Portland, Oregon and the Birmingham Sky Ride
Bikes sales are booming, it said on last night’s excellent BBC4 documentary ‘Ride of My Life: The Story of the …
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Elected Mayors and Localism
So what’s the process by which Birmingham might get an elected mayor then? Because however many times I read through …
Localisation?
Like every local authority, Birmingham City Council is under huge pressure to save money. It also needs to be mindful …
Volunteers doing stuff for nothing
The Big Society may well come to mean government ‘on the cheap’ – after all, it’s probably the only type …
Steve McCurry retrospective, Waterhall
It’s not the photograph of the ‘Afghan Girl’ that grabs your attention as you set foot inside the Steve McCurry …
Birmingham Jazz Festival Launch
The 26th Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off in inimitable style this morning, showcasing several of the acts …
The Cameras are Not in Use
How they must wince – those embattled members of the ‘Safer Birmingham Partnership’ – whenever they drive past, or indeed …
The government can’t create private sector jobs, and nor can the local council
Birmingham spent £46m of Working Neighbourhood Fund money over the last two years trying to help people get into work. …
