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
Housing First: pilot funding confirmed
The West Midlands is one of three areas in England set to launch new pilot projects to support rough sleepers with complex needs get off the streets into stable and
May must be near – councils are in the news
You know May is approaching, not with an upturn in the weather, but when local government starts to receive national attention, writes Kevin Johnson. However, it’s not just the usual
Chancellor springs long-awaited housing deal
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, may be working hard to promote the region in the south of France (well, someone has to) but he was among the first
Housing shortfall down but challenge remains
At the start of what could be an important week for housing in the West Midlands, Mike Best reflects on the long-awaited and much-anticipated Greater Birmingham HMA (Housing Market Area) Strategic Growth
Three years – finance and culture challenges remain
Reading the latest letter to Sajid Javid, this time jointly from Panel chair John Crabtree and Council leader Ian Ward, it would be easy to forget that more than three
Why should Milton Keynes’ parking charge surpluses be bigger than Birmingham’s?
In the week when annual parking returns provide the basis for some colourful tabloid headlines, Chris Game looks at the local political balancing act involved in car parking and parking
Response to Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel
Birmingham City Council has responded to the latest letter from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to the Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel In a joint statement, leader Cllr John Clancy and acting chief executive Angela Probert said: “The latest letter notes the progress we continue to make and the shared determination to […]
Panel: Council’s financial plans still at ‘considerable risk’, as Rogers remains on ‘annual leave’
The Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel (BIIP) today publishes a letter to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, reporting on Birmingham city council’s financial plans. It says the
Business rates revaluation – or making Team Trump look like a ‘fine-tuned machine’
As a former Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, the now Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, will be well aware that when a football club boss expresses “full confidence”