http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/ Read our Birmingham blogs and columnists' views. Interesting opinions on the latest news, sport, lifestyle and events in Birmingham, the Midlands and beyond. en-gb Birmingham Mail no Read our Birmingham blogs and columnists' views. Interesting opinions on the latest news, sport, lifestyle and events in Birmingham, the Midlands and beyond. Birmingham blogs http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/calvin-s-x-factor-fruit-was-lifted-at-chaotic-brum-gig-97319-25213359/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/calvin-s-x-factor-fruit-was-lifted-at-chaotic-brum-gig-97319-25213359/ MILLIONS of TV viewers were stunned last week when The X Factor was interrupted by a man running on stage with a pineapple on his head. Hancock http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/gary-s-star-raises-eyebrows-97319-25213303/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/gary-s-star-raises-eyebrows-97319-25213303/ HIS star might shine bright in the world of sports broadcasting, but Hancock nearly fell off his bar stool when he found out TV presenter Gary Newbon was next in line for a spot on Broad Street’s ever-expanding Walk of Stars. Hancock http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/numbers-game-for-mg-s-jt-97319-25213215/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/hancock/2009/11/20/numbers-game-for-mg-s-jt-97319-25213215/ POLICE today renewed an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road accident in Walsall. Hancock http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/sordid-story-of-vice-does-not-ring-a-belle-97319-25213131/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/sordid-story-of-vice-does-not-ring-a-belle-97319-25213131/ THE most brilliant are often naive. Hence the bemusing news that an academically soaring research scientist is the woman who wrote the diary of prostitute Belle Du Jour. Maureen Messent http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/bunch-of-airhead-grab-alls-97319-25213120/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/bunch-of-airhead-grab-alls-97319-25213120/ IN BIRMINGHAM, as in other cities across the country, young women queued overnight last weekend to be among the first to buy half-price Jimmy Choo designer shoes and handbags. Maureen Messent http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/values-are-all-wrong-97319-25213109/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/maureen-messent/2009/11/20/values-are-all-wrong-97319-25213109/ I MENTIONED earlier our sexual liberalisation. Maureen Messent http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/the-stirrer/2009/11/19/actions-speak-louder-than-words-97319-25204807/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/the-stirrer/2009/11/19/actions-speak-louder-than-words-97319-25204807/ 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. The Stirrer http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/jon-walker/2009/11/18/gisela-can-vouch-for-german-market-97319-25196311/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/jon-walker/2009/11/18/gisela-can-vouch-for-german-market-97319-25196311/ MP Gisela Stuart has discovered a new home for the House of Commons – in a top Birmingham school. Jon Walker http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/jon-walker/2009/11/18/politicians-all-talk-no-action-97319-25196307/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/jon-walker/2009/11/18/politicians-all-talk-no-action-97319-25196307/ HERE’S evidence that making announcements is much easier than doing things. Jon Walker http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/paul-fulford/2009/11/17/legacy-of-terror-that-still-haunts-us-97319-25186310/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:41:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/paul-fulford/2009/11/17/legacy-of-terror-that-still-haunts-us-97319-25186310/ THEY were ordinary people enjoying an ordinary night out in two ordinary city centre pubs that bleak, chilly night in November 1974. Paul Fulford http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/mike-olley/2009/11/16/cadbury-loses-local-roots-97319-25178048/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:54:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-blogs-views/birmingham-mail-columnists/mike-olley/2009/11/16/cadbury-loses-local-roots-97319-25178048/ ANYONE into their middle age will recall the wealth of manufacturing that Birmingham could once boast. Mike Olley