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PERSPECTIVE : City chief executive was doomed to go; After less than three years at the helm, Lin Homer has quit as chief executive of Birmingham City Council. Chief Reporter Paul Dale recounts how behind-the-scenes rows and political tension shaped her d

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20050607
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Byline: Paul Dale

Lin Homer's brief tenure as Birmingham City Council chief executive was doomed from the moment Labour lost control of Britain's largest local authority almost a year ago.

Both halves of the incoming Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition were acutely suspicious of Mrs Homer, whom they viewed as having little interest in their vision of the city's future.

The Tories were convinced her natural sympathies lay with Labour, although as a council employee she was careful to maintain an air of absolute independence.

But the Conservatives were given ...

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