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Post Comment: Two sides to John Lewis coup Feb 25 2011

The announcement that John Lewis is to open its largest department store outside of London at a revamped Pallasades shopping centre in Birmingham is a rare piece of good news to brighten the icy depths of economic gloom.Read

Post Comment: Getting rid of clutter is a sign of the times Feb 25 2011

It’s a recurring nightmare familiar to every motorist. Drive through almost any town or city in this country and you are almost guaranteed to be greeted by an explosion of road signs.Read

Post Comment: Future of museum rests on Big Society in action Feb 18 2011

It is unsurprising given the extremely bleak financial climate facing public bodies that Birmingham City Council is seeking to maximise income from its property portfolio.Read

Post Comment: Lasting damage of careless words Feb 11 2011

Listening to some of our politicians, one might imagine the West Midlands is a hotbed of religious conflict.Read

Post Comment: Beeb's rush for the North is a poor signal for city Feb 11 2011

There’s probably some bright spark at the BBC who believes the corporation is busy shifting its focus to “the regions”.Read

Post Comment: In the service of Birmingham Feb 04 2011

Nowhere is the changing face of local government more evident than in Birmingham where, partly because of the sheer size of the city council budget, radical changes often appear more controversial than perhaps is actually the case.Read

Post Comment: Whitby wins the lottery without buying a ticket Feb 04 2011

Had anyone predicted a few years ago that an elected mayor would be foisted upon Birmingham and that person, unelected to the post, would have a history of condemning elected mayors on principle, such a prediction would have been dismissed as rubbish.Read

Post Comment: Another bad week for LEPs Jan 27 2011

To describe the way the Government has gone about launching Local Enterprise Partnerships as a shambles would be putting it mildly. An unmitigated and embarrassing disaster would be a better choice of words.Read

Post Comment: Spending cuts expose Big Society shortcomings Jan 27 2011

There is no doubt that a strong argument can be constructed in favour of David Cameron’s Big Society notion.Read

Post Comment: Middle class hero is something to be Jan 21 2011

Conservationists battling to protect a row of Victorian villas from the bulldozer have been branded “middle class idiots” by a Birmingham councillor.Read

Post Comment: Trying not to tread on sensitive toes Jan 21 2011

Like a horror movie villain, some arguments just won’t die.Read

Post Comment: Schools statistics – must do better Jan 14 2011

By publishing for the first time details of how much money schools spend on a range of items including supply teachers and back office costs the Government says it is empowering parents to make decisions about where their children should be educated.Read

Post Comment: Millennium Point a symbol of dashed Eastside hopes Jan 14 2011

Almost 10 years after it opened, Millennium Point continues to present a lonely image at the heart of Birmingham’s Eastside regeneration zone.Read

Post Comment: Black-bag city is bad for the image Jan 07 2011

As any local government boss worth his salt must know, you mess with dustbin collections at your own peril.Read

Post Comment: No sign of austerity here, as the gravy train rolls on Jan 07 2011

Good to see that even in the depths of credit crunch, recession-hit, Britain the leaders of Birmingham City Council were doing their best to wine and dine in style.Read

Post Comment: Why 2011 must be a year of recovery Dec 31 2010

A great truism of British politics is that things rarely turn out to be as bad as most people think they will be.Read

Post Comment: Government may regret 'Maoist' NHS reforms Dec 31 2010

When the Business Secretary described Government reforms to public services as “Maoist and chaotic”, his comments struck a note with unsettled backbench Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs.Read

Post Comment: Only time will tell for social services Dec 24 2010

The sheer scale of the remodelling exercise proposed for Birmingham City Council’s Children’s, Young People and Families Department reflects the complexities faced by Britain’s largest public body whenever it attempts to change the way it goes about its business.Read

Post Comment: Welcome back to the winter of Christmas past Dec 24 2010

The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.Read

Post Comment: Kraft offers a bitter pill to swallow Dec 10 2010

The timing could hardly have been worse.Read

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