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All the latest national politics news plus the local issues affecting the Birmingham and West Midlands area.

City council children's services described as 'utter chaos'

Birmingham City Council

The children’s social care watchdog committee heard the department is on course to spend its fifth year tagged as inadequate unless there is a drastic turnaround

Birmingham council slammed over response to Khyra's starvation

Council sickness rates soar by a quarter

Birmingham City Council

Council House dyn — Taxpayers foot the bill as authority sees the number of days lost to sickness increase

Two freed on bail after new arrests over Andrew Mitchell "Plebgate" affair

Sutton Coldfield

Andrew Mitchell leaves Downing Street on his bike — Diplomatic protection group police officer and a 49-year-old woman were held for questioning on Saturday

Outcry at council's £29,000 wheelie bin publicity campaign

Birmingham City Council

The new wheelie bins are delivered to Brandwood — Cash-strapped Birmingham authority spent funds to get public behind controversial scheme

Police officer arrested in connection with Andrew Mitchell 'Plebgate' affair

Andrew Mitchell

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Opinion

NHS should be a politics free zone

Dr Sarj Bahia writes "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".

Dr Sarj Bahia: Men need to take control of their health

Town versus country in the battle of the badger

Politics

Brian May joins protesters dressed as badgers as they march through central London to call for an end to plans for a badger cull. — Jonathan Walker writes "Is there any other nation on earth that would put the welfare of badgers above the livelihood of farmers?"

Right or wrong? But you can’t doubt Edward Snowdon’s bravery

Politics

Edward Snowden — Christopher Bucktin writes "Since I arrived in America every phone call I’ve made, email I’ve sent and internet search I’ve carried out has been monitored unlawfully by Uncle Sam".

Local Government

Transforming the BT Tower into a pen nib sculpture was one idea put forward

Debate kicks off search for a world famous Birmingham landmark

A public forum has been held to discuss creating a piece of “innovative and highly visible” art which would put Birmingham on the map.

Osborne launches legislation to finally kill off regional development agencies

Chamber of Commerce

George Osborne launched a revolution in local government as he abolished the regional development agency and placed local councils in charge of boosting the West Midlands economy, in an emergency budget that slashed spending and drove up taxes.

AWM under threat as critics gain key Cabinet posts

Birmingham Airport

Regional agencies offering support to industry face the axe after David Cameron appointed their most vocal critic to take charge of local government.

Council caterers claim they are forced to 'waste money'

Birmingham City Council

Civic Catering told a committee it is hamstrung through direct council control with problems including having to pay £15,000 a year extra in agency costs