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Conservative Party Conference

"David got the idea from the Swiss guy - he wanted to make an impressive entrance to conference..."Read

French buy British energy

"Bet I know where they intend to dump their nuclear waste...!"Read

Council proposals to sell refreshments at cemeteries

WHITTOCK'S view on proposals by Birmingham City Council to shore up a cash crisis in the cemeteries budget by selling refreshments and flowers at the city's graveyards.Read

Panic in the City as banking system faces meltdown

COLIN Whittock's view on the crisis engulfing the City as the banking system comes under pressure. Read

The fight to save Britain's pubs

THE call to save the British pub is growing as the credit crunch continues to bite.Read

Holiday form XL collapses

COLIN Whittock's view of the collapse of holiday firm XL.Read

Gordon Brown in Birmingham

"Wrong,'mature performer who's struggling for a comeback' - This is the Gordon Brown queue, the new Cliff CD is over there!"Read

Car Sales

"After this summer, I think everyone has bought a boat instead!"Read

Gordon Brown backs Alistair Darling on economy

"Dreadful depression...what dreadful depression..?"Read

NHS operations cancelled

"Sorry about this, there seems to be some dispute as to who has booked the theatre this morning!"Read

Gary Glitter released

COLIN Whittock's view as Gary Glitter was released from a Vietnamese prison.Read

Paul Goodison wins Gold medal

"Stop moaning - pretend you're that Paul Goodison who won a gold medal and race down to the shop for a loaf and a pint of milk..!"Read

Beijing Olympics

"When your foot is better, dad, will you show Jimmy how you did the long jump?"Read

Fury over Ashes tickets prices

"Well, given that we were whitewashed 5-0 in the last series and it might rain all day, I think I'll buy a couple of bottles of champers and watch on TV...!"Read

A level results

"He was saying something about us just trying to make ends meet when I told him the twins have wonderful A-level results...!"Read

Brum allotments boom

"It used to be football, now all they talk about is the size of their brassicas"Read

Petrol prices

'Remember, it's Asda for food, Tesco for booze, Waitrose for dairy and Morrisons for petrol and I reckon you'll save a whole 2p a litre..!'Read

Water bills to soar

'To be honest, being charged anything for water this year really grates...!'Read

David Tennant in Hamlet

COLIN Whittock's view as UFO sightings are reported and David Tennant stars in Hamlet. Read

Cycle loan scheme

COLIN Whittock's view as plans are unveiled for a French-style cycle load scheme. Read