http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/ en Copyright 2008 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:07:50 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The distinguished career of John Matthews, from Hyder Consulting, is being celebrated next Friday at a "long lunch" at Villa Park. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/02/john_bright_a_celebration_of_m.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/02/john_bright_a_celebration_of_m.html ::John Bright Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:07:50 +0000 Sukhdev Singh Bhomra, president of Birmingham Law Society, nearly stole the show this week. Speaking at the President's Dinner in the Town Hall he fell to reminiscing. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_no_singh_song_at_t.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_no_singh_song_at_t.html ::John Bright Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:25:30 +0000 Opposition Tories and MPs within Labour's own ranks have been making political capital out of the Home Secretary's admission that she would not feel safe walking the streets of London at night. Jacqui Smith does not discriminate on the basis of class and she is nothing if not consistent. So, although she won't set foot in Hackney, where the bad/poor people live, neither will she take a moonlight stroll in Kensington or Chelsea, where the posh/nice people live. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_jacqui_shows_sense_not.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_jacqui_shows_sense_not.html ::Richard McComb Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:30:45 +0000 Bond girl Britt Ekland - at the Hotel du Vin for a Birmingham Press Club event - left the hacks shaken and stirred. She was in Birmingham to help the Press Club's sponsors, Royal Mail, launch their new set of James Bond stamps based on the Ian Fleming book covers. But Britt left an impression all round - ITV Central anchorman Bob Warman was given a lesson in kissing and Heart fm breakfast show host Ed James was given a dressing down. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_a_britt_of_a_do_fo.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_a_britt_of_a_do_fo.html ::John Bright Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:57:44 +0000 Sometimes you have to read an announcement a couple of times to make sure you have not misunderstood its meaning. The Prime Minister's musings on knife crime, made yesterday in the wake of unprecedented savagery on the nation's streets and housing estates, is one such case. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_time_to_stop_slapping_t.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_time_to_stop_slapping_t.html ::Richard McComb Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:33:59 +0000 Has Mike Whitby taken a vow of silence, or more worryingly is he the victim of a conspiracy of silence? Not much has been heard from the Birmingham City Council leader since the triumph of his Christmas "podcast" on something called Stirrer TV, in which he managed helpfully to remind the audience that David Cameron has come up with a lot of mad ideas over the years, elected mayors among them. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/iron_angle_its_all_gone_quiet.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/iron_angle_its_all_gone_quiet.html ::Iron Angle Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:52:43 +0000 Charles Barwell, of Barclays, nearly got caught "sloping off" from our top share tipping competition. He came second with a 148 per cent profit on Vestas Wind. And, unamazingly, after all this is The Birmingham Post, news reached him while on a skiing holiday in France. He tells me: "Was in Courchevel where the snow was amazing." Except half his kit was still in Birmingham. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_lost_luggage_is_sn.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/john_bright_lost_luggage_is_sn.html ::John Bright Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:37:36 +0000 One week down, only another 51 to go. The long haul lies ahead like, well, a really long haul, with no stop-overs for cocktails or shopping. The question is: how are you going to stay motivated, or (and this may be more relevant) find motivation in the first place? http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/richard_mccomb_make_this_year.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/richard_mccomb_make_this_year.html ::Richard McComb Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:28:06 +0000 Apologies for the delay in announcing Iron Angle's 2007 Birmingham City Council Awards. The postal voting system used this year has experienced some teething troubles. We continue to examine the unfortunate disparity between the number of ballot papers issued and the rather larger number counted, but remain satisfied that the results are entirely fair. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/iron_angles_annual_city_counci.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/iron_angles_annual_city_counci.html ::Iron Angle Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:35:50 +0000 It was a "where were you when you heard Kennedy was shot" moment. In fact, I wasn't anywhere when JFK was gunned down, as I hadn't been born. However, the nature of the weaponry used for the presidential assassination is pertinent. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_the_last_action_man_her.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2008/01/mccomb_the_last_action_man_her.html ::Richard McComb Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:29:03 +0000 Someone must have stiffened Alistair Dow's backbone. The head of Birmingham city council's scrutiny section has hand-picked members of the awkward squad for his review group examining the business case for the £193 million new library. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/iron_angle_brought_to_book_ove.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/iron_angle_brought_to_book_ove.html ::Iron Angle Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:20:20 +0000 Not content with gentle post-Christmas liquid recovery, the aptly named MAD Club at The Meynell Arms are once again inviting those of a deranged or suicidal disposition to attempt the Hoar Cross Soap Box Downhill on December 29. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/john_bright_its_downhill_at_th.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/john_bright_its_downhill_at_th.html ::John Bright Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:14:18 +0000 I got in the mood for Christmas by unbuttoning the top of my trousers, bending forward and having a needle inserted into the top of my buttock cleft. It was an invigorating experience and one that brought a grimace, if not a smile, to my face. I have tried other methods of preparing for Christmas before, including, in the days before it became trendy, binge drinking. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/mccomb_dont_let_christmas_be_a.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/mccomb_dont_let_christmas_be_a.html ::Richard McComb Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:21:23 +0000 The second eleven were out in force at this week's Birmingham cabinet. No show from city council leader Mike Whitby, who was perhaps enjoying another one of those cosy setting-the-record-straight chats with senior Tories in London. No show either from opposition Labour leader Sir Albert Bore, who had better things to attend to in Europe. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/iron_angle_labour_look_to_life.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/iron_angle_labour_look_to_life.html ::Iron Angle Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:09:36 +0000 Reports of the annual St Basil's Sleep-Out are slowly reaching the Bright secret intelligence desk and my spooks tell me that the great and the good bedded down in record numbers this year; some 450 people I'm told. http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/john_bright_sleepover_success.html http://birminghampost.midlandsblogs.co.uk/2007/12/john_bright_sleepover_success.html ::John Bright Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:03:08 +0000