In the land of the anti-wind sucking snaffle
Richard Lutz finds solace from the inchoate wreckage of the last week.
Alan Clawley – A life less ordinary
Steve Beauchampé pays further tribute to the community activist and Birmingham Press columnist .
Alan Clawley
Tributes paid to Birmingham author and community activist.
Relatively speaking
Richard Lutz ambles through the wreckage of another week.
Mapplebeck: local stop at the polls
You may have heard, it’s election time again, warns Will Mapplebeck. Beware.
Double-dating
Richard Lutz scours the wreckage of the past week and blows out the birthday candles with a champ.
Call for refund by disappointed Stereophonics fans
Amanda Cook writes about the bitter experience of a snow-affected Stereophonics gig.
Future world
Will Mapplebeck ponders the future.
Eire dynamics
Richard Lutz continues to scratch his head over a right Irish stew.
To Beeb or not to Beeb – and other questions of the week
Richard Lutz rifles through another mess of a week. – and a stormy one too
Why is Everyone so *&*$£ing Angry?
Is it just me or is everyone getting more pissed off? asks Will Mapplebeck
Le grand projet
Birmingham needs a city centre park says Steve Beauchampé, not the thin strip of tree-lined greensward offered in the Smithfield development.
Bullet points
Richard Lutz looks back balefully on the week.
Shelf life and good news
Richard Lutz hunts among the remains of the past week.
The slow road to citizenship
Richard Lutz chronicles how he took the pledge and became British.
Avoid that Christmas quiz….and other dire Yuletide warnings
Richard Lutz sifts through the charred remains of another week
Don’t be lonely this Christmas. Brummies urged
Birmingham widow takes steps against “harmful effects of loneliness”.
Public service, or private enterprise?
Should private companies be undertaking police work? Dave Woodhall argues not.
The rights and wrongs of Mr Will Mapplebeck
Will Mapplebeck looks back at his looking forward.
Are we reaching our critical state?
Will Mapplebeck asks if we are observing the end of politics.
Screengrab: The disunited state of America
Richard Lutz turns his attention to a TV documentary that stands out.
Saying farewell to Marshal
Richard Lutz sits down to celebrate the life of a friend who died a decade ago.
Core Issues
Richard Lutz harvests the last remnants of the past week.
May day – not a car crash but a pile up
Will Mapplebeck witnesses more whacko politics at one crazy Tory knees-up.
Hard Labour at Brighton Rock
Will Mapplebeck survives the Labour Party Conference as delegates enjoy the surf at New Dawn-by-the-sea.
Car crash politics
Will Mapplebeck fishes for the best politico-TV on the box. It can make for disturbing viewing.
Blues for a forgotten crooner
Richard Lutz catalogues another seven days.
Bigmouth: Sir Howard answers all your queries
Lord Elston reflects on all the big questions that colour our lives….for the usual standard fee.
Big Ben and an offer that can’t be refused
Richard Lutz hits the hills and engages with a new pal called Andy.
Don’t follow the money
With a new term about to begin, it’s time for a poser: Why do people become politicians, asks Westminster pundit Will Mapplebeck.