽毛方面通常是谨慎的做法，这将令人感到意外。 《农民评论》具有悠久的尝试行业改革的传统，从迈克尔·拉瑟姆爵士（Sir Michael Latham）1994年的评论到约翰·埃根爵士（Sir John Egan）在1998年的努力以及2013年的工业战略。但是，从标题-Modernize或Die-可以清楚地看出，此评论不是排练关于协作和创新的破旧主题同时确定最佳实践的标准。由前首席建筑顾问彼得·汉斯福德（Peter Hansford）共同制定的工业战略“建设2025”首先赞扬英国建筑业的“强大竞争优势”和“世界一流的专业知识”，而农夫在他的评论导言中毫不费力。他警告说：“我很清楚，如果我们不尽快解决建筑业的运作和交付方式，我们将看到其命运长期而不可避免地下降。
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