M42 business corridor could mean £19bn economic boost
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A blueprint for UK Central (UKC) – the area around the NEC and Birmingham Airport – claims it could boost the region’s economy by £19.5 billion by 2040
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David Kuczora on Urban foxes
It's urban foxes. That makes them sound glamorous. Edgy. Like they should be running a pop-up street food stall wearing Wayfarers and a ridiculous hat. But they're not. They're just a bloody nuisance."
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Christopher Bucktin on Afghanistan war
There is no getting away from the fact that for many bereaved families of fallen soldiers, it will not be easy that the US government is now going to talk to the people who killed them."
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Sarah Evans on Single sex schools
Most of the country swept away single-sex education in the 1960s and 70s but Birmingham was much less keen to embrace this for a number of historical reasons."
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Chris Upton on Cricket
The Aussies have a long track record of coming back to wipe the gloat from one’s face."
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Keith Gabriel on Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations
Birmingham City Council’s decision to essentially shunt prospective Moseley and Kings Heath railway stations into the sidings is indeed a provocative one."
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Jon Griffin on RGK
It’s a genuinely heartwarming saga, living proof that talent can only go so far, and that willpower and determination are often the key attributes needed for any successful business venture."
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Steven McCabe on Theories of strategy
Well we seem to be living through pretty crazy times and if nothing else, transient advantage appears to provide useful ways of thinking about future strategy."
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Peter Shirley on Nature conservation
Rather than focusing on what has been lost is it not better to think about what we can be gained?"
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Alister Scott on Good planning
It is salient to remember that the roots of planning lay with visionaries who saw the need for policy intervention to address the overcrowded insanitary conditions that typified much of the cities of Victorian Britain"
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David Bailey on Foreign investment
Measures such as the 'patent box', offering a lower tax rate on some intellectual property, seem to have helped to improve the UK's overall attractiveness."
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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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