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FROM THE EDITOR
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ar be it from me to be a purveyor of doom and gloom, but even the most optimistic architect has to be somewhat nervy about the impending Brexit negotiations, which are likely to be conducted in secrecy despite their huge impact on all business sectors across the country.
Despite that general lack of clarity on where the Government’s mindset is as it approaches the triggering of Article 50 in March (we will be leaving the single market, but we want preferential access to it, is that right?), there has been an unwelcome recent revelation. It was very unwelcome to the Government, being a leaked document someone gave to The Times, suggesting that it might be somewhat difficult to maintain that absolute secrecy throughout a two-year negotiation.
But the annoyance in the Cabinet pales in comparison by what many in the construction industry will be feeling to as it once again is confronted by the stark reality of where the industry sits in the Government’s pecking order. For the document purports to reveal the Government’s list of priority sectors in its Brexit negotiations, which are presumably the ones it will be fighting hardest to protect, possibly with bespoke deals similar to what Nissan has secured.
And despite the recent admittance that the housing market is “broken” in the context of its ability to deliver the homes needed to stave off the housing crisis, now it seems that construction isn’t a big problem for the Government. Never mind the warnings of skills shortages and the already visible hikes in materials costs post-Brexit.
What are the ‘high priority’ sectors? Automotive and Banking – perhaps no surprises there. However, the ‘medium priority’ sectors outranking construction include Chemicals, no doubt important, but is this sector really more vulnerable than construction to the possible downsides of Brexit? And when you look carefully, it’s not even construction as a whole sitting alongside telecoms as the low priority industries in the list, but the sub-sector of ‘steel construction,’ under attack from Chinese dumping of cheap steel.
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This view of the sector seemingly being seen as less worthy of focus has led to expressions of disbelief, and has prompted head of industry-wide body Build UK Suzannah Nichol to “appeal for calm.” However, it needs a bit more than that, and a strong voice to be heard so that the Brexit negotiators in Government understand what’s at stake.
The architectural profession certainly does – RIBA’s recent poll of 1,100 architects found that four in 10 EU- national architects in the UK have considered leaving, and over 68 per cent of those surveyed said they thought that the results of leaving the EU would not be positive for architectural practices. Surely they can’t all be doom and gloom merchants? And surely the UK needs to provide assurance to the gifted architects from the EU that enrich the profession?
Our View Point from leading firm PLP (page 14) gives a fascinating view of human resources in a practice, and although they are putting on a brave face, they are confronting the fact that there may be trouble ahead.
James Parker Editor
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