Them and US: Of Football, Soccer and The World Cup
Richard Lutz watches England sadly head home from Brazil but feels American interest rising in The Beautiful Game
Screengrab: Beverley Hills Chihuahua 3 and English Football
Richard Lutz dribbles past a lacklustre defence to point you to World Cup sanity.
Gaming: Everything But The Girl
Tom Bennett reports from Gamers heaven.
Forget About It
Richard Lutz remains sceptical about the Google agreement to remove links about personal history.
Letter From America
Richard Lutz reports what’s on everyone’s lips this week in the States.
Screengrab: Maestro of the New World
RICHARD LUTZ directs you to this week’s movie on the flatscreen you just shouldn’t miss.
My Life and Not So Easy Times with David Cameron (PM)
By Max Carlish.
Health chief calls for action on minimum alcohol pricing
Birmingham’s Director of Public Health says the government should act immediately.
Thought for the week
Gordon Harley reminds us that size doesn’t matter.
Scots Untamed
The Independence debate north of Hadrian’s Wall is hotting up as JOHN KNOX, who covered Scottish Assembly politics for the BBC, reports.
Screengrab: Britannia Rules The Airwaves (for one day at least)
Richard Lutz on the week’s best TV.
Of Benefit Street, Birmophobia and Benjamin Z
MAX CARLISH is working on a film with poet Benjamin Zephaniah and local social entrepreneur Jason Turner about finding work for former prisoners. He finds it raises a great deal of questions about Birmingham, its profile….and, of course, the curse of Benefit Street.
Pollutionwatch: Maria Miller
Not all pollution is airborne, as Richard Lutz explains.
Scotch Taped
RICHARD LUTZ, in his Scottish lair, reports on the latest news from north of Hadrian’s Wall.
Goodbye to culture
Alan Clawley is critical of Birmingham city council’s Eastside project.
New spin – same old vision
Alan Clawley reports on a familiar tale and a misleading headline.
Hanging on the telephone
Dave Woodhall on a secret weapon against telephone fraudsters.
Benn There, Done That
The death of British politician Tony Benn conjured up a love/hate story with a politician who had been in the public eye for a half century. Richard Lutz remembers…
Howard Saves Birmingham – And That’s Official
Our Social Affairs editor, SIR HOWARD ELSTON (DOA), rides in to save crisis-ridden Birmingham’s bacon. Read on:
Showing off in Cannes
Alan Clawley wonders whether Birmingham city council’s time in the south of France might be better spent elsewhere.
A Capita Offence
Richard Lutz questions public spending.
Letter from Beijing
Farewell, good luck and goodbye, reflects the departing Peter Sampson.
Blair: Big Trouble in Little Britain
From RICHARD LUTZ.
Scotland And You
RICHARD LUTZ reports from north of the border on independence fever.
A thought for today
Gordon Harley on the subject of change.
Whitby and Gambles
Alan Clawley comments on the two main architects of the Library of Birmingham’s future plans.
Cameron The Coward
He ducked out twice. The Prime Minister is spineless, says RICHARD LUTZ.
The power of nature
Alan Clawley reflects on a topical issue.
I am a one in two
Dave Woodhall offers up a solution to the UB40 controversy.
Where shall they live?
Alan Clawley wonders about Birmingham’s housing strategy .