Dawn goes Down Under
It might appear that Birmingham city council changes its chief executives more regularly than its bins. News that Dawn Baxendale is leaving the local authority after little more than a
Council: Panel stands down, but recommends another one pop up
The Panel set up to oversee improvements to Birmingham city council has disbanded itself and published its final report to Government, but has effectively recommended another body takes its place,
Council: Panel stands down, but recommends another one pop up
The Panel set up to oversee improvements to Birmingham city council has disbanded itself and published its final report to Government, but has effectively recommended another body takes its place,
Birmingham City Council – a beacon (yes, you read that correctly)
They’re a tricky business, industrial relations, and I normally steer well clear. However, when the PM had the nerve, or desperation, at last week’s parliamentary Question Time to attack my
The ins, outs and whereabouts of fly-tipping
On the day Birmingham’s latest bin strike starts up, Chris Game throws a political dead cat on the table – well animal carcasses to be precise…. Do you ever use
Why voter registration matters
In 1967/68, while attempting concurrently to write a PhD thesis (no!) and earn enough to live (just!) , I had the good fortune to work as a research assistant to
130 years on – a council with lessons still to learn
This week, Birmingham has been marking 130 years as a city. It has much to celebrate – looking to both history and the future. But, as Kevin Johnson writes, the
So what WAS behind the Great Housing Stats non-revelation?
It’s not, I promise, the main point of this blog, but I really don’t like the practice of percolating out New Year Honours Lists on any slow news day after
20,000 council employees made redundant since 2010
The lifestyle magazine, Esquire, reckoned that three really ‘Can’t Miss’ gifts for men this Christmas were a temperature-regulating ceramic mug, noise-masking sleepbugs and a mini-nap pillow. Now, I’m the last
Picking up food – don’t take the Mickey
There’s never been a Conservative Minister for Climate Change, which for many – especially younger voters – tells them everything they need to know about the party’s commitment in practice