New bill marks significant step

摘要

This was a Queen's Speech with little for construction to get worked up about. Pledges on spaceports are of interest to construction's stargazers but of little consequence to companies looking for pipeline of projects here and now. Nevertheless, there was one thing that caught the industry's attention. Without a majority in parliament, Mrs May is hamstrung in many ways on what legislation she can push through. On big infrastructure bills, it is only those projects that have resounding cross-party support that were likely to see the light of day.