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AWM under threat as critics gain key Cabinet posts
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Regional agencies offering support to industry face the axe after David Cameron appointed their most vocal critic to take charge of local government.
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Election 2010: The battle for Birmingham Selly Oak
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A bitter battle is being waged among candidates for Birmingham鈥檚 Selly Oak seat, writes Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes.
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Election 2010: The battle for Birmingham Selly Oak
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A bitter battle is being waged among candidates for Birmingham鈥檚 Selly Oak seat, writes Local Government Correspondent Neil Elkes.
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Stratford Tory candidate considered out of touch for mansion claims
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A Conservative candidate has been condemned as 鈥渙ut of touch鈥 after claiming that 拢1 million is the cost of 鈥渁 basic family home鈥.
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Minister tells councils to sack managers and sell buildings
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Councils must sack managers and sell their buildings to make ends meet as they struggle to cope with funding cuts, Local Government Secretary John Denham has warned.
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Moving the goalpost
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Chris Game looks at voting patterns that couldbe a concern for the Conservative Party.
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Cameron's use of US-style open primaries could be an election winner
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The use of US-style open primaries could be an election winner for the Tories, writes Chris Game.
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A vote of confidence at the election
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Chris Game sets out the case for a move towards proportional representation.
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A Conservative government would scrap Advantage West Midlands
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Dear Editor, David Cameron has recently announced plans for a radical shake-up of local government, pledging to free local councils from central and regional control.聽聽
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The Rooney Rule is all positive
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Positive discrimination can reduce unconscious bias as聽Chris Game聽explains, citing the United States as an example.
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Councils told to work together for more independence
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Councils in the West Midlands must share money and 鈥渟overeignty鈥 in order to receive more freedom from Whitehall, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has told civic leaders.
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Councils held to ransom over congestion charging, says David Cameron
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David Cameron, in Solihull聽to campaign for the local government elections,聽has accused ministers of "blackmailing" councils into introducing congestion charging.
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Councillors' wishlist presented to Kelly
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Council leaders laid down a challenge to Local Government Minister Ruth Kelly as they gathered in Bournemouth for their annual conference today.
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Supporters of regional assemblies are still here
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Everyone seems to agree local government needs reform if it is to deliver decent housing, an effective transport system and a strong economy.
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Time to stop talking and start station plan
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Birmingham's civic leaders must stop wasting time and get the rebuild of New Street station underway, the Director General of the CBI has warned.
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