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Fallout over Kerslake Report splits parties
Birmingham City Council
City council Tories say cross-party response needed over damning report which heavily criticised the running of local authority
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General election throws a spanner in the works for Sir Albert's cabinet
Opinion
Labour leader Sir Albert Bore is as nailed on a certainty as you can get to retain his Ladywood seat for another four years, but the same cannot be said for some of his cabinet colleagues.
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West Midlands Police cash crisis hits fight against terror and cyber-crime
Economic Development
Crime Commissioner David Jamieson says Home Office is ignoring region's crucial battle with 21st century threats
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Ones to watch 2015 - Birmingham City Council's key figures
Economic Development
Could 2015 be any more turbulent for the Europe's largest local authority? This group will be at the sharp end no matter what, says local government correspondent Neil Elkes
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Ones to watch 2015 - Birmingham's political movers and shakers
Economic Development
News about Birmingham is, for better and worse, never far from the political pages and 2015 will no doubt continue that trend with this sextet leading the way
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Review of 2014 - April: Trouble at Library of Birmingham, Tory Conference under fire and New Street views
Library of Birmingham
April saw the Library of Birmingham under the media glare just eight months after opening while the city council was forced to defend spending almost all of its event budget on the Conservative Conference
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Birmingham's bedroom tax fund nearly dry
Economic Development
Fears for poor as hardship pot for housing benefit changes in city set to run out
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Take a bow after a year of ups and downs in Birmingham
Opinion
A year of ups and downs for the city's political leader as Neil Elkes takes a sideways look at those deserving an award
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Major Birmingham funding cuts confirmed as urban areas hit hardest
Economic Development
Birmingham is expecting to be among the worst hit by the cuts which it is claimed have a greater impact on major cities and urban areas
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Political jockeying has already started ahead of big race
Opinion
There is going to be an election in 2015. And for perhaps the first time since 1992, it really is anyone's guess who's going to go be Prime Minister once it's all over.
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Damning reports and massive cuts leave us in a real pickle
Opinion
It has been a difficult week for Birmingham City Council as two national reports have prompted yet more negative headlines and another wave of budget cuts unveiled.
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Library of Birmingham, parks and care services cut in crushing council budget
Birmingham City Council
About 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 per week and extra services for the public are stopped
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Unions blame Government over latest Birmingham City Council job cuts
Unison
The Library of Birmingham and a plethora of leisure services are among those to be scaled back to trim tens of millions of pounds off Birmingham City Council’s budget
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The worst is yet to come as George Osborne tries to slash police and council spending
Opinion
The Chancellor's Autumn Statement revealed plans to slash funding for local services to the bone
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Kerslake report: Opposition Tories demand it must not be shelved
Conservative Party
Conservative group leader says his main worry is key report being swept under the carpet by council's Labour leadership
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Rise in Muslim population 'a major factor in pub closures'
Economic Development
The growing Muslim population is one of the main reasons for pubs closing, claims a Tory peer
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Cash-strapped West Midlands Police hit with £300,000 Tory conference bill
Economic Development
West Midlands Police has been hit with a £300,000 bill for policing September's Tory Party Conference in Birmingham.
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War of words over Birmingham police station closures
Economic Development
Labour and Tory rivals are campaigning to keep front desks up and running at stations in Castle Vale, Erdington and Kingstanding
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David Cameron: Andrew Mitchell must move on from Plebgate
Economic Development
The Prime Minister insisted it was "never right to be abusive or rude" to a police officer and said the judge had "made very clear his verdict"
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'Plebgate' police officer feels sorry for Andrew Mitchell
Economic Development
Ian Richardson, who recently retired after 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, said it was a "nonsense incident" and criticised Scotland Yard's handling of the row
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º£½ÇÊÓƵIP will only go so far before it's turned back
Opinion
Nigel Farage's party certainly gets its fair share of headlines, but will that convert into actual seats come next May?
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National Audit Office confirms Sir Albert's 'jaws of dooms' narrative over council cuts
Economic Development
New report into local government finance says funding cuts of 37 per cent over past four years have left more than half of councils at risk of failing to meet budget plans
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Birmingham and Black Country combined authority welcomed by business and academics
Economic Development
Leaders of five local authorities in the region have agreed an accord which will see the new authority, overseeing economic development and transport as well as other powers, established next year
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David Cameron says Birmingham and Midlands will not be forced to elect a mayor
Economic Development
Prime Minister insists Birmingham and Black Country will not be forced to follow in Manchester's footsteps and elect a mayor - but argues mayors make devolution "easier"
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