Outcry at council's £29,000 wheelie bin publicity campaign
Cash-strapped Birmingham authority spent funds to get public behind controversial scheme
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Peter Shirley on Hedgehogs
One of the nation's favourite animals, the hedgehog, seems to be in a lot of trouble."
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Jon Griffin on Scarborough Cricket Ground
Reflections on mortality made for a nostalgic journey back to an England under threat – but still there if you look hard enough."
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Chris Upton on Russia
Something of an irony that a history trip would have to be cancelled because the destination was too busy making history to accommodate visitors."
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Steven McCabe on Economics
It is just over five years since the beginnings of the global financial crisis and, coincidentally, that is the maximum period of an English Parliament"
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Trevor Law on Self Invested Personal Pensions
SIPPs represent the most flexible retirement saving option available and offer some particularly valuable functions for certain individuals."
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Peter Sharkey on Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea
Mourinho, as everyone knows, is box office. Chelsea fans love him; women love him; the Premier League are delighted to see him back at Stamford Bridge."
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Sarah Evans on Christchurch education
Every challenge that our education system wrestles with, Christchurch also faces. But the effects of the quake put it into perspective."
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Steven McCabe on Economic strategy
According to two recently published reports small businesses wanting to invest in innovation find it increasingly difficult to secure funding through bank loans."
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Christopher Bucktin on Edward Snowden
The great irony of the spying controversy is that even America’s state-of-the-art agency could not keep secret the fact that it might be spying on our secrets."
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Sarj Bahia on NHS politics
Politicians who do not see further than the next election have no stake in the NHS’s long-term survival and therefore are the worst people to have in charge of it."
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David Kuczora on Politics
I'm a Tory. And when you're in your (late) 20s and gay, it's quite a difficult thing to admit."
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Peter Sharkey on AS Monaco
Consider Rybolovlev’s billions a threat to French football. His decision to challenge the LFP through the courts is seen as an extremely dangerous precedent."
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Alister Scott on Greater Birmingham LEP
The GBSLEP is preparing a spatial framework recognising the linkages between economic growth and good spatial planning."
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Peter Shirley on Nature
The report looks at all major habitats, including woodlands, wetlands and urban greenspaces."
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David Bailey on Jaguar Land Rover
JLR’s profits last year were a significant and welcome boost to its parent, Tata Motors, which has had a tough time in its key Indian market."
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