Budget 2011, time for growth
This week’s Budget has clearly got to be focussed on stimulating the private sector and on putting in place the …
Tag Archives: unemployment
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. …
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 …
Birmingham Citizens’ Advice Bureau and the Recession
Recent news from Birmingham’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau makes it clear that the recession is hitting harder in this city than elsewhere …
£500m Govt aid not helping jobless
Interesting article in the Birmingham Post today about how the public sector led approach to tackling unemployment doesn’t actually appear …
Employment strategies aren’t working
As part of the city council’s scrutiny process, whereby decisions made by the executive and outside bodies are reviewed by backbench …
