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  • Finding a Fresh Project Story
    A random page led to Pier 18. Use news, diary notes and chance discoveries to find project questions, then test each lead against evidence and earlier posts.
  • Practical Prepping: What Works
    Check what still works in a power cut: your food, torch, radio and water. Then agree practical help with neighbours before you need it.
  • Can Recent Pace Predict the Finish?
    Recent pace helps estimate eight similar pages. It says little about the integration, test and approval that decide whether a four-week date is safe.
  • When the Plan Is Really a Target
    Crossrail’s plan pressed suppliers to move faster, but it was a poor test of how much remained to be done. A finish date needs evidence of work completed.