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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The political year has almost run its course. The last PMQ’s has been staged, the first of many repeats we’ll see on the telly over the next few days. Sir]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Library of Birmingham</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-library-of-birmingham/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-library-of-birmingham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Houben’s library building on Centenary Square has generated more positive coverage for Birmingham than any other single event, building or person for many a year (yes, even Usain Bolt). Whilst]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Andrew Mitchell and Liam Byrne</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-andrew-mitchell-and-liam-byrne/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-andrew-mitchell-and-liam-byrne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Mulvihill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A double header to end the year on. This time we focus on the future of two fallen stars, and their dogged persistence to fight back. Since that fateful day]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Michael Fabricant MP</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-michael-fabricant-mp/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-michael-fabricant-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Movember]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lichfield MP continues to cause a stir on twitter, with an impact far greater than he has ever managed in the Chamber. His crowning moment came as a false]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: The Jaws of Doom</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-the-jaws-of-doom/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-the-jaws-of-doom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Created by Birmingham council leader Sir Albert Bore at the beginning of 2013, the Jaws of Doom is a shameless copy of Barnet Council’s Graph of Doom, projecting the impact]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: The Aldens</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-the-aldens/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-the-aldens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 13:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years of heartbreak, Birmingham’s premier Tory family has half a grip on power. Cllr Robert ‘Bobby’ Alden is the deputy leader of the city’s Conservative group of councillors and]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: GBSLEP</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-gbslep/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-gbslep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year that started in a flurry of Tarzan-tinged optimism ends without quite the same roar. The prospect of significant decentralisation of government funds to a multi-billion pot of money]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Marc Reeves</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-marc-reeves/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-marc-reeves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The erstwhile editor of this august blog couldn’t resist the silver coins on offer from a proper publisher earlier this year and left The Chair at the Files– and a]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Wheelie Bins</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-wheelie-bins/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-wheelie-bins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelie bins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a rubbish year. But that’s a good thing if you are a wheelie bin. The first half of 2013 saw the most ludicrous scare campaign imaginable hatched by]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Birmingham Airport</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-birmingham-airport/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-birmingham-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 13:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Howard Davies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” was the clarion call from the Elmdon cabin crew for most of the year with a spirited lobbying effort looking to impress]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Sir Albert Bore</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-sir-albert-bore/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-sir-albert-bore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a great year for the Labour leader of Birmingham City Council. And guess what? There’s little chance of 2014 being any better as Albert faces up to delivering the]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: HS2</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-hs2/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-hs2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Mulvihill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was tempted, when writing this profile, to make it as negative on HS2 as possible as this would undoubtedly garner me the most hits for any post in this]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Bob Jones</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-bob-jones/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-bob-jones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reluctant Commissioner has not missed an opportunity to remind us of what a great job he is doing in a role he does not believe should exist. He’s overpaid,]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Capita</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-capita/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-capita/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s not to like when you are reportedly making £58,000 profit a day? Unfortunately, the stellar performance of Service Birmingham, Capita’s ICT joint venture with the city council, isn’t to]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Councillor John Clancy</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-councillor-john-clancy/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-councillor-john-clancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Mulvihill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillor Clancy is rapidly becoming Birmingham City Council’s resident Cassandra. Whether it’s free school meals, municipal bonds, de-Capita-tion, the Greater Birmingham LEP or house building, Clancynomics has habit of predicting]]></description>
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		<title>Old Joe&#8217;s Almanac: Lord Mike Whitby</title>
		<link>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-lord-mike-whitby/</link>
		<comments>https://thechamberlainfiles.com/old-joes-almanac-lord-mike-whitby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Dale]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a year. Tory city council leader Mike Whitby began 2013 looking a shadow of his former self, clearly not liking life in opposition, but ended up with a peerage]]></description>
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