The Conservatives’ Brexit Dividend
Extending the timescale for Brexit could work to the Conservatives’ electoral advantage suggests Steve Beauchampé.
Alan Clawley – A life less ordinary
Steve Beauchampé pays further tribute to the community activist and Birmingham Press columnist .
Tony Bramwell – My Life with the Beatles
Beatles insider Tony Bramwell talks with Steve Beauchampé.
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.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Something they forgot to mention
Two Sandwell community swimming pools to close to help fund Commonwealth Games Aquatics Centre, reports Steve Beauchampe.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Box ticking success strategy
The government chose Birmingham because it offered a low risk, low cost Games fit for post-Brexit Britain says Steve Beauchampé.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Welcome to the Velodrome
But if Birmingham hosts the Games then track cycling will be in London or Manchester according to Metro Mayor Andy Street, writes Steve Beauchampe.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Games changers
Birmingham seeking professional football or rugby team for revamped Alexander Stadium.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Going beyond the sport
A host of recent announcements from both Birmingham and Liverpool.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Where are we now?
With the Commonwealth Games bids submitted, Steve Beauchampé assesses the situation.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Let’s bring the games to …London!
Could UK Athletics’ long-term financial needs scupper Birmingham’s 2022 legacy? asks Steve Beauchampé.
The Happiness Building
Steve Beauchampé recalls the Cadbury Barn, a little known but once much-loved Birmingham building destroyed by fire last week.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Impressing The Village People
Steve Beauchampé continues his critique of the Birmingham and Liverpool Games bids.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Strong and stable or Wow, look at that!
In the first of a two-part feature, Steve Beauchampé assesses Birmingham and Liverpool’s Commonwealth Games bids.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – Nice images, tough questions
Proposed new stadiums always look nice, but Steve Beauchampé still needs convincing.
Commonwealth Games 2022 – On the Waterfront
Steve Beauchampé outlines Liverpool’s 2022 Commonwealth Games plans.
Five years
As Birmingham steps up its attempt to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Steering Group Chair Ian Ward talks with Steve Beauchampé.
General Election 2017 – For God’s sake woman go!
Steve Beauchampé considers a political humiliation of Shakespearian proportions.
General Election 2017 – Fox hunting
Steve Beauchampé goes Fox hunting, on a Watson Watch, but doesn’t think June will be the end of May.
General Election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies
Steve Beauchampé on the need for strong and stable government.
General Election 2017 – The anti-drubbing strategy
Not quite a suicide note, but will Theresa May’s manifesto turn epic-sized victory into something rather less asks Steve Beauchampé?
General Election 2017 – Corbyn goes on the attack
Labour leader says he’s not a pacifist and runs down cameraman to prove it. Steve Beauchampé reports.
May plays her Trump card
Does Theresa May have the temperament and inter-personal skills to lead successful Brexit negotiations, asks Steve Beauchampé?
General Election Week One: Where are the Tories?
Steve Beauchampé reviews the campaign’s opening week.
The queen is not dead
Steve Beauchampé woke up on Tuesday morning and thought the Queen had died. But it was worse than that.
Going for a song?
It’s the annual Record Store Day on Saturday. Here’s our guide to where in the West Midlands you can purchase music in physical form.
Eternal happiness, Dear Leader
As tensions rise over North Korea, Steve Beauchampé reports from inside a state seemingly on a perpetual war footing.
Chocolate, weapons and war
Easter, you can’t say it often enough for some people says Steve Beauchampé.
Events, dear boy, events
Steve Beauchampé considers the prospects for a Birmingham bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Fools Rushed In
The UK’s indecent haste in befriending toxic Trump will likely end badly suggests Steve Beauchampé.