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How are construction firms getting away with keeping sites open?
Construction workers on a residential building in Canary Wharf
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THE way the major construction firms have flouted — and been allowed to flout — the coronavirus lockdown is a prime example of much that is wrong with our system.
There is such a thing as necessary building work. Plumbers and heating engineers still need to repair broken kit, whether on households or big buildings.
Sites need to be made safe. Some work shouldn’t be left half done. This work should continue — but it needs to be managed, with as much cleaning and distancing as possible.
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