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Protesters hijack city council budget meeting
Birmingham City Council
Campaigners chant 'shame on you' as authority's leaders clash over £105m cuts to services including Library of Birmingham
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Chris Bryant MP outlines Labour's arts and culture pledges during Fazeley Studios speech
Enterprise
MPs tells delegates he cannot promise the same doubling and trebling of budgets because society lives in a different world at the moment
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Labour MP suggests coalition deal - with the Conservatives
Economic Development
If there's a hung Parliament after May 7's general election then Labour could form a Government in coalition with the Tories, says Birmingham MP Gisela Stuart
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West Midlands SMEs learn about digital revolution at ICC 'summit'
Economic Development
Topics covered at the event included what digital tools are available to SMEs, the use of social media for selling and networking, and the parliamentary perspective on the digital economy
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BBC Midlands fair share campaign backed by Tory, Labour and Lib Dem MPs
Enterprise
Politicians from the three top parties call for greater investment in the Midlands from the broadcaster, which invests far more per head in every other region
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Abortion law on sex selection splits Midland MPs
Economic Development
Proposed laws making it clear that it is illegal to have an abortion because of the sex of the potential child were backed by a number of MPs
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Tories pledge to keep Library of Birmingham open all week
Economic Development
Alternative budget commitments from opposition city council members also claim they would scrap controversial 'garden tax'
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John Hemming and Andrew Mitchell among top-earning MPs outside Parliament
Economic Development
Lib Dem and Tory Birmingham MPs earn more from business interests than they do from politics
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How many politicians does it take to run Europe's largest local authority?
Opinion
The city's councillors are getting nervous as recommendations suggest their numbers should be reduced from 120 to 100
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Financial towers in the sky - it's a dead canary
Opinion
Copying the Canary Wharf model and its reliance on financial services is not the path Birmingham should be treading, argues Coun John Clancy
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Small Heath free school plans thrown out by council
Economic Development
City councillors formally object to plans for new school amid claims it would suck the life out of others in the area which now leaves decision with Department for Education
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Ed Miliband visits JLR's i54 plant to launch economic plan
Economic Development
Labour leader is joined by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls to showcase aim to create wealth for all
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Birmingham health expert's delight at ban on smoking in cars carrying children
Economic Development
Pro-smoking campaigners Forest claim the legislation is excessive
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Library of Birmingham 'remains major draw for tourists'
Economic Development
The councillor overseeing culture in the city makes an impassioned response following major cuts to the city's landmark library
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Birmingham councillors gear up for clash over ward reviews
Economic Development
Local Government Boundary Commission is now in talks with city council over recommendations in Kerslake report that 120 councillors should become 100
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Library of Birmingham: Photographer Paul Hill welcomes reprieve for image archives
Economic Development
Mr Hill was among a group of the Midlands’ most influential photographers who campaigned against savage cuts
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Pickles: City council's 'old fashioned' ways have damaged Library of Birmingham
Economic Development
Local Government Secretary says the failings of the £188 million library is symptomatic of the council's refusal to change
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Birmingham City Council spin machine picks a bad day to dig up good news
Opinion
Despite 1,000 job losses and savage cuts to services the budget became about the reprieve for the city's army of lollipop ladies and men
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Library of Birmingham budget cuts row turns personal
Economic Development
Edgbaston MP Gisela Stuart hits out at former city council leader Lord Whitby after saying he was 'saddened' by decision to slash opening hours
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Sir Albert Bore re-appointed to European Committee for the Regions role
Economic Development
City council leader will have held a role in the key European body for more than a quarter of a century at the end of his latest stint
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Politicians have failed to listen to the public on immigration, warns Labour MP
Economic Development
A survey of constituents by a Birmingham MP found a substantial minority opposes any form of immigration
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Library of Birmingham cuts 'sadden' Lord Whitby
Economic Development
The man who led the £188m project to open the new library speaks out for first time about lasting legacy of the facility
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Birmingham City Council rejects call to open up bus lanes to ease jams
Economic Development
Transport chiefs have rejected calls to suspend bus lanes in a bid to get Birmingham moving during rush hour.
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Sir Albert Bore dismisses leadership challenge as he overhauls a troubled authority
Economic Development
Birmingham city council leader Sir Albert Bore has dismissed speculation over his future.
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