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  • TORY SPIN DOC’S “GOLD PLATED PENSION”

    The government has signalled that next week’s budget will target public sector pay and pensions - but West Bromwich East MP Tom Watson notes that there has been no shortage of generosity by Messrs Cameron towards their newly appointed special advisors - including one of those...

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  • SPYCAM LETTER “FOR EVERY RESIDENT”

    Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff who raised the issue of the city's controversial new generation of spycams in parliament has called for individual letters to be sent to every resident in the areas affected to ensure full consultation.

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  • WORLD CUP: ENGLAND 0 ALGERIA 0

    The sound of vuvuzelas was drowned out by jeers last night in Cape Town as Fabio Capello’s England were booed off after a dismal goalless draw against Algeria, leaving their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. The Italian manager shuffled his pack, drafting in David James...

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  • POWER TO THE PUPIL

    One of the Tory government’s flagship policies moves a step closer to reality today when parents, teachers and charities get the chance to submit their proposals for “free schools” - and while it may not be a panacea for all the ills affliciting the education sector,...

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  • DANCING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE

    When the press office of Birmingham’s International Dance Festival sent us a release boasting that this year’s event had “leapt to new heights” we were naturally curious, given that when the event was staged in April even major attractions like Akram Khan had struggled to sell...

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  • SPYCAM FIGHT “WILL GO TO CLEGG”

    Steve Jolly who set up a Facebook campaign to protest against the installation of Birmingham’s new generation of CCTV cameras has promised to keep lobbying to ensure they aren’t switched on. He was reacting to this week’s news that operation of the £3m spycams has been suspended...

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