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It's time for one venue to play host to all future World Cups
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If the footballing public is less bullish about England's chances than at any point during the last thirty years, the Brazilian hosts face an almost impossible quandary.
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Commercial property has dropped off radar
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The weakening economy following the financial crisis of 2008 and a legacy of boom and bust has left commercial property off most investors’ buy lists in recent years.
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Fee avoidance for tribunals not so high
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The proportion of individuals who were allowed to avoid paying employment tribunal fees due to financial hardship is far lower than the Ministry of Justice originally predicted.
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The pain in Spain falls mainly on the young
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We may complain about our lot in the United Kingdom, but in Spain 29 per cent of people under the age of 25 are unemployed.
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Cycle revolution long overdue in car-clogged Brum
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This Birmingham Cycle Revolution, if it gains traction, could well change this culture to all our benefit.
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Smashing enterprise really takes the biscuit
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This week's visit to a Studley garden centre woke me from my existential angst, and took me back to places I haven't been since the 1960s.
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Is the answer to the problem more Muslim schools?
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Birmingham MP Liam Byrne is pushing for parents to be allowed to turn it into an official Muslim school.
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The Trojan gift horse confirms suspicions on all sides of the debate
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Park View Academy is taking legal action against Ofsted over the Trojan Horse affair.
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Nobody quite knows where driverless car will end up leading us
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I wondered what might happen in a crash but to be fair the test car isn’t intended for road use and is anyway limited to 25mph.
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China pandering to the World Cup mood
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China will not have a team in Brazil. The national side competed in the final stages in 2002, losing all three of their games without scoring.
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Chinese firecrackers highlight the opportunity
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Everyone has a view and an urgent need to express it - which all gives an impression of blood boiling somewhere.
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Analysing the latest trade figures
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As we are seeing in the latest trade figures making things of real value is the only effective way to rebalance the economy.
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World Cup or Western League - integrity is a key factor for sponsors
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A litany of back-handers, bribes and lavish junkets merely confirmed that many senior officials involved in the management and administration of international football are little more than crooks.
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Tax planning and asset control make trusts a popular option
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In modern times, the range and use of trusts have become more sophisticated but the principle remains the same.
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Life's playlist is the ultimate democracy - here's my vote
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Birmingham sixties pop legends The Move spawned one of the best songwriters this side of Brian Wilson...
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Trouble afoot for those who need to use city podiatry
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The Birmingham community healthcare website proudly boasts "citywide access to podiatry - all in one place".
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World of change whichever way Scotland votes
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It could be a shrewd move by Alex Salmond to hold the referendum in World Cup year.
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Money talks when it comes to choosing a preferred committee
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About 50 councillors picked a joint committee as their first choice position in the annual shake-up.
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Why does the council hate our civic history?
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The neglected Moseley Road Baths is due to close under a council plan - with no plans to restore or repair one of Birmingham's finest architectural gems.
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Rethinking EU membership
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Not for the first time many voters believe that leaving the EU would cure problems such as unemployment by reducing immigration.
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Why Clancy's Secret Wealth Garden Book is on to something
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John Clancy's new book The Secret Wealth Garden sets out a compelling case for reforming Britain's local government pension funds.
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A European-wide ban on alcohol advertising would put skids under Formula One...
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Teams face a huge loss of income if EU states agree to French demands.
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'Living wage' could do more harm than good - but there is another way
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Since its introduction, the minimum wage has increased by 20 per cent in real terms.
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Why all is unequal in electoral love and war
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Some votes are more equal than others in the British political system.
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