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Children's services 'more likely' to improve under government commissioner
Economic Development
The city council's Labour leader Sir Albert Bore said the appointment of children's commissioner Lord Warner two months ago had invigorated the department and brought a fresh focus on improvement
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MP's office receives £12,000 donation from failing care firm
Economic Development
Constituency office of Bromsgrove MP and Culture Secretary Sajid Javid accepted donation from Moundsley Hall Care Home
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Lord Mayor honour special for Shafique
Economic Development
Councillor Shafique Shah has described being appointed Lord Mayor of Birmingham as one of the most special events of his life.
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City 'must work together' to protect its heritage
Economic Development
Coun Philip Davis defends Birmingham's attempts to preserve the city's rich heritage of buildings
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Birmingham school led by Labour activist and Sikh head is NOT extremist, insists MP
Economic Development
Lib Dem MP John Hemming has defended Golden Hillock school following claims it fails to protect pupils from extremism - but parents are kept in the dark as London politicians fight over Birmingham schools
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World of change whichever way Scotland votes
Opinion
It could be a shrewd move by Alex Salmond to hold the referendum in World Cup year.
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Money talks when it comes to choosing a preferred committee
Opinion
About 50 councillors picked a joint committee as their first choice position in the annual shake-up.
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Why Clancy's Secret Wealth Garden Book is on to something
Opinion
John Clancy's new book The Secret Wealth Garden sets out a compelling case for reforming Britain's local government pension funds.
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Two women appointed to senior city council roles
Economic Development
Council leader responds to criticism over cabinet diversity as councillors Penny Holbrook and Lisa Trickett appointed to senior positions
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Labour's plans to pick up Heseltine's devolution vision
Economic Development
Lord Adonis tells the Post about his party's desire to carry on with Michael Heseltine's plans to transfer £49 billion from central government to the English regions
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Sir Albert Bore fights off John Clancy in Birmingham City Council leadership challenge
Economic Development
Labour councillors, meeting in private, voted by 47 to 27 in support of the 68-year-old leader
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Coun Robert Alden to be appointed leader of Birmingham Conservative group
Economic Development
The son of councillors John and Deirdre Alden is unopposed for Tory leadership position
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Birmingham leadership challenger promises top jobs for colleagues
Economic Development
Birmingham's 77 Labour councillors meet in private on Saturday to decide whether to reappoint current leader Sir Albert Bore or back the challenge from Quinton councillor John Clancy
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Why all is unequal in electoral love and war
Opinion
Some votes are more equal than others in the British political system.
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Latest Clancy bid for Sir Albert's crown is no storm in a teacup
Opinion
Labour leader Sir Albert Bore is being challenged for the leadership by Councillor John Clancy.
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Sir Albert Bore faces Birmingham leadership challenge from John Clancy
Economic Development
The Quinton councillor has said he would ensure at least 4,000 houses a year were built in the city over the next four years as part of 10 promises
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Ed Miliband: Gove has failed Trojan Horse schools
Economic Development
Ed Miliband said education secretary Michael Gove was failing schools by not establishing proper local supervision amid the "Trojan Horse" allegations of an extremist plot.
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Miliband: We'll end the low pay epidemic in Britain
Economic Development
The leader of the opposition has outlined major changes to force companies to increase the wages of the country's poorest paid. Graeme Brown reports.
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European elections? Even Stalin would be impressed
Opinion
Closed party lists make this week’s vote almost an insult to the electorate
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Emergency bin clean-up was 'part of election plot' claim councillors
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council chief executive refutes suggestion operation was part of 'election bribe'
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£100m boost for Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative
Economic Development
The cash comes on top of £245 million already allocated since 2011 to the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative - of which a large slice has been secured by West Midlands based companies
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New £4 million scheme to help city's jobless youngsters
Economic Development
Birmingham City Council and business bosses given cash to spend on training
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Report reveals university research funds in region among lowest in country
Economic Development
The West Midlands Labour Party's new Economic Plan claims that the low rate of university research grants, poor education performance and stuttering economy are to improve then joint working at a regional level is needed.
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MG Rover workers' 'astonishing' nine-year pension wait
Economic Development
The near decade-long delay to resolve the level of payments to members of the MG Rover Group Senior Pension Scheme was today branded ‘astonishing’ by Northfield MP Richard Burden
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