This piece starts with an ominous request for 43 seconds of silence; being the number of seconds [extra over that originally established] of the time passed during the murder of George Perry Floyd Jr, his whole being suppressed with the life, literally, being squeezed out of him. “I want to thank you all for your patience and for observing the additional 43 second count. What the world has witnessed since that dark day and throughout the trial and outright conviction of Derek

In a post-George Floyd world, it is difficult to fully comprehend the scale of the challenge for ‘the fabric of our society’ amidst the wider state of growing inequality that continues to co-exist. One area of the conversation that consistently overwhelms even the most learned of policy makers, is that referred to as socio-economic diversity. But what do we really mean by ‘socio-economic diversity’ and to whom does this challenge truly relate? In truth, socio-economic diversi

Our raison d’etre / response to sector need The current state of the UK employment market has done two things simultaneously; highlighted the immense and growing turbulence across the construction industry / surveying profession and also demonstrated the dire need for us all to upskill and stay relevant; all in a bid to remain better positioned to compete for the limited number of employment opportunities. And this, is likely to be the case for some time. Yes, the economy may