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Hail the growth of a city centre office tower
Digbeth
Head of business at the Birmingham Post Graeme Brown welcomes the news that, for once, a city centre office and residential tower will be scaled up rather than down
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For Emily in Tianjin, and for the rest of us, maybe things just got a even more complicated
China
Mike Loftus examines the latest state of the economy in China and where it now sits in the global market
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Poor A-level results don't have to mean a poor future
A Level results
Education correspondent Emma McKinney asesses the future for those teenager today which didn't get quite what they hoped for in the A-levels
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Manufacturing's firm foundations need greater investment for greater success
Engineering
Beverley Nielsen, director of Birmingham City University think tank IDEA Birmingham, discusses challenges around redesigning manufacturing and driving regional economic growth
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This nasty leadership election is heading for disaster, warn Midland Labour politicians
Labour Party
Labour is "giving up the ghost" and can "wave goodbye to power" if it chooses Jeremy Corbyn as leader, say Midland Labour politicians.
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Slovakia latest weapon in JLR's global mission
Jaguar Land Rover
After a battle between several eastern European nations, David Bailey examines the impact following Jaguar Land Rover's decision to open a new plant in Slovakia
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JLR profits dip as China cools
Jaguar Land Rover
Prof David Bailey examines the latest set of figures surrounding Jaguar Land Rover's efforts in the Chinese market
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City securing the sweet melancholy of death for our future generations
Jewellery Quarter
Architect Joe Holyoak takes a look at plans to renovate two 'remarkable' and well-visited cemeteries in the Jewellery Quarter
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We could be witnessing the start of a new wave of local activism in Birmingham
Politics
Grass roots movements in Sutton Coldfield and Balsall Heath are beginning to bear fruit - and more could follow
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The fear and anger of Labour MPs as they realise Jeremy Corbyn might win
Opinion
His supporters use the slogan Jez We Can - but some Labour MPs fear their party is doomed if Jeremy Corbyn becomes their new leader
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Aston Martin still looking for DBX sites
Aston Martin
Prof David Bailey assesses the possible locations for a factory to build Aston Martin's new CBX crossover model
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Summer holiday from hell for Bore and co as deadlines loom
Birmingham City Council
Local government correspondent Neil Elkes assesses a busy time for the council in what would normally be a fallow summer period
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This energy policy is on a new course sunshine
Environment
In a politically “hot” and highly regulated sector such as energy, market certainty is what investors value more than anything else.
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Maybe gig plus grey could gear up our productivity poser
In The News
Michael Loftus assesses the potential impact of the so-called 'gig economy'
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Poland or Slovakia in the frame as JLR ups ambitions
Jaguar Land Rover
Prof David Bailey assess Jaguar Land Rover's potential move into Eastern Europe by setting up a new base there
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A 2007 vision for library finally starting to take shape
Library of Birmingham
Local government correspondent Neil Elkes remembers a vision for the new library from eight years ago which is only now starting to bear fruit
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Birmingham Labour group must clamour for change or get behind Sir Albert Bore
Birmingham City Council
Few seem to grasp seriousness of Improvement Panel's damning review of Birmingham City Council
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Welcome Google... The Library of Birmingham needs a new story
Google
Technology giant Google is opening up a new operation at the £189 million Library of Birmingham
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'March of the Makers' goes into reverse
Opinion
Professor David Bailey asks what happened to the much-heralded plan to rebalance the Ƶ economy and use manufacturing to underpin its growth
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Only the best will do for Greater Birmingham
Politics
Same old faces being tipped to become 'Metro Mayor' for the region suggest that the search needs to be widened
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Chancellors Planning Reforms on course for hidden icebergs
The Budget
The Chancellor is playing around with the deck chairs on the ‘titanic’ English planning system as it lurches inexorably towards floating icebergs with severe engine trouble and only a skeleton public sector planning crew who are struggling to keep it afloat.
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Why allowing the public to have their say is not always a good idea
Politics
Calls for a referendum on a combined authority are misguided as direct democracy only works when the public are fully engaged
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Budget: George Osborne hasn't really introduced a living wage
The Budget
Chancellor George Osborne's claim to have introduced a compulsory living wage is not all it seems, but it helps his campaign to position the Conservatives as the workers' party
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Despite Chancellor's talk of Northern Powerhouses and Midlands Engine for Growth there is little evidence of genuine devolution says KPMG
Politics
Ahead of budget there are calls for Chancellor George Osborne to back his devolution talk with hard cash
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