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A generation that fails to sell itself
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The benefit of National Service was learning at an early age, the virtues of self-discipline and smartness of appearance.
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A veneer of transparency
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Taxpayers money is being increasing foisted on companies to deliver public services whose cost and effectiveness are not open to public scrutiny.
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Who picks up bill for high speed rail?
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The HS2 debate continues to gather a considerable head of steam following a troubling few weeks for the ‘º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest infrastructure project.’
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French Government mulls Peugeot stake as Chinese play hardball over stake in ailing firm
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It's been no secret that PSA Peugeot Citroen has been on the lookout for a partner for some time.
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Proof that the love of money really is the root of all evil
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Penn State, which previously had one of the best college football programmes in the US, was rocked by an abuse scandal in 2011 that shook the game, and the institution, to its core.
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Many buyers fail to protect mortgage
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An increase in the number of mortgages being granted should see a corresponding rise in protection sales.
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Help To Buy needs careful consideration
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It appears that HTB2 will be front ended and by the time the papers reach a lawyer’s desk it will proceed in the same manner as a normal purchase transaction, meaning there should no additional legal costs.
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A high-tech future could be a hard life
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A recent study by two Oxford academics, Carl Frey and Michael Osborne paints a somewhat frightening picture of the future for employment as a direct result of computerisation.
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Vital to get tomorrow’s workers fit for purpose
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The º£½ÇÊÓƵ is lagging behind other countries in the industrialised world when it comes to maths and literacy skills.
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JLR could be a blueprint for rest of º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Labour can learn from Jaguar Land Rover as they develop the economic policies for the next General Election.
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Who owns the street?
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A BID is an urban area, predominantly occupied by business, manufacturing or retail uses, in which the occupants choose to band together and pay an annual levy, which is then used to fund improvements and initiatives.
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A forgotten river’s night to remember
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Some years ago now, the then editor of the Post came up with a smart (albeit spoof) idea of raising the River Rea.
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Rookie’s job to prove a commitment to localism
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What exactly is Labour’s policy? The last Labour government created Regional Development Agencies, with budgets of hundreds of millions of pounds.
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The disgrace is national
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It is almost with disbelief that those in charge of Birmingham’s child protection services have greeted the assessment from Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw that they are a ‘national disgrace’
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Jag club axe severs a link with the past
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Wistful memories of times past sprang to mind with the news that the Jaguar Sports and Social Club had bitten the dust after nearly 50 years.
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Importing organic Vietnamese black rice... there’s a lesson for us all
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With a trade seminar hosted by the Vietnamese Government in Birmingham next week, the opportunities are becoming more apparent and tangible.
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Birmingham MadeMe - a coming force, not an apology
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We have found from the  Birmingham MadeMe Design Expo  that there is so much to celebrate produced in Birmingham and the Midlands.
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The reality of social mobility
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Those of us who grew up in the 1970s are now parents and we constantly worry about what the future will be like for us in older age, an increasingly unappealing prospect, and for our children.
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Christopher Bucktin: There’ll be no winners by government default
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A weakened America is of no benefit to anyone yet the brinkmanship of its politicians has done exactly that...
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Energy prices - the political blame game
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Hot on the heels of Ed Milliband's controversial pledge to cap energy prices if voted in at the next election, and to predictable howls of derision and criticism from all sides, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has announced an 8.2% rise in energy prices.
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Christopher Bucktin: The White Widow has taunted º£½ÇÊÓƵ authorities for the past eight years
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Britain’s most wanted woman, Samantha Lewthwaite, has managed to avoid capture while raising her state funded children to become terrorists
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It’s time to recruit new ways of picking football’s future bosses
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But one leading player in the field of sports recruitment believes that unless there is a wholesale change in the way managers are appointed, the huge number of bad decisions will continue.
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The changing world of mortgages
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Figures from the Bank of England showed that mortgage approvals hit a five year high last month, as the recovery in the housing market continued to gather speed.
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In the pursuit of happiness
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Scientists have recently been debating what creates happiness, which has caused me to reflect.
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