2017: Migration to continue, Murray to win big and Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit
Will Mapplebeck doles out his predictions for the new year.
Reality check for Mr Osborne please
When it comes to the Middle East, George Osborne seems as confused as ever suggests Steve Beauchampé.
Regeneration concern feeds families in need
Council contractor donates food hampers for Christmas.
Women of 2016
Steve Beauchampé identifies two courageous candidates, who fought for their beliefs with decency, honesty and humility.
Ban the Bard and other tales
Richard Lutz peers through the leaves of his past week.
Sharks and Other Tales
Richard Lutz wanders through Warwickshire, hears a choir, fails at a pub quiz and ponders the world of sharks
The dark shadow on the sidelines
As the British football sex scandal gains steam, Richard Lutz remembers his school where a sports coach preyed on boys. It has caused a national scandal in the US
The convenience of a scapegoat – why everyone’s giving globalisation a good kicking.
Will Mapplebeck takes a close look at how too many of our leaders react mindlessly to the worldwide finance crises that lurk on the political landscape.
RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic
Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz
Road map to Pence-sylvania
With all the noise about Donald Trump, how about the other guy- the one a heartbeat away from the Oval Office? Richard Lutz checks the facts
Lord Howard: Why I feel safe in the United States of Animosity
Diplomatic editor Sir Howard Elston analyses the new Trumpie inner circle.
Trump to Queen: ‘You’re fired, girl”
Sir Howard Elston, inside the Trump citadel, with an exclusive that’ll shock all lime-eating Brits.
High Five- one of Britain’s finest writers emerges on a new bill
Scotland has engraved the portrait of one of its best kept secrets on its new £5 note. She’s a writer almost no one has heard of…until now.
A quick constitutional walk through Trump, guns and a really rigged voting system
Donald Trump enters the White House with little knowledge or respect for constitutional law. But things must change to accommodate the times, says Richard Lutz.
Trumped – the decline of the west
From Will Mapplebeck, heading south on the East Coast line, as he grapples with the Trump victory.
Do anything you wanna do
Haven’t we all forgotten something asks Steve Beauchampé?
Those were the woods that was….and cars and baseball and the US election
Richard Lutz rummages through the vestiges of the last week
That was the walk that was..and other tales
Richard Lutz checks out how he wandered through another week.
Time to end the run-down of the library service
Martin Sullivan from the Friends of the Library of Birmingham, comments on recently-announced funding cuts.
Dumpy Trumpy slams media – Elston shock exclusive
Sir Howard Elston, our diplomatical editor, sits down with an angry Donald J. Trump
Trump and Fear
With less than a month to polling day, Richard Lutz reports on the US election.
Reds head for Med
A new Med naval base for Russia could be the reason that Moscow is bombing Syria and killing its citizens, writes Richard Lutz
Trolleyed, boozed up, smashed and receptions that start just short of midnight- welcome to the party conference circuit
Will Mapplebeck, a Newcastle-based lobbyist, attends the party conferences. Here, he drinks in the Tory knees up
Bring the games to Birmingham
Birmingham must be bold and ambitious if it is to secure the 2026 Commonwealth Games , says Steve Beauchampé.
Trump flames out in prez deebate
Richard Lutz somehow stayed awake through the wee hours in England for the Trump/Clinton bunfight.
Lights, camera, dereliction
Birmingham is being used as a location once again by Hollywood. This time, by one of movieland’s best directors. Guess why, asks Richard Lutz
Cracked Mirror
Labour MP Keith Vaz is under fire after a tabloid secretly recorded alleged trysts with male escorts. We’re all victims, says Richard Lutz
That was the west wing that was …and other tales
Richard Lutz rummages through the waste bin of the last seven days.
He’s on a journey, folks
From New Labour to new leftie, who does Owen Smith think he’s kidding asks Steve Beauchampé?
That was the trump that was…and other tales
Richard Lutz reviews the past seven days.