Features

Chief Executive David Cargo gives an overview of the Strategic Partnership currently in full swing to modernise the Belfast Education and Library Board estate

Richard Blakeway, Director of Housing at the Greater London Authority, explains how the draft London Housing Strategy will help the city weather the troubles in the housing market

Speaking at the Labour Conference in September, the then Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform John Hutton laid down a challenge to the private sector to start building the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. As the EDF-British Energy deal, worth a reported £12.5bn indicates that new nuclear is here to stay, The PPP Journal asks politicians and industry specialists for their views on the role of PPPs in funding the new infrastucture, and what the government should do next to encourage the private sector to invest in the UK's future energy production.

Rod Aldridge, Chairman of the Aldridge Foundation, discusses the importance of the role of the sponsor in driving partnerships in the academy programme

Jo Hunter, PFI Proposals Manager for Redcar and Cleveland Lighting Services, gives an overview of the PFI to brighten up the borough

Project Datafile looks at PFI street lighting projects and the progress that has been made with the programme so far

Bill Potts, Commercial Manager of Newcastle City Council's BSF programme explains why it is the most ambitious project in the area

Steve Nicholson, Director of the Mersey Gateway Project, looks at the plans for the future of the project and explains how his team is working to meet the challenges that lie ahead

In a highly critical article shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley MP discusses the progress with the Papworth Hospital Private Finance Initiative (PFI) development, and his thoughts on the project

With the Building Schools for the Future programme experiencing delays across the board, the CBI's director of public services, Susan Anderson says it must speed up its processes to deliver a next generation of adults that fill the UK's skills gaps and keep us globally competitive