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Northern Powerhouse fixation makes George Osborne just one more problem for West Midlands
George Osborne MP
The Chancellor intervened to take the Chinese president to Manchester, not Birmingham, in the latest sign our city is not top of his list
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Chancellor tells Chinese President to visit Manchester instead of Birmingham
China
Personal intervention from George Osborne will see President Xi Jinping spend time touring Manchester despite Chinese leader's desire to visit the city
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Labour is descending into chaos under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership
Labour Party
U-turns, public attacks on backbenchers and a stupid row about the Queen - Labour's leadership is letting down the party
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The Chancellor won't fund major projects unless they're in the Northern Powerhouse
Conservative Party
You can't get money out of the Treasury - unless it's for the Northern Powerhouse. So where does this leave Birmingham?
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Jack Dromey demands Chancellor reverses tax credit cuts
Politics
MP for Erdington urges George Osborne to rethink the cuts which it is suggested will leave more than 100,000 families in the Midlands worse off
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Birmingham China Business Forum pick up the Chancellor's challenge
China
Chancellor George Osborne's visit to China shows the opportunities are there but breaking down the doors is still an issue, says Mike Loftus
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China invited to invest in HS2 as George Osborne opens bidding
George Osborne MP
Chinese firms will be encouraged to work with British businesses to build the line, including the surface route and tunnels
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Satisfying the Tory Government, not Jeremy Corbyn, is the priority for Birmingham's Labour leaders
Birmingham City Council
Tory councillor wonders if Jeremy Corbyn will be dictating policy for Labour run Birmingham City Council - it's highly unlikely
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Green tax turns brown
Environment
David Cameron's "greenest government ever" paradoxically continues to go about the task of unraveling many of our renewable energy subsidies
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West Midland retailers set for major business rates relief
Colliers International
New rateable values will leave firms in certain parts of the region significantly better off - but there is more pain to come
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West Midlands councils bid for share of £60bn handout
Combined Authorities
But the seven authorities are urged to go much further as they vie to bring home a slice of the devolution package from central government
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1,200 sign petition opposing closure of Goodyear plant in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Signatories from as far afield as the US, Nigeria and Mexico have added their names to a protest against proposals which would see 330 jobs axed
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West Midlands set to miss out on next round of George Osborne's devolution deals
Combined Authorities
The Chancellor hopes to announce more Manchester-style devolution packages in November, but the West Midlands will have to wait
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We could be witnessing the start of a new wave of local activism in Birmingham
Politics
Grass roots movements in Sutton Coldfield and Balsall Heath are beginning to bear fruit - and more could follow
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West Midlands lagging behind in economic growth
Combined Authorities
New figures show Birmingham and surrounding districts have a long way to go to catch up with couterparts elsewhere in the Ƶ
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This energy policy is on a new course sunshine
Environment
In a politically “hot” and highly regulated sector such as energy, market certainty is what investors value more than anything else.
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Birmingham Labour group must clamour for change or get behind Sir Albert Bore
Birmingham City Council
Few seem to grasp seriousness of Improvement Panel's damning review of Birmingham City Council
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Secure Trust Bank boss calls for 'level playing field' in Ƶ banking market
Finance
Paul Lynam, chief executive of Solihull-based Secure Trust Bank, has hit out at a new eight per cent bank corporation tax surcharge
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Only the best will do for Greater Birmingham
Politics
Same old faces being tipped to become 'Metro Mayor' for the region suggest that the search needs to be widened
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£5m Budget boost for Midlands transport project
Network Rail
Initiative to connect better the West and East Midlands has been handed a welcome shot in the arm by Chancellor George Osborne
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Whitehall millions bypass Midlands on way north
Combined Authorities
Region's MPs angry over shocking shortfall in handouts to West Midlands compared to other regions
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Budget: George Osborne hasn't really introduced a living wage
The Budget
Chancellor George Osborne's claim to have introduced a compulsory living wage is not all it seems, but it helps his campaign to position the Conservatives as the workers' party
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Summer Budget 2015: Chancellor offers nation 'a pay rise'
George Osborne MP
New compulsory living wage, £12bn cuts in welfare and new tax thresholds among George Osborne's Budget
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Replay: George Osborne delivers his summer Budget
The Budget
The first Conservative-only Budget for 20 years, as it happened.
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