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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Portland, Oregon and the Birmingham Sky Ride

July 28, 2010

Bikes sales are booming, it said on last night’s excellent BBC4 documentary ‘Ride of My Life: The Story of the …

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Elected Mayors and Localism

July 26, 2010

So what’s the process by which Birmingham might get an elected mayor then? Because however many times I read through …

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Localisation?

July 22, 2010

Like every local authority, Birmingham City Council is under huge pressure to save money. It also needs to be mindful …

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Volunteers doing stuff for nothing

July 20, 2010

The Big Society may well come to mean government ‘on the cheap’ – after all, it’s probably the only type …

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Steve McCurry retrospective, Waterhall

July 19, 2010

It’s not the photograph of the ‘Afghan Girl’ that grabs your attention as you set foot inside the Steve McCurry …

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Birmingham Jazz Festival Launch

July 16, 2010

The 26th Birmingham International Jazz and Blues Festival kicked off in inimitable style this morning, showcasing several of the acts …

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The Cameras are Not in Use

July 16, 2010

How they must wince – those embattled members of the ‘Safer Birmingham Partnership’ – whenever they drive past, or indeed …

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The government can’t create private sector jobs, and nor can the local council

July 12, 2010

Birmingham spent £46m of Working Neighbourhood Fund money over the last two years trying to help people get into work. …

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