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Chris Game: Who will go in this year's General Election?
Opinion
Despite this Parliament running its full five-year term, far fewer MPs will retire than in 2010.
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Law to force people to vote is needed, Midland MP claims
Economic Development
David Winnick (Lab Walsall North) said it was a “serious concern” that just two thirds of eligible voters took part in the last general election
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Backbenchers feeling ignored in aftermath to Kerslake review
Economic Development
Councillors are putting more pressure on the council leader with backbenchers feeling shunned as the authority seeks to bounce back from a critical major review
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Rachel Reeves: More firms must pay living wage
Economic Development
Shadow minister Rachel Reeves calls for more employers to sign up to the Living Wage to help families get out of breadline existences.
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In figures: How ƵIP is wrecking Conservative election hopes in Midland marginals
Economic Development
Polling data reveals how Labour could take marginal seats from the Tories - even though its share of the vote is actually falling, thanks to a surge in support for ƵIP.
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Improving vocational education a priority - Hunt
Economic Development
Shadow education secretary says Labour's priority if it takes power in May will be to improve the standard of vocational education
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Tristram Hunt says equality must not suffer at hands of faith in schools
Labour Party
Labour's shadow education secretary tells political editor Jonathan Walker that he would introduce 'school directors' in academies in the wake of Birmingham's Trojan Horse scandal
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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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Mills & Reeve advises Life on sale to Communisis
Professional Services
Mills & Reeve’s corporate team in Birmingham, led by partner Peter McLintock and supported by senior associate Ryan Hawley, advised the principal vendors, David Poole and Ian Humphris, co-founders and managing directors of Life, on the sale
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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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British Library could offer lifeline to Library of Birmingham
Library of Birmingham
A partnership with the British Library could see Birmingham’s new £188 million library become its regional centre
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'Rambling' councillors urged to stop making Birmingham politics dull
Economic Development
An inquiry into the council’s ward committee set-up found they are failing to engage citizens and often ignore or brush over issues of local interest
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Devo-max for Birmingham call as city council leader gets radical
Economic Development
City Labour leader Sir Albert Bore claimed the devolution review, led by William Hague, is not radical enough
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Review of 2014 - August: Snobs' new future, Aston Tavern re-opens and work begins at Eastside Locks
University of Birmingham
August saw more news of regeneration in the city while Snobs nightclub revealed details of its move following more than 40 years in its Paradise Circus home
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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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Review of 2014 - March: Paradise Circus takes shape, £3.3m for Stirchley baths and Super Prix on table
Labour Party
Spring is in the air in our annual review and March saw more details about the massive Paradise circus regeneration and the possibility of Birmingham's Super Prix returning reared its head again
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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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Washwood Heath jobs breakthrough as committee calls on HS2 to adjust plans
Economic Development
The massive former Alstom and LDV sites in Washwood Heath are currently being held for a HS2 Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
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Library of Birmingham cuts are an embarrassment, writers claim
Labour Party
In a letter published this week in the Birmingham Post, the Guild calls on citizens and arts and culture organisations across the region to demand funding is reinstated
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Birmingham's Labour MPs call for scrapping of 'garden tax'
Economic Development
City council insists it will keep with the charged service for next year but pledges to make improvements
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