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Bankrupt Birmingham

Europe鈥檚 largest local authority is facing financial meltdown. For File on 4, Adrian Goldberg investigates what鈥檚 brought Birmingham to its knees.

A perfect storm of equal pay claims and a huge overspend on an IT project has brought Europe鈥檚 largest local authority to its knees. But how did Birmingham go from the triumph of hosting the Commonwealth Games to financial ruin in just over a year? Adrian Goldberg investigates for File on 4.

Producer: Phil Marzouk
Producer: Fergus Hewison
Producer: Megan Jones
Reporter: Adrian Goldberg
Technical Producer: Matthew Dempsey
Production Coordinator: Tim Fernley
Editor: Clare Fordham

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Sun 15 Oct 2023 17:00

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  • Tue 10 Oct 2023 20:00
  • Sun 15 Oct 2023 17:00

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