MANY of us hoped we’d seen the last of the far-right English Defence League when their supporters were bundled into a couple of double decker buses on Bennett’s Hill last September and driven out of town.Read
We may be the country that invented the railways but compared to the best that France and Japan has to offer our trains are still stuck in the steam age.Read
AS THE government prepares to introduce microchips and compulsory insurance for dogs, let me be the first to say that the plan smacks of wuff justice.Read
IF KRAFT buys Cadbury, it’s possible that in ten years time the historic Bournville factory might have doubled in size and be employing thousands more workers.Read
THE Birmingham Mail can be proud of its campaign to win justice for little Cerys Edwards – the toddler left paralysed and brain damaged after being hit by a rogue motorist in Sutton Coldfield.Read
THE Copenhagen summit this week has already been described as one of the most important meetings in history – a once in a lifetime opportunity to tackle a global meltdown caused by climate change.Read
ONLY time will tell whether Tony Blair misled Parliament and lied to the British public over the Iraq war, but the smoke signals emerging from the Chilcott Inquiry aren’t encouraging.Read
THE police have been castigated by a government watchdog for making arrests with the sole purpose of garnering DNA – with young black men, in particular, liable to having their collars felt and samples taken.Read
THE most tear-jerking story of the week is the Australian government’s acknowledgement that thousands of post-war British youngsters transported Down Under were grievously mistreated.Read
