December 1st, 2010 
Tippa Naphtali 
The huge scale of the financial crisis facing Birmingham City Council became clear last night after plans to shed at least 10,000 jobs over the next four years were unveiled. Almost 40 per cent of the non-schools workforce will disappear as the local authority battles to deliver £308 million in public spending cuts.
Posted in Funding & Resources, Government, Local 
Tags: Birmingham Networks, Government & Policies 
No Comments » October 6th, 2010 Tippa Naphtali 
Birmingham council has launched stage two of its Big City Plan, outlining the city’s development for the next 20 years. Claiming to be the most ambitious development project in the UK, its £10bn vision for the city centre of Birmingham includes the creation of 50,000 jobs.
July 7th, 2010 Tippa Naphtali 
Experts believe neighbourhood partnerships are the best way to bring about the improvements needed to improve quality of life and safeguard towns and cities against climate change. A new report from the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) says a neighbourhood-based approach is the most cost-effective way to upgrade local infrastructure.
Posted in Featured, Government, Networks Tags: Birmingham Networks, Community Networks No Comments » June 9th, 2010 Tippa Naphtali 
A think tank has used two regeneration success stories to come up with a series of recommendations – including introducing ‘micro mayors’ – for wannabe Big Society communities to learn from. Following the lead of Castle Vale and Balsall Heath as ‘examples of community regeneration, collective efficacy and civic re-engagement’ could help ‘inject some gritty realism into the Big Society narrative.
