‘Govt must understand the hospitality sector – not try to manage it’
‘Hospitality is simple – politics is not,’ says Mike Olley in an impassioned plea to see pubs, restaurants, bars and clubs thrive Hospitality
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£5bn SEND bailout: Necessary rescue or a precedent making repeats more likely in future?
How local authorities must strike a balance between delivering vital services and the taxpayers’ cash that funds them There are moments in public
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Birmingham: Bankrupt or not, this is a disgrace
Whether the city is broke or not, the reputational damage is done – and we need to rebuild This week, Birmingham City Council
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Our cities are being hollowed out by design
UK must become more pro-tenant – or risk losing its soul completey Regeneration has become a confidence trick. We dress buildings in the
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The honours system is broken – Birmingham proves it
Is Britain honouring the right people in the right areas? If the honours system genuinely reflected modern Britain, Birmingham and the West Midlands
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Nissan’s Sunderland coup is good news for the West Midlands car-making supply chain
Headlines in the North East have an impact across the UK, not least in Cov, Brum and the Black Country Every so often,
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Hospitality sector must shout with one voice
From boardrooms to bar stools And so to pubs. Pubs sit at the sharp end of all of this. They are hyperlocal, licence-dependent,
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Birmingham pub continues to support good causes despite Labour headwinds
The pandemic and punitive tax hikes have taken their toll on The Good Intent With just over a week to go before Christmas,
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TGI Fridays, Birmingham and the slow fade of an American Dream
The end of an era for a brand that changed the culinary game? TGI Fridays made its British debut in Birmingham in 1986,
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Farage, Starmer and the polling panic no one wants to talk about
Something has shifted in British politics. You can feel it in the way Keir Starmer now writes to Labour members. His latest message