Philip has now left his post overseeing the development of Birmingham City Centre, and has moved to Newham Council, filling a similar role regenerating the area in preparation for the 2012 Olympics. I was due to meet with Philip during the summer, but as I traveled to the meeting by train, I received a telephone [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Suzie is the CEO of Screen WM, the West Midland’s regional screen agency, and is responsible for ensuring that this area of the region’s creative sector continues to grow. Screen WM are also also working closely with Channel 4 and acting as a commissioning hub on the 4iP fund. “At the moment due to the [...]
Salma Yaqoob is the leader, and former vice-chair, of the Respect Party and a Birmingham City Councillor. She is also the head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque. In 2006, Yaqoob received the Lloyds TSB Asian Jewel Award for Public Service Excellence while Harper’s Bazaar magazine named [...]
10 Councillor Mike Whitby
Posted: 7th August 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50Tags: access, Birmingham City Council, BP50, Conservative Leader, engagement, Harborne, open, politics
Councillor Mike Whitby is the elected representative for Harborne Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, Leader of the Conservative Group and Chairman of the Birmingham City Council Business Management Committee. I have been in email contact with Cllr Whitby’s office since May 21st 2010. Back then, I requested a short 30-minute appointment with Cllr Whitby, [...]
36 Paul Bradshaw
Posted: 3rd August 2010 by Paul Hadley in BP50Tags: #BCU, #maonlinejournalism, Birmingham, BP50, journalism
Fresh from his lecturing role in online journalism (and others) at Birmingham City University, Paul has just started the next stage of his career. The founder of Help Me Investigate, Paul’s knowledge and experience comes from previous roles in editing magazines and websites. During a short lunch break, I managed to spend some time with [...]