Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby could be on course to take over as the authority’s chief executive – ousting Stephen Hughes from his £204,000-a-year job.Read
Is the MIPIM property fair on the French Riviera really a golden investment opportunity which no self-respecting city can afford to miss, or is it just an excuse for men in suits to eat and drink to excess for five days.Read
One doesn’t want to name drop, but it seems like only yesterday that I joined city council leader Mike Whitby in the office of then Schools Minister Lord Andrew Adonis to talk about Birmingham’s exciting plans to turn several under-performing schools into new city academies.Read
A long-running campaign by council leader Mike Whitby to win greater financial independence for Birmingham moved a step closer to victory, after the Government announced a full review of council funding.Read
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby urged fellow decision-makers to develop a credible long-term vision in a speech at real estate event MIPIM.Read
The harshest spending cuts in Birmingham City Council’s 173-year history have been approved as Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors agreed to slash public services by £212 million.Read
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby is facing criticism after details emerged of a £210,000 “red carpet” fund under his direct personal control.Read
It was almost possible to feel sorry for Mike Whitby, the Tory leader of Birmingham City Council, and his Liberal Democrat deputy, Paul Tilsley, at the cabinet meeting called to recommend a £320 million cuts package over the next four years.Read
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