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Are we allowed to feel gutted about cuts to an orchestra when rates of child poverty in Birmingham are so high?
Council cuts are bringing wave after wave of worry for the average Brummie. As we all tussle to sort them into some kind of order, where does a blow to the arts sit on our hierarchy of grief?
‘Hypersexualised’ and ‘misogynistic’ — Rebecca Kalam speaks out about West Midlands Police
Plus: The Brummie film shortlisted at the Oscars
The Taliban fan
Miles Routledge lives the fantasy of a colonial explorer. But not everyone is impressed...
Secrets, lies and a botched IT system: The uncertainty surrounding Birmingham City Council’s finances
The budget for Oracle was £19m but its true cost could be much, much higher
‘It is clear that it is going in the wrong direction’ – should the Ladywood regeneration be paused?
A series of blunders has caused tension between the council and residents of the inner city neighbourhood.
The UK’s oldest cinema could be facing the bulldozers. But the mayor wants to save it.
Plus: Your last chance to catch A Midsummer Night's Dream
Community-led libraries sound warm and cosy — the reality is anything but
Volunteers are inspirational, passionate…and absolutely exhausted
En pointe: Behind the scenes of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s majestic The Sleeping Beauty
Plus: Our City Council story causes a stir
The ‘pincer manoeuvre’: How secretive leadership and warring staff led Birmingham to the abyss
A narrative has emerged about how this city went bankrupt. Is it true? For months, we have been speaking to senior figures across the city, and today, two of them speak out on the record