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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SCHOOL OPENING ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/831]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[JUNE NEWS ANALYSIS - A new study purports to show PFI schools are better than conventional ones, but actually highlights the difficulty of making any such claim. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PASSENGER INFORMATION: DELAYS LIKELY ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/832]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[JUNE NEWS ANALYSIS - As a funding deadline looms for the Tube PPP, the relationship between the public and private sectors remains tricky.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BUILDING SCHOOLS - AND SKILLS ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/829]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Local councils need to think about how they will really ‘transform education’ before launching their schemes, says Dr Shirley Goodwin, BSF director Appleyards. ]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[THE FUTURE OF PFI FUNDING]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Councils and the Treasury will have to plug funding gaps, as commercial finance remains in short supply, says Richard Guit, partner at Addleshaw Goddard.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[FUDGETARY]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Treasury’s new plan for accounting for PFI projects has ended fears that building programmes could dry up. But it may do nothing to resolve the age-old problem of schemes being tweaked to keep them off the  Books. Max Rashbrooke reports.
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PRIVATE FINANCE, PUBLIC PROBLEM]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Increased margins on bank loans – and other funding conditions – continue to benefit the investors left in the PFI market, but the Treasury seems unconcerned. By Don Smith]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WASTE PIPE(LINE)S]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/810]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[We are tackling the big waste issues, says Amar Qureshi head of contracts and guidance at WIDP.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[LIFT'S LABOUR'S WON]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/811]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Lift is ready, willing and able to manage entire primary healthcare estates, says Chris Whitehouse chair at the Lift Council.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WHOLE-LIFE STORY]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/812]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Banks are treading more cautiously than ever, so projects must satisfy all the checks and balances, says Christian Oliver director at Cyril Sweett.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A MATTER OF OPINIONS ]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/813]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[Getting schools that are well designed - and don’t use too much energy - is always a challenge, says Craig MacD ougall associate at Davis Langdon.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[SUPER SCHEMES TO THE RESCUE]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.pppbulletin.com/features/view/814]]></link>
         <description><![CDATA[If banks won’t lend projects money, what about pension funds? Max Rashbrooke reports on plans to get superannuation schemes to solve the funding crisis.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EN GARDE]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[More councils are ending up in court than ever before, as the number of procurement challenges surges. But could it get even worse? By Amanda Nicholls
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WATCHING TRAFFIC]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The streetlights and roads market is one of the healthiest in PFI. But not everyone is happy with how transport department handles schemes. Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reports.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PAIN – OR GAIN?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Budget’s grim portrayal of the public finances is bad news for partnerships – but could offer some surprising opportunities.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[RESCUE REMEDIES]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Manchester waste puts the Treasury lending arm through its paces.]]></description>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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