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WE BOUGHT THE BUSES… SO WHY CAN’T WE RUN THEM?
Mayor Richard Parker has stepped in to save our buses. Good. But there’s a rather odd question about what happens next.
12 hrs ago
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Mike Olley
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TWO BLACK HEROES, TWO TRAGEDIES: AND TOO MANY QUESTIONS
They were Black role models with remarkable stories. Then came the questions, the police and two terrible deaths.
Aug 20
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Mike Olley
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Has Warwickshire Police got a problem with the bleeding obvious?
Julie Purvin says another police force had to join the dots. Philip and Mandy Bond have their own concerns. Is Warwickshire Police listening?
Aug 19
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Mike Olley
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Three Million Steps, One Very Simple Idea
At 70, Graham Whittaker is walking three million steps for charity and proving that looking after yourself can be as simple as getting your shoes on.
Aug 18
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Mike Olley
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THE FIRE EXIT TEST
I gave Cllr Julien Pritchard a kicking last week. Then Druids Heath faced a frightening blaze and he reminded Birmingham what a local councillor is…
Aug 17
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Mike Olley
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THE WEEKEND ESSAY Birmingham’s Great Green Monument
Was Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone ever in the right place, is it still needed, and has the money become too useful to switch off?
Aug 14
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Mike Olley
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Whitbread Used to Know How to Show Us a Good Time
From The Plough and Ipanema to TGI Fridays and Bar + Block, Whitbread once took risks on hospitality. Now the adventure seems to have left the building.
Aug 13
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Mike Olley
Khalid Mahmood Has Asked the Question. Where Are Our MPs?
A record 230 people on one inflatable has turned the Channel argument on its head. Khalid Mahmood asks whether France’s duty to protect life should now…
Aug 12
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Mike Olley
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Cllr Pritchard Has Ruined a Perfectly Good Story
I asked Birmingham’s Deputy Leader an awkward housing question, got the silence I had anticipated by my deadline, wrote accordingly, and then the fellow…
Aug 11
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Mike Olley
From Cast Iron to the Ivory Tower
Cllr Julien Pritchard a first-rate local champion who demanded cast-iron guarantees on affordable housing. Then he became Birmingham’s Deputy Leader…
Aug 10
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Mike Olley
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THE WEEKLY GRIT
Who’s in charge of common sense?
Aug 8
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Mike Olley
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The Chief Constable Who Acted When the Prime Minister Did Not?
Chief Constable Jason Hogg is seeking action over PC Andrew Harper’s killers. Andy Burnham must now explain when Britain’s prison crisis will finally be…
Aug 7
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Mike Olley
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