Birmingham Central Library and the inverted ziggurat
The debate rages on about Birmingham’s most famous carbuncle, with Andy Foster, chairman of the Friends of Central Library, continuing …
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Amey win Highways PFI contract
Amey has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver Birmingham’s 25 year Highways PFI contract. The 2.7bn deal will …
Total Place and Accountability
Birmingham is to be one of the pilot areas for the government’s new ‘Total Place’ initiative . This is, by all accounts, …
We need a City Region Scrutiny Committee
Unemployment in Birmingham was a huge problem even before this recession, with levels at 20% in some wards in the city. …
Demand for better information
An interesting report from the Audit Commission out today, has found that councillors are basing important decisions on unreliable information. Apparently: Councillors …
Flooding in Birmingham – part 2
The Local Government Association has called for the government to think again on funding councils for their new ‘flood role’: …
Politics and the art of making things complicated
Decisions made in local government often come across as being complicated because they are complicated, and the use of technical language is …
Invest in Birmingham
The council’s Area Investment Plan arrived in the post today. Last year’s plan arrived in a box, I think, and …
The Toxicity of Information
Reading The Economist’s considered article on swine flu today reminded me of Nassim Taleb’s warning in ‘The Black Swan’ about …
