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Birmingham doesn’t just need to go for the bull’s eye to win
Rebalancing the economy of the UK has become the new orthodoxy among all political parties. Rebalancing back towards more manufacturing, certainly. But also rebalancing geographically, in terms of...
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Santa delivered again to local council pension fund money managers
Last Christmas, the investment managers in charge of one of the country’s biggest pension funds had a bit to celebrate. With £10 billion to manage, they apparently invested wisely and got a return for...
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Financial towers in the sky – it’s a dead canary
The soaring towers of Canary Wharf in London: you could not get a more powerful symbol of the very real entity that laid waste to the UK economy than Canary Wharf. Now we hear from some who, in all...
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March 2015 Budget Speech – Cllr John Clancy
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Local council pension funds pay £600Million in fees – for one year’s work
How would you like to deliver a fee invoice for your services that comes to £600million? For just one year’s work. Can you think of anyone who could? Radio 4’s File On 4 this week (listen again here...
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The Name’s Bond: Brummie Bond
The name’s Bond: Brummie Bond. I’ve been banging on about Brummie Bonds to all who might listen for well over a decade now and regularly in my columns in the Birmingham Post. I’ve suggested a way of...
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About John Clancy
John Clancy is a Labour councillor in the City of Birmingham, U.K. He has won four elections in the city. He has represented Quinton Ward, where he has lived for the last 25 years, since 2011 when he...
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The clue’s in the title: Labour
by John Clancy The clue’s in the title: Labour. We are the party of hard work, and hard workers. We are the party of reward for that hard work. We are the party for those who labour. The party for...
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Forget the Jaws of Doom: let’s have the Triangle of Wealth and Opportunity
Forget the Jaws of Doom: let’s have the Triangle of Wealth and Opportunity. We need to think big when it comes to the West Midlands’ public and private assets. There is some mention in the West Midland...
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