POOR Tom Watson (Lab West Bromwich East). The Black Country MP has reached his 40th birthday and, like any sensible human being, welcomed the milestone with a period of introspection and gloominess.Read
LORD Jones of Birmingham, otherwise known as former CBI boss Digby Jones, was given a real grilling by the Trade and Industry Committee when he was summoned to give evidence to them back in July.Read
BACKBENCH politicians like nothing better than putting ministers on the spot with difficult questions, but it can backfire...as Lord Hamilton recently discovered.Read
IF YOU are unlucky enough to have dealings with the Child Support Agency, which is based in Brierley Hill, I can reveal the secret to getting your letters answered.Read
JONATHAN Ross is worth every penny of his £18 million salary - because he is the only reason many people watch the BBC, according to the broadcaster's chairman.Read
LIAM Byrne (Hodge Hill), the Birmingham MP and minister for the West Midlands, was in for a surprise when he took part in a debate at Coventry University.Read
