Birmingham Post - Birmingham Columnists - Agenda http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/ Visit our agenda section. Our guest columnist reviews the news stories and issues of the day in Birmingham, West Midlands and beyond. en-gb Birmingham Post no Visit our agenda section. Our guest columnist reviews the news stories and issues of the day in Birmingham, West Midlands and beyond. news stories of the day, issues of the day, day in Birmingham http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/05/small-businesses-look-on-as-big-players-create-a-crisis-65233-22413733/ Small businesses look on as big players create a crisis Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/05/small-businesses-look-on-as-big-players-create-a-crisis-65233-22413733/ Support enterprise and cut back on quangos, says Sir Bernard Zissman as the crunch hits home. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/04/so-many-wrongs-of-george-w-bush-65233-22405282/ So many wrongs of George W. Bush Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/04/so-many-wrongs-of-george-w-bush-65233-22405282/ With his reign coming to an end, Chris Game asks if George W Bush is the worst ever president. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/03/the-greatest-threat-65233-22395756/ The greatest threat Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/03/the-greatest-threat-65233-22395756/ Lord Corbett warns that we must support the fight for democracy in Iran, or face the consequences http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/02/a-new-day-dawns-for-the-maldives-65233-22386365/ A new day dawns for the Maldives Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/12/02/a-new-day-dawns-for-the-maldives-65233-22386365/ Redditch Tory candidate Karen Lumley witnesses the struggle for democracy in the Maldives. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/28/a-new-brain-drain-or-the-knowledge-crunch-65233-22363302/ A new brain drain, or the knowledge crunch Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/28/a-new-brain-drain-or-the-knowledge-crunch-65233-22363302/ As unemployment soars and the credit crunch bites, employee benefits specialist Kevin Condon warns of an impending ‘knowledge crunch’. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/27/pensioners-at-risk-as-credit-crunch-sharpens-its-teeth-65233-22355990/ Pensioners at risk as credit crunch sharpens its teeth Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/27/pensioners-at-risk-as-credit-crunch-sharpens-its-teeth-65233-22355990/ With economic slowdown all around and falling interest rates, former finance professional, John Higgins, examines the plight of pensioners trying to survive. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/25/i-don-t-want-an-eco-town-in-my-constituency-65233-22328792/ I don't want an eco-town in my constituency Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/25/i-don-t-want-an-eco-town-in-my-constituency-65233-22328792/ Eco-town ‘Middle Quinton’ gets a thumbs down from Peter Luff, MP for Mid-Worcestershire http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/24/are-eco-towns-really-a-green-solution-65233-22323295/ Are eco-towns really a green solution? Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/24/are-eco-towns-really-a-green-solution-65233-22323295/ Housing Minister Ian Wright urges people to have their say on plans to build an eco-town in Warwickshire http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/21/the-way-ahead-for-public-transport-in-the-midlands-65233-22312963/ The way ahead for public transport in the Midlands Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/21/the-way-ahead-for-public-transport-in-the-midlands-65233-22312963/ Now is the time to make smarter choices on travel for a healthier future, argues Ric Bravery, of sustainable transport association ACT TravelWise. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/20/time-to-delve-deeper-into-childcare-65233-22304671/ Time to delve deeper into childcare Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/20/time-to-delve-deeper-into-childcare-65233-22304671/ The death of Baby P brings the issue of how to protect the most vulnerable young people starkly back into public focus. The catalogue of events in this case seems horrifying. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/19/graveyard-jinks-nothing-new-65233-22290257/ Graveyard jinks nothing new Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/19/graveyard-jinks-nothing-new-65233-22290257/ What is there to do in a graveyard ? One possibility is to lie very quietly, and enjoy the daisies from above, or push them up from below. One can also, like countless poets – Gray and Shelley spring to mind – wander meditatively over the grass and muse upon mortality. Personally I tend to sneeze a lot: call it an allergy in a country churchyard. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/18/class-action-as-pwc-helps-birmingham-school-65233-22284514/ Class action as PWC helps Birmingham school Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:46:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/18/class-action-as-pwc-helps-birmingham-school-65233-22284514/ A group of accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers were invited to help out at a school, renovating run-down teaching areas. They jumped at the challenge as Emma James, associate at the Birmingham office, explains. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/17/the-art-of-surviving-recession-65233-22277207/ The art of surviving recession Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:42:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/17/the-art-of-surviving-recession-65233-22277207/ With recession starting to bite Andy Michael MD of expanding IT business Quiss Technology has been there before and draws on experience to offer hope. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/17/penny-saved-is-a-penny-earned-65233-22271469/ Penny saved is a penny earned Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/17/penny-saved-is-a-penny-earned-65233-22271469/ Bankers are going to have to do a lot to restore our confidence. There were we all believing that they were the success story of the age and could be relied on not just to look after our savings but to sit on boards of this, that and the other and run things properly – and now we learn they are gambling addicts in need of help. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/13/the-post-s-jonathan-walker-looks-at-the-cost-of-gordon-s-big-day-out-in-birmingham-65233-22248313/ The Post's Jonathan Walker looks at the cost of Gordon's big day out in Birmingham Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/13/the-post-s-jonathan-walker-looks-at-the-cost-of-gordon-s-big-day-out-in-birmingham-65233-22248313/ £62,000 for Gordon’s day out in Brum http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/13/walk-through-our-city-s-russian-past-65233-22248628/ Walk through our city’s Russian past Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/13/walk-through-our-city-s-russian-past-65233-22248628/ Last week I had the decidedly chilly privilege of showing a group of university lecturers from Moscow around our city. The irony that, on this particular day, a walk around historic Moscow would have been positively sultry compared to a trek through Birmingham did not escape them. They took photos of the snow. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/06/britain-needs-a-new-banking-model-65233-22193575/ Britain needs a new banking model Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/06/britain-needs-a-new-banking-model-65233-22193575/ We need new model http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/05/ten-years-on-from-the-winterval-row-65233-22189944/ Ten years on from the Winterval row Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/05/ten-years-on-from-the-winterval-row-65233-22189944/ Michael Chubb, the man behind Birmingham’s much-criticised Winterval festival, dismisses claims that it was an attempt to abolish Christmas. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/04/the-struggle-continues-for-birmingham-s-bangladeshis-65233-22179583/ The struggle continues for Birmingham's Bangladeshis Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/04/the-struggle-continues-for-birmingham-s-bangladeshis-65233-22179583/ Trident Housing Group and Human City Institute uncover deep disadvantage in Birmingham’s Bangladeshi community. Trident’s chief executive John Morris outlines these challenges. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/03/city-should-be-working-to-its-own-agenda-65233-22173274/ City should be working to its own agenda Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/agenda/2008/11/03/city-should-be-working-to-its-own-agenda-65233-22173274/ Birmingham’s aspirations should no longer be limited by the forces of the capital.