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Labour challenge to control Walsall Council
Opposition councillors on Walsall Council will attempt to unseat the ruling coalition next week following, what they call, ‘a year of incompetence, inaction and increasing indifference.’
It doesn’t have to be Heathrow
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 9:12 in Birmingham, Business, Politics, Tourism, Transport, Travel | | No Comments
British exports best served by a network of airports, not a London hub, says aviation chief
Foreign investments into Birmingham up by over 50%
The number of foreign investments into Birmingham has risen by more than half in the last 12 months as a result of the city’s continued drive to attract more inward investment
Walsall Labour allege Tory panic over shopping centre
Published on 8 May, 2013 at 12:55 in Most recent, Open Government, Politics, Property Press, Walsall | | 1 Comment
Walsall’s Labour group claim that after, what they describe as, three years of failed promises and unsuccessful negotiations, Walsall Council has committed £8 million to a flagship retail project with less than 24 hours notice.
No foreigners, no gays, no benefit claimants
Steve Beauchampé on Britain's fractured political machinery....
Howard Elston’s Big Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Nigel Farage?
Sir Howard Elston is shouting at you about UKIP's success in the UK's latest round of voting
Another Howard Scoop: The Real Tory Manifesto
Senior Tory bosses have revealed that no news is breaking on the political front, our Westminster reporter Sir Howard Elston reveals
Palestinian ambassador to UK speaks at University
Students at Coventry University received a unique insight into the ongoing peace process in the Middle East on Tuesday evening
Labour claim residents paying for Business Rate collection failures
Companies in Walsall owe over £2 million in unpaid business rates while the council makes cuts in public services and care for vulnerable people, claim Walsall's Labour Group.
Phone win for ‘bedroom tax’ campaigners
Published on 17 Apr, 2013 at 16:01 in Most recent, Open Government, Politics, Walsall | | No Comments
Walsall people needing to contact the council’s housing benefit helpline for advice on the so-called bedroom tax can now do so without worrying about excessive phone bills
The Baroness T’s Death? Don’t Make Me Laugh
Maggie jokes? There're a weird joke in themselves, says writer Sheilagh Matheson
Seven Reasons Why Mrs Thatcher Saved Our Great Nation
Our house historian HOWARD ELSTON (OBE) explains why Baroness Thatcher will always really be remembered in Uk-land
Maggie: The Final Act But Enter Sir Mark Stage Right
Britain steels itself for Mrs Thatcher's funeral. But her son is there as chief mourner, warns Richard Lutz
Maggie: The Latest Howard Elston Exclusive That Will Shock and Amaze You
Our medical correspondent Dr HOWARD ELSTON reports on the latest events in the epoch-crunching Margaret Thatcher story
Saying goodbye to the Grocer’s Daughter
Laurence Inman’s acerbic commentary on the late Baroness Thatcher
A Night in the Ukraine with Maggie
Published on 8 Apr, 2013 at 17:53 in Comment, Local history, Most recent, Politics, Television | | 3 Comments
With that Margaret Thatcher movie now on our screens, Richard Lutz remembers an interview when Maggie's spin doctor lost his spin
‘Bedroom tax’ protestors take to streets
Labour party councillors and supporters dressed in pyjamas braved the freezing cold and snow to protest against the 'bedroom tax' which comes into affect this week.
Closed for good – The last chapter of the Birmingham Library story
Published on 31 Mar, 2013 at 9:37 in Architecture, Birmingham, Books, Environment, Open Government, Property Press, The Debate | | 2 Comments
Alan Clawley on the impending closure of Birmingham Central Library in June - but ideas are still being proposed for its future