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Birmingham Community Law Centre marks first anniversary
Professional Services
Coventry Law Centre established the new law centre service for Birmingham towards the end of 2013 in the wake of the closure of Birmingham’s only remaining law centre
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What does the price of oil really tell us?
Opinion
There may be a temptation to believe that because the price of oil has dropped dramatically since June we will immediately benefit from lower fuel costs, there are negative aspects such as lower inflation and economic growth.
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Tinkering is all very well - now it's time to get down to business
Opinion
George Osborne's Autumn Statement was overtly political and aimed to demonstrate the economy is safer in his hands than under Ed Balls.
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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 director Brian Gambles to leave after cuts
Library of Birmingham
The director praised for steering the project through its development over the last decade, will retire early next year
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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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Job threat as Library of Birmingham opening hours to be slashed in city budget cuts
Library of Birmingham
Less than two years after the £188 million library opened, about 100 staff could be made redundant as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 hours per week
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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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Birmingham City Council to hand over children's homes to outside operator
Economic Development
Authority to face backlash from trade unions over mooted move as it battles to repair beleaguered children's services department
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The West Midlands is losing out on 'knowledge economy' jobs
Economic Development
There are 267,151 "knowledge economy" jobs in the West Midlands. The figure in the North West is 421,467 and in London the figure is 1.3 million.
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Tristram Hunt: Combined councils could help prevent Trojan
Economic Development
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has welcomed moves to form a combined authority for the West Midlands.
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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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Workplace parking charges in Birmingham 'will never happen'
Economic Development
A senior city Labour group figure said the policy simply would not be introduced unless businesses in particular
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King Edward's School head slams Labour plans to hit private sector
Economic Development
Head of leading Birmingham independent school has lashed out at the opposition's plans to force them into support state sector more
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We'll tell civil servants to move out of London, says Ed Balls
Economic Development
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says a Labour government would order Whitehall departments to draw up plans to shift jobs out of London
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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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Is it time to head back to Whitehall with the begging bowl?
Opinion
Perhaps the biggest threat is the soaring cost of child protection – the priority service for the city
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Ed Balls calls for "Midland Powerhouse" as he pledges to devolve cash and power to region
Economic Development
The Government's plans for a "Northern Powerhouse" are excluding the rest of the country, Labour's Shadow Chancellor has warned
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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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Parking fees and congestion charging for Birmingham 'highly unlikely' says city cabinet member
Economic Development
Senior Labour group figure said the policy simply would not be introduced unless businesses and travelling public gave their backing
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West Midlands combined authority is 'undemocratic', MEP claims
Economic Development
West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge said he feared for local democracy after the historic agreement between Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Birmingham’s local authorities
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Labour MPs: We must listen to immigration concerns
Economic Development
Birmingham MP Steve McCabe (Lab Selly Oak) is the latest to highlight the issue of the public's concerns about immigration
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