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Public services in Birmingham are in decline, but is improvement on the way?
Birmingham City Council
The city council's annual performance report threw up the sad fact that 62 per cent of key targets were missed in 2014/15 - Neil Elkes looks at the issues
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David Cameron believes British Muslims have an extremism problem
Politics
David Cameron believes ideas which can encourage violence - such as opposition to democracy - are sometimes tolerated in British Muslim communities
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How the new English Baccalaureate will give every child a fair chance of a job or university place
Education
MP Margot James says the introduction of the English Baccalaureate will help ensure every GCSE student takes the subjects they need to have a chance of a good job or university place
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West Midlands Combined Authority is such a dismal title - you would expect no less from a committee
Birmingham City Council
Asking seven council leaders to set aside their local interests for the good of the region, jobs and growth has proved too tall an order
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The Blairites are taking back control of Labour - and Yvette Cooper is their candidate
Labour Party
The Blairites have been quiet for years but they haven't gone away - and now they see a chance to reclaim their party
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Finally we see wood for the trees in action on climate change
Environment
According to UN scientists, deforestation accounts for 10% of global GHG emissions, and is a particular issue in developing countries where land degradation for development, and so-called "slash and burn agriculture", is on the rise.
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Time to face the reports of election abuse head on
Politics
International observers raised concerns about elections in Birmingham, so why is the council not taking this seriously
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How would the West Midlands election result be different with a 'fairer' voting system?
Opinion
If West Midlands seats were allocated in proportion to the votes cast then the election result would be very different
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Forget parochial rivalries - grasp the elected mayor and the billions to go with it
Opinion
The pitiful devolution deal a result of fear and tribalism by our council leaders
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Business in the Community is good for business
Opinion
The approach adopted by BitC takes corporate social responsibility to the next level, with a simple desire to tackle a range of issues by mobilising businesses to help leverage their skills to deliver real results for others.
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'One nation' - and why the PM could have the last laugh
Opinion
David Cameron has a plan to change the Conservative Party’s image - and rebrand it as the party for working people and social justice.
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Inequality and how to solve the Ƶ's productivity puzzle
Opinion
Experience in the West Midlands demonstrates that the loss of manufacturing reduces wealth and opportunity.
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Why the little guys were always a reliable choice for romantics
Opinion
The Reliant Motor Company and its three-wheelers were once proud standard-bearers for the mobility aspirations of generations of drivers who were determined to cast off post-war austerity in pursuit of new freedoms.
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The forgotten rural pieces of the West Midlands
Opinion
A significant rural-urban fringe surrounds “Greater Birmingham” where the wider rural development dimension has been largely forgotten and neglected in policy and decision making.
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Why is government allowing the West Midlands to drag out the elected mayor issue?
Opinion
When the subject of a directly elected mayor has reared its head in Birmingham it has traditionally been ground into the dust by opponents but the issues just refuses to go away
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Edgbaston used to lead way on election night, but no more
Opinion
General election counts in Birmingham take longer and longer, but the locals were rushed through in a matter of minutes
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Labour needs to get a grip on council candidate selections
Opinion
Labour's ruling National Executive Committee called in five times to appoint candidates because local parties cannot be trusted
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General Election 2015: A disunited kingdom?
Opinion
What last week's general election did expose was that the Ƶ seems to be a more fragmented place than ever.
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Austerity hasn't worked
Opinion
If the polls are to be believed, the General Election is heading for pretty much a dead heat, with days if not weeks of wrangling ahead before a workable coalition – or even minority – government is in place.
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Wasps chief causes buzz with £35m funds-raiser
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Premiership rugby giants become the first sports club in Britain to issue a retail bond on London Stock Exchange
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Energy on the Coalition backburner
Opinion
It has to be said it's galling to see one of the Coalition parties hijack the "Great Charter of the Liberties" for political gain, when the Government's record on legal aid "reform" has seen justice disgracefully denied for many vulnerable people.
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They say they're fighting for every vote - but the parties are targeting a few key seats
Opinion
They don't like to talk about it but sometimes top politicians admit this general election campaign is really targeting a small number of voters
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Election 2015: The economic realities of Election 2015
Opinion
In every election voters are asked to make their decision based on the economic record of the incumbent - in this case a coalition - government or that offered by an alternative party.
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The BBC should invest however it chooses... in the Midlands
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The Post is campaigning for a fair share of funding from the state broadcaster - but, despite what its executives seem to think, we aren't telling them how to spend
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