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Manufacturing Is Not a Slogan
Professor David Bailey’s Warning, Richard Tice’s Challenge, And Labour’s Test
23 hrs ago
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Mike Olley
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£320 Million of Wobble: How Westminster’s U-Turns Land on Birmingham’s Roads
Westminster rarely says out loud: U-turns do not just bruise reputations. They destabilise local economies.
Feb 20
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Mike Olley
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Birmingham’s Labour Triple Whammy
There is a faint smell of overheating wiring in Birmingham politics.
Feb 19
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Mike Olley
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Don’t Let Whitehall Fumble A Midlands Industry
Britain’s EV Revolution Is Real. But The Timetable Is Starting To Crack.
Feb 18
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Mike Olley
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
How Birmingham Stopped Building — and Watched the Market Take Over
Feb 17
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Mike Olley
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Climate Emergency? Then Act Like It.
Birmingham declared a climate emergency. Beneath Broad Street, gas engines kept humming. If it’s an emergency, upgrade the plant.
Feb 16
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Mike Olley
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Strike, Structure and the Sneaky Second Fleet ?
When Councillor Ewan Mackey asked whether strike law was being respected, did the answer lay in a December report: a parallel fleet approved to sit…
Feb 14
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Mike Olley
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Excited While the Bins Burn
Council Cabinet says this is a budget driven by "residents’ priorities". But with a year-long bin strike unresolved, voters may ask what changed, and…
Feb 13
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Mike Olley
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When You’ve Filled in the Hole, Stop Digging
Birmingham’s Pension Fund Farce, Officer Paralysis, and the Sheriff Who Is Coming
Feb 12
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Mike Olley
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Birmingham is solvent again. The council is smiling. The city is still waiting.
While the language was upbeat, the experience of many residents remains far less convincing.
Feb 11
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Mike Olley
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Highway to Hell, Birmingham edition
Less than a mile of Birmingham road was resurfaced last year, yet councillors boast of millions spent. Winter exposes the gap between political claims…
Feb 10
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Mike Olley
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Wales Is Miles Away, But Politically It Is Just Up the Road From the West Midlands
Wales is being measured. And what it is showing is the squeezing of Labour and the Conservatives. The Midlands are spooky similar..!!
Feb 9
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Mike Olley
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