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Gary Cardin: By moving forward together we can make things happen Jun 01 2012

Successful cities require and deserve strong political leadership. Leadership with a compelling vision and a clear narrative. Leadership that engages with a wide range of constituencies to deliver the vision. Leadership that achieves a coherent voice and one that resonates locally, nationally and internationally.Read

Reporters go rogue to feed insatiable public appetite for gossip Jun 01 2012

Murdoch Empire envy has been a perennial feature of the British establishment for some years now but it is only in the last few months that the sheer scale of the problem has become apparent.Read

Neil Elkes: Town hall 'devolution'? Jun 01 2012

After getting to grips with the new Cabinet set-up, Birmingham’s opposition councillors are now turning their fire on the districts.Read

Jonathan Walker: U-turn raises question of competency Jun 01 2012

I have to admit I’m a little outside the zeitgeist when it comes to the “pasty tax”, one of the measures announced in the March Budget which caused so much outrage.Read

Richard McComb: My miracle flight of fancy Jun 01 2012

A miraculous thing happened at 11.25pm on April 17, 2012, a date that henceforth will be celebrated as my official birthday.Read

Chris Upton: There's no life for a drinker in gastro pub Jun 01 2012

My local pub in Balsall Heath has started doing hot food.Read

Sarah Evans: A blank piece of paper on a desert island Jun 01 2012

Here is a different way to think about education, passed to me by a wonderful head in Birmingham and it offers hope for whiling away the leisure hours of the Jubilee weekend, if such there are.Read

Peter Sharkey: Economic downturn hits ticket sales at major sporting events May 31 2012

At first glance, the latest opportunity afforded consumers to buy tickets to the summer’s Olympic Games appeared successful. However, approximately 450,000 Olympic tickets remain unsold, plus there is a further 1.3 million football tickets which are likely to prove extremely difficult to sell. Read

Experiencing a flight of fancy May 31 2012

A miraculous thing happened at 11.25pm on April 17, 2012, a date that henceforth will be celebrated as my official birthday.Read

Sarah Evans: One rule for pupils, one for teachers May 25 2012

There is schizophrenic thinking in education at the moment that makes no sense and does no one any good.Read

Patricia Woodhouse: Changing perceptions and inspiring girls to do science May 25 2012

It is more than 35 years since the Sex Discrimination Act came into force and 42 years since the introduction of the Equal Pay Act. Since this legislation was passed the number of women in the workforce has increased dramatically; yet in many areas large inequalities still remain.Read

Neil Elkes: Coalition's feisty farewell May 25 2012

The final fling of the old Tory-Lib Dem coalition was a feisty meeting of the planning committee, chaired by Conservative Peter Douglas Osborn.Read

Jonathan Walker: Sir Albert requests an audience May 25 2012

There were rousing cheers from the Labour benches of the House of Commons as MP Jack Dromey announced that his party had taken control of Birmingham City Council.Read

Richard McComb: They called it beautiful May 25 2012

What in the name of really-daft-things-you-do-but-desperately-hope-no-one-has-noticed did he think he was doing?Read

Chris Upton: Olympic fire burns with a sinister past May 25 2012

For me the highlight of the fire ceremony at Olympia last week was the sacred flame blowing out.Read

Richard McComb: You don't have to be an old hippy to like Pink Floyd May 18 2012

It’s a thankless job being the Prime Minister, what with everyone making life so beastly.Read

Neil Elkes: Birmingham's red Cabinet has green tint May 18 2012

The first Cabinet of the new Labour administration running Birmingham City Council has certainly raised a few eyebrows.Read

Ammo Talwar: What now after council axes culture post in cabinet May 18 2012

I’ve been feeling a Bollywood vibe here in Brum recently, and it’s not in film either, it’s in the politics – it’s like Bollytics!Read

Jonathan Walker: Tory glee at Liam Byrne's demotion May 18 2012

Liam Byrne put the bravest of faces on the announcement that he had been replaced as head of Labour’s policy review, insisting: “I am delighted to hand the policy review on to my friend Jon Cruddas.”Read

Martin Mullaney: Council takes a backwards step for arts May 18 2012

As part of the sweeping reforms to the executive of Birmingham City Council, the new Labour administration has chosen to abolish the position of cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture.Read

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