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God save the King

Andy Munro talks about last weekend’s football, or not.

13 September, 2022 in Comment, Football.

Birmingham Games helps highlight global threat

Athletes from across Commonwealth shine light on startling threat of climate change.

18 August, 2022 in Climate, Comment, Commonwealth Games, Environment.

Letting the cat out of the bag

Andy Munro has a few words to say about Kurt Zouma.

11 February, 2022 in Comment, Crime, Football, Most recent.

Christmas is cancelled

Andy Munro issues a pre-festive plea.

28 September, 2021 in Christmas, Comment.

Moronic Magyars and Problematic Poles

Andy Munro comments on recent developments at England games.

9 September, 2021 in Comment, Football, Politics.

Terry Wills

Dave Woodhall pays tribute to a football supporter extraordinaire.

22 June, 2021 in Comment, Football, Theatre.

Winners and losers

Dave Woodhall writes about proposals for the European Super League.

20 April, 2021 in Comment, Football.

Joseph Chamberlain: Worker, Reformer, Legend

Vivek Rajkhowa writes about the man who transformed Birmingham.

16 March, 2021 in Comment, Local history, Politics.

Don’t shed a tear over poor old Facebook

Richard Lutz witnesses a digital war over the information we crave.

20 February, 2021 in Comment, Media, Science & technology, technology, Television.

Covid chronicles: Everyone needs a place to go

Richard Lutz heads for a city break.  

9 February, 2021 in Books, Comment, Environment, Health, Television, Tourism, Travel.

Perfect Storm: Brexit, Pandemic and the Irish border

Richard Lutz witnesses the unravelling of a right royal British mess. 

31 January, 2021 in Brexit, Comment, Environment, Health, Politics.

In search of the vaccine

Andy Munro gets on a trek to get jabbed.

26 January, 2021 in Comment, Health, Transport.

The not so magnificent seven

Andy Munro has a bit of a moan.

25 January, 2021 in Comment, Football, Health, Politics, Television.

Trump flip-flops to save his skin

Richard Lutz reports on the latest Capitol Crimes.

8 January, 2021 in Comment, Media, Politics.

Gerard Houllier – The great imponderable

Dave Woodhall talks about Gerard Houllier’s time at Villa Park.

14 December, 2020 in Comment, Football.

One needle to save lives, another to kill

It’s a macabre prelude to festive fun in the US, says Richard Lutz.

13 December, 2020 in Christmas, Comment, Crime, Health, Politics.

There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen

Richard Lutz joins a food queue and ponders the mistletoe.

7 December, 2020 in Brexit, Christmas, Comment, Environment, Food and drink, Health, Travel.

Black lives matter but do handbags?

Andy Munro wonders about words and their meaning.

2 December, 2020 in Comment, Football, Politics.

Long playing album and other tales

Richard Lutz peers into the past and lets smoke get in his food. 

20 November, 2020 in Comment, Cookery, Photography, Travel.

Twelve years a slave to the stage: My best (and worst) moments

Richard Lutz remembers a dozen years of reviewing Midland performances. 

17 November, 2020 in Attractions, Birmingham, Classical, Comedy, Comment, Dance, Festivals, Most recent, Music, Nightlife, Theatre, Tourism.

Five different ways to become better at staff management

A guide to being an effective leader.

17 November, 2020 in Business, Comment.

Irish stew: Biden, Brexit, Boris and borders

Richard Lutz watches storm clouds gather over the Emerald Isle.

8 November, 2020 in Brexit, Comment, Most recent, Politics, Travel.

The Dickhead Tapes: Trump’s final pledge

Sir Howard Elston, our US editor, sits down with the president with one day to go.

2 November, 2020 in Comment, Politics, Satire.

An ill wind and a good suit

Richard Lutz recovers. Slowly ……

31 October, 2020 in Art and Leisure, Attractions, Comment, Environment, Football, Health, Transport.

The grammar of a Warwickshire landscape

Richard Lutz saunters through a little path of heaven in the changing weather.  

27 October, 2020 in Comment, Environment, Local history, Most recent, Tourism, Travel, Warwickshire.

Voting early in the States

Richard Lutz carries out his electoral duties by email.

16 October, 2020 in Comment, Elections, Electoral reform, Most recent, Politics.

Fears for tiers

Andy Munro offers his opinion on new lockdown restrictions.

13 October, 2020 in Comment, Community, Health, Nightlife.

Kinver and the landscape of seeing

Richard Lutz wanders towards autumn.

9 October, 2020 in Comment, Environment, Hobbies, Local history, Tourism.

Other tales from Birmingham

Richard Lutz goes for a lockdown stroll.

27 September, 2020 in Attractions, Comment, Environment, Longbridge, Most recent, Photography, Tourism, Travel.

Death,taxes and Bigg Market lasses

Will Mapplebeck and a night on the Toon./strong>

23 September, 2020 in Comment, Health, Media, Nightlife, Politics.

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