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Andrew Whitehead: Where's the energy for Scottish independence?
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Thoughts are once again turning to the call for Scottish independence, perhaps rejuvenated with a wave of national pride.
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Peter Sharkey: 'Yes' vote would give Scotland's games stars a dilemma
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Should the people vote 'yes', in March 2016 it will become an independent nation, an outcome that might cause some serious soul-searching amongst Scottish athletes.
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Trevor Law: Stocks flatline as our economy starts to boom
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An increase in economic output must lead to increased profits which will be reflected in higher stock market values.
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Chris Upton: Great War commemoration was a week to remember
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Great War commemoration and the Commonwealth Games have kept all regal hands to the pump.
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Jonathan Walker: Could the West Midlands be squeezed in a north-south vice?
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Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester could join up to form a mega-city, but what would this mean for Birmingham?
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Neil Elkes: Election fears over Birmingham's green waste shambles
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Rotting green waste is still being dumped across the city after the council imposed its 'garden tax' charge
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Russell Luckock: Time to give start-up businesses a real leg-up
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Small businesses, some with just two or three people, are producing a wide range of goods that are directed at the impulse buyer.
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Jon Griffin: From bombings and darkness Birmingham is now a city to be proud of
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Birmingham will never be London, and is not as brash as Liverpool or Glasgow.
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Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Plan ahead before interest rates start to rise
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Government plans to deliver growth could conflict with the need to restrain the capital's booming housing market.
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The rule of law - on probation in China, maybe
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The focus of interest on probation is itself intriguing. China has about 1.5 million people officially recorded as being in prison.
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Big bad bookies and Premier League prove easy targets for vote-chasers
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Election fever turns grassroot sport funding into a political football.
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Discrimination criteria could be widened
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Individuals who are morbidly obese could soon have the same discrimination rights in the workplace as employees who are gay or disabled.
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Time for city to bite the bullet and save millions on its Capita contract
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Barcelona paid Liverpool's early termination fee for Suarez - should the council do the same for Capita?
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Why it pays to keep our costs down
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Setting aside the pros and cons, one indisputable fact is that more people are in employment than ever before.
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Other countries do without governors - so why can't we?
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Lots of other countries manage without governors. If we want to continue this historic custom, it needs a modern re-think.
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On yer bike! And take your lycra with you
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The Tour De France is down there at the foot of my list of sporting highlights, to sit alongside the Boat Race, the London Marathon, and anything involving a horse.
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A new chance to create a modern garden suburb
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Birmingham is getting bigger because it is a successful and popular city where people want to live
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Yes or no, Scotland is about to lose its biggest bargaining chip
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Quebec suggests the threat to hold and win a referendum could be Scotland's most powerful bargaining chip - after that, all bets are off.
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Capt Mainwaring - and a vanished world of principle
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The latest scandal to engulf the Ƶ banking industry emerged in the shape of the £218 million fine dished out to Lloyds over the rate-rigging scandal.
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Viva Vauxhall! (and a Vauxhall Viva to come as well…)
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Vauxhall’s Ƶ quality and work practices now compare with anywhere in Europe, and the adaptability and skill level of Vauxhall’s Ƶ workforce is a major asset for the firm
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GM via Vauxhall is creating 550 new jobs in the Ƶ
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Vauxhall has a line-up of well designed, styled and engineered cars, with decent quality levels. The Adam, Mokka, Astra and Insignia - soon to be joined by the Viva city car.
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Firms ride on upward cycle of demand for nutrition
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The rising popularity of competitive and leisure cycling has seen doors open for the sports nutrition market.
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Protecting your income is key
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Income protection is one of the least known and utilised sectors of the protection market.
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Why touching base with social enterprises makes so much sense for city
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Birmingham has now been identified by Sense as the first site in England for a new “TouchBase” Centre.
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