Two steps forward, three strides back - at least that is how it feels at the moment for those of us working at the sharp end of construction. The demise of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme was long predicted but the breadth and depth of the cuts has taken most of us by surprise. By the time Michael Gove was onto list number five of project casualties, it was a bit like watching the end of Blackadder where all your favourite characters were mown down one after another.
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