The Foreman

Barack Obama inspired by Bob the Builder?

The new US president-elect is well-known for his oratory skills. But was Obama borrowing some of his lines from a much-loved - in construction circles anyway - British cartoon character? In his victory speech on Tuesday, Obama used the...

Posted by Will Mann on November 6, 2008 3:39 PM

Yob the Builder given ASBO

I know we've got a recruitment crisis in construction, but I'm not sure we want this young lad. The Sun reports that an eight-year-old Bob the Builder fan has become the youngest child to be given an ASBO -...

Posted by Will Mann on March 14, 2008 1:56 PM