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The perils of racial division

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:05:00 GMT

IT WAS a day to make you proud to be a Brummie.

A tale to lift your spirits

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:26:00 GMT

Amid all the doom and gloom sparked by this week’s riots, let me tell you a tale to lift your heart and raise your spirits.

England were cricket bullies

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:22:00 GMT

IT WAS Ian Bell’s hokey cokey moment.

No excuse for Amy's demise

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:51:00 GMT

There are many disturbing aspects about the death of Amy Winehouse, but over and above the tragic death of an immensely talented 27-year-old performer there was the reaction of her fans.

Don't muzzle newspapers

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:37:00 GMT

IT’S not only newspaper readers and politicians who were appalled by the behaviour of certain News of the World reporters. All the journalists I know are equally disgusted.

Blinging the wrong advice

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:39:00 GMT

JUST a few weeks after Birmingham hosted a Slut Walk, does anyone fancy joining me on a Bling Walk – an afternoon where men and women can proudly flash their gold medallions, bangles and earrings without fear of being mugged?

Pandering to the Nimbys

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:43:00 GMT

DURING my stint as a Watchdog reporter I worked at Television Centre, so naturally enough I moved to London.

It's time to give Brum more power

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:21:00 GMT

SIR Albert Bore didn’t merely declare his interest in becoming Birmingham’s first directly elected Mayor this week, he boldly “threw his hat into the ring”.

Spiral has got me in a spin

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:41:00 GMT

FORGIVE me if this week’s column seems a little bit sketchy.

Banging drum for heavy metal

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:07:00 GMT

ABOUT three years ago in this column I banged a suitably loud drum for the creation of a Heavy Metal Museum in the West Midlands.

Champion of free speech

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:33:00 GMT

If anyone knows about the pitfalls of intrusive “kiss and tell” journalism it’s John Hemming.

Save the fairy tales for kids

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT

IT’S only May, and I’ve been to three funerals already this year.

Celebrities can't hide dirty secrets

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:05:00 GMT

SOCIAL networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are routinely mocked by those who haven’t joined them.

Remember the Gaddafi victims

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 05 May 2011 09:46:00 GMT

You could be forgiven for having missed it, what with the Royal Wedding and the slaying of Osama Bin Laden, but three innocent little children were killed the other day.

A new Tesco cannot hurt

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

THE letters page of the Birmingham Mail is always a lively place, and there’s nothing stirring up as much controversy at the moment as the prospect of a new Tesco store in Stirchley.

A new Tesco cannot hurt

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:27:00 GMT

The letters page of the Birmingham Mail is always a lively place, and there’s nothing stirring up as much controversy at the moment as the prospect of a new Tesco store in Stirchley.

University of Life is free...

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:06:00 GMT

Faced with the prospect of paying university fees of £9,000 per year, most prospective students will throw up their hands in horror – and dutifully stump the cash anyway.

Sickened by The National

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:47:00 GMT

MAKE a note of the date – Saturday, April 9, 2011. That’s the day the British love affair with the Grand National came to an end. Or at the very least, mine did.

The romance has vanished

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:03:00 GMT

SOME people count the start of summer from the sound of the first cuckoo, but for me it’s heralded by the wheezing noise of my chest, signalling the onset of hay fever. Cough! Splutter! Hack!

The romance has vanished

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

SOME people count the start of summer from the sound of the first cuckoo, but for me it’s heralded by the wheezing noise of my chest, signalling the onset of hay fever. Cough! Splutter! Hack!