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Birmingham burrito seller lines up for The Apprentice
Economic Development
A would-be Birmingham entrepreneur is being tipped to spice up proceedings in the forthcoming series of The Apprentice.
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Tributes to creator of hepatitis vaccine who studied in Birmingham
Economic Development
Tributes have been paid to a Birmingham professor who is credited with saving countless lives after developing the first vaccine against viral hepatitis B.
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University of Birmingham to renew 'Lunar' thinking
Economic Development
A university is following in the footsteps of Birmingham’s famed Lunar Society by bringing the region’s brightest minds together to address issues affecting society.
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Birmingham's old Queen Elizabeth Hospital reopened in beds crisis
Economic Development
Patients are being sent to an obsolete hospital dating to the 1930s – because the £545 million superhospital built to replace it cannot cope.
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Daniel Day-Lewis will take Midlands' film history to extraordinary new heights.
Retail & Consumer
If Daniel Day-Lewis is immortalised by winning a third best actor Oscar on Sunday night, he will take the Midlands' already underappreciated film history to extraordinary new heights.
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£20m library opened at Birmingham's Newman University College
Aston University
Birmingham is now home to five universities after a city college was given the green light to become a fully-fledged higher education institution.
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Rich List 2013: No.33 - Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (£165m)
Economic Development
It’s all change at the top of Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe’s Calthorpe Estates in Edgbaston.
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Rich List 2013: No.=43 - Professor Jo Bradwell (£120m)
Economic Development
Birmingham-based medical diagnostics company Binding Site is a classic example of how discoveries in the laboratory can achieve considerable commercial success.
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Birmingham Post Business Awards 2012 - The Winners
Economic Development
Category winners at the 2012 Birmingham Post Business Awards, plus photo gallery.
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Birmingham Post Rich List 2012: The rich get richer in the Midlands
Economic Development
The eurozone is in danger of meltdown, unemployment is rising, growth has stalled and the recession refuses to go away.
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Moving the goalpost
Economic Development
Chris Game looks at voting patterns that couldbe a concern for the Conservative Party.
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Chris Game: Women's boxing always a controversial topic
Economic Development
Chris Game looks at the controversial restoration of women’s boxing to the Olympics
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Corporate pressure of American politics
Economic Development
Chris Game says the simple plastic carrier bag has become a symbol of American politics in the Obama era
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Power to the people
Economic Development
Chris Game reveals how ‘sortition’ could be the answer to shaping policy in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Cameron's use of US-style open primaries could be an election winner
Economic Development
The use of US-style open primaries could be an election winner for the Tories, writes Chris Game.
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A vote of confidence at the election
Economic Development
Chris Game sets out the case for a move towards proportional representation.
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Council expenses system much fairer than Parliament's
Economic Development
Parliament would do well to follow standards set in monitoring councillors’ allowances, says Chris Game.
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Lessons to be learnt at university
Economic Development
People are often surprised that the head honcho of a university is actually the vice-chancellor.
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The Rooney Rule is all positive
Economic Development
Positive discrimination can reduce unconscious bias as Chris Game explains, citing the United States as an example.
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Let’s dump Humpty for modern pop
Economic Development
There’s no rhyme or reason for children to be taught violent, ridiculous and outdated historical falsehoods, says Chris Game
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Disestablishment: Big word, little hope
Economic Development
Would splitting from state control harm the Church of England? Chris Game takes up the debate.
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So many wrongs of George W. Bush
Economic Development
With his reign coming to an end, Chris Game asks if George W Bush is the worst ever president.
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Is it the end of the pier show?
Economic Development
The fire which tore through the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare not only brought back memories for Chris Game but prompted him to pen a praise of piers
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Searching for the truth over fluoridation
Economic Development
Chris Game, of the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, asks if the issues of fluoride in the water supply are really as clear-cut as they appear.
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