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Hezza set to launch Greater Birmingham Project – but will Cameron and co. back him up?

3 January, 2013

Lord Heseltine will launch the Greater Birmingham Project today – but the question is, will the government actually back him up?

Annual rail hike takes effect and dampens start to new year

Dan Holden

3 January, 2013

Further rail price hikes get the year off to a difficult start for many and meanwhile, the government remains entirely oblivious to the impact of its policies.

Comment: Mother India has badly let down generations of its daughters

2 January, 2013

Dr. Kailash Chand OBE writes about the horrific India gang rape case.

Why a proper transport strategy is needed to address the annual outcry about rail fare hikes

2 January, 2013

IPPR North director Ed Cox explains why a proper transport strategy is needed to address the annual outcry about rail fare hikes.

Obama’s fiscal cliff footwork saves US from new year meltdown

Caroline Mortimer

2 January, 2013

President Barack Obama and the United States Congress go right down to the wire as they only just avoid going over the fiscal cliff.

We need to keep up the pressure for affordable housing in 2013

2 January, 2013

As the country slowly gets back into gear for 2013, Lord Whitty writes on the housing crisis and whether or not 2013 represents the year for much-needed action.