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Professor David Bailey and Professor John Clancy

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Cymru, United Kingdom and Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Our Latest Blog

19th February 2026
Why making things still matters,

and what Britain must do next.

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18th February 2026

Holey Moley
£0.5 billion spent on filling holes that didn't exist

Birmingham must pursue Wolverhampton for an immediate return of at least £440 million of deficit reduction payments + £180 million investment returns.

17th February 2026

The Wolverhampton Hoard.

Birmingham gets thrown a welcome, but still-not-enough, £165 million refund from its Pension Fund.

11th February 2026

Move the 2030 Petrol Car Ban to 2035,

and Fix the EV Transition Properly.

9th February 2026

The SMMT is right:
we need a comprehensive review of the ZEV Mandate

3rd Febrary 2026

Times are tough.

So Labour prioritises £16 billion for investment bankers.

29th January 2026

Another bite of the Chery?

Turning a Strategic Investment into a UK Automotive Opportunity

28th January 2026

UK LGPS Actuaries Firms' 'quadopoly' reported to Competition & Markets Authority

We make Enterprise Act 2002 pt.4 request for a formal market study

27th January 2026

Writing off manufacturing is a mistake Britain can’t afford

Why high energy costs are a policy choice, not an economic destiny

25th January 2026

A JLR – Chery tie-up could be a win-win

22nd January 2026

Stairway to scandal:

How £1.1 billion of taxpayers' money was handed over by West Midlands Pension Fund in management expenses

13th January 2026

When you’ve filled in the hole - stop digging:

Pump up the surplus! Does Birmingham have a £3.5B pension fund surplus?

2nd January 2026

West Midlands Pension Fund insider spills the beans:

an £11 billion surplus. It's 200% funded!

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