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Quality not quantity key for training apprentices
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We should not be increasing the number of apprenticeships for those over 25 who are already in work.
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Celebrating Birmingham's continued tradition in creative genius
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Birmingham manufacturers have a long tradition of involvement in creating trophies for major sporting events.
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Regional Policy is not just for Christmas... or a General Election
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In contrast with the royal borough of Kensington, the least expensive place in the entire º£½ÇÊÓƵ,  is Stanley in County Durham.
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Putting the Value of Nature back into the Economic Growth of the West Midlands
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The West Midlands region faces many challenges and through various agencies is trying to capture the benefits of economic growth as we emerge from the recent recession.
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Money talks as England look set for more misery
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Although England has "the best facilities", we remain unable to produce a sufficient volume of talented footballers capable of competing at the very highest level
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Bigger is better if we are to put the region on road to success
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Local authorities, local enterprise partnerships and chambers of commerce/businesses have come together from across the Midlands to create the "Midlands Connect" project.
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An anthem for doomed footy players
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Sadly we're manacled to our national anthems, however laboured the lyrics and pedestrian the tune, because they were forged in the fires of history.
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Cameron stands alone in Europe - and quite likes it
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David Cameron has been on a one-man crusade to try to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker becoming President of the European Commission.
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Hemming gives council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts
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Yardley MP John Hemming gives Birmingham City Council the third degree in row over size of budget cuts.
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Poster girl for an age of subtlety lost on a shameless generation
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Photographer Martin Elliot's picture of his girlfriend Fiona in tennis gear has effortlessly transcended time and fashion.
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Russian dirty tricks muddy fracking waters?
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Shale offers Europe the best chance to free itself of dependence on Russian gas, if not by extracting its own then by importing the stuff from the US which has plenty to spare.
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Exploring solutions to inequality
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There is good evidence to show that the so called 'credit crunch' has created a very divided society in this country.
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The EU and the º£½ÇÊÓƵ's auto industry
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EU membership boosts both the attractiveness of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ as a place to invest, and the competitiveness of the domestic automotive industry.
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'Motorsport Valley' still attracting Formula one business to the Midlands
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This concentration of high-performance engineering firms, located primarily in the Midlands, had emerged relatively unscathed from the recession.
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Radical thinking needed for ageing population
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The retirement income market has evolved considerably over the past two decades.
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Legal sector is a jewel in the city's crown
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I recently attended a lunch for the heads of office of Birmingham’s larger law firms, organised by Birmingham Law Society.
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We solved one housing crisis before - we can do it again
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The next generation needs intervention in housing like that seen in the inter-war years.
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Taxing times - unless you go to Greece
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One of the reasons Greece is in the mess it is is that people are disinclined to pay any tax; cash changes hands and the till (along with the government) sees nothing of it.
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Where did it all go wrong for Ed?
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Many voters still don't trust Ed Miliband to manage the nation's finances.
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Forget the 'garden tax' - there's another elephant in Labour's city cabinet
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Behind the scenes at Birmingham Council House the multi-million pound IT and call centre contract with outsourcing giant Capita remains as divisive as ever.
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Millions are choosing to go it alone in business
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Out of 30.5 million people in employment in the United Kingdom, 4.5 million are self-employed.
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A time when modesty, dignity and decorum took us all so far
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Showoffs, braggarts, loudmouths and dedicated followers of ephemeral fashion have always been with us – it’s called human nature.
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Adding fabrication to finance and froth - that will really fascinate China
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The zeros in the value of deals announced loop off in the direction of infinity and all concerned congratulate themselves on a hugely successful event.
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More Questions on Capita Service Birmingham: Part 1
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One wonders who is more relieved after veteran leader Albert Bore and deputy Ian Ward saw off the John Clancy/Barry Henley leadership challenge recently – Bore/Ward, or Capita?
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