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Whitby pleaded with Government to grant West Midlands city region status
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has revealed how he pleaded with Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears to approve proposals for a powerful West Midlands city region.
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Experts predict º£½ÇÊÓƵ unemployment to hit two million
Economic Development
Birmingham saw several large job cuts in 2008, and things are expected to get worse this year, with national unemployment figures set to reach two million.
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McConnell is no ordinary Joe
Enterprise
Joe McConnell is a man steeped in the city of Birmingham, a city in which he has lived and worked his whole life.
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Ginny Davis prepares to shake up the Edinburgh Fringe
Retail & Consumer
Former Birmingham barrister Ginny Davis faces her toughest challenge yet – an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Time for the city council to grasp the green issue
Economic Development
Local government in this country is an essentially conservative institution which often wrestles unhappily with radical change.
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Mark Eaton: 'Made In Birmingham' tags set for China
Economic Development
A statistic that I believe might surprise a few people is the fact that direct exports from the º£½ÇÊÓƵ to China have grown by around 12 per cent last year.
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Lyons calls for reduced council tax
Economic Development
An inquiry into the future of local government by the former chief executive of Birmingham City Council proposes smaller council tax bills for the least well off and additional rates for the business community.
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Civic shake-up on the way, PM tells delegates
Economic Development
Birmingham's civic leadership is to be revolutionised when the Government publishes "a new and ambitious blueprint" for local government - which will include the option of elected mayors.
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