Brexit: Corbyn might as well measure up the curtains
Now that we are approaching the endgame, I decided to test the waters with a Brexit-supporting chum. His dogged reply was the same as it has been for a year
Sandwell’s shenanigans: will anyone notice?
Chamberlain Files always hesitates to get involved in Black Country politics, having more than enough to contend with on its own doorstep. But the latest shenanigans involving Sandwell Council cannot
Sometimes only single-minded mavericks can succeed
If the health police haven’t yet been alerted, they’d jolly well better be, writes Paul Dale. A film that is doing a roaring trade in Britain’s cinemas has as its
Time to review region’s green belt
Conservationists will probably be delighted to learn that West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has thrown his weight behind a campaign to save the Dudley green belt, writes Paul Dale. Well,
Boom time as Greater Birmingham on course to hit jobs target three years early
Greater Birmingham is within touching distance of hitting a challenging job creation target three years early with the region beginning to see the benefits of sustained economic recovery. Record levels
West Midlands councils among first to test Government’s business rates reforms
West Midlands’ councils could be among the first in the country to benefit from the Government’s business rates retention scheme – enabling them to keep all of the taxes generated
Five years and a million words later, Paul Dale bids a fond farewell to the Files
And so, the end is near. Almost five years after joining Chamberlain Files, and about a million words later, I’ve had my say. For now, at any rate. Erstwhile Chief
Birmingham city council on course to ‘terminate’ Capita contract
Outsourcing giants Capita could be stripped of a lucrative contract to collect council tax and business rates income for Birmingham city council. The council cabinet is expected to agree next
Birmingham city council on course to ‘terminate’ Capita contract
Outsourcing giants Capita could be stripped of a lucrative contract to collect council tax and business rates income for Birmingham city council. The council cabinet is expected to agree next
Government social care spending cuts ‘insane economics’, says Tory health chief
A former Tory cabinet minister has accused the Government of indulging in “insane economics” by starving councils of money for social care for elderly people. Stephen Dorrell said NHS hospitals