http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/ Richard McComb, West Midlands news en-gb Birmingham Post no Richard McComb, West Midlands news Richard McComb, West Midlands news http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/11/18/do-not-disturb-on-the-night-i-m-gagging-for-celebrities-65233-22284584/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/11/18/do-not-disturb-on-the-night-i-m-gagging-for-celebrities-65233-22284584/ I shouldn’t be, and I don’t want to be, but I am desperate for it. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/11/05/bbc-s-tawdry-comedy-of-errors-fails-to-raise-a-chuckle-65233-22190052/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/11/05/bbc-s-tawdry-comedy-of-errors-fails-to-raise-a-chuckle-65233-22190052/ The youths of today, they think they’ve got it all, that they know it all, when the truth is they really don’t know what they are missing. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/28/agony-of-the-aston-martin-de-tox-65233-22134702/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/28/agony-of-the-aston-martin-de-tox-65233-22134702/ It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; it was the day they delivered the Aston Martin, it was the night they took her away … http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/21/stayin-alive-in-time-to-beat-65233-22082411/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:28:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/21/stayin-alive-in-time-to-beat-65233-22082411/ Well you can tell by the way I use my walk, I’m a woman’s man, no time to talk ... http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/14/with-nothing-in-my-back-pocket-i-am-immune-to-the-credit-crunch-65233-22030931/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:28:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/14/with-nothing-in-my-back-pocket-i-am-immune-to-the-credit-crunch-65233-22030931/ I don’t want to come across as smug but I think I have beaten the credit crunch. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/07/mandy-and-the-dodgy-jumper-it-can-only-mean-bad-things-65233-21982254/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/10/07/mandy-and-the-dodgy-jumper-it-can-only-mean-bad-things-65233-21982254/ Oh, Mandy, what were you playing at? http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/30/you-just-don-t-realise-how-funky-my-funky-chicken-dance-is-kids-65233-21930301/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/30/you-just-don-t-realise-how-funky-my-funky-chicken-dance-is-kids-65233-21930301/ The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing is the best show on TV ever because everyone in our household watches it, except me. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/23/millions-created-by-spin-doctors-is-just-waffle-and-hot-air-65233-21882148/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/23/millions-created-by-spin-doctors-is-just-waffle-and-hot-air-65233-21882148/ My regular column in The Birmingham Post has boosted the West Midlands’ economy by £15 million in the past year, according to an independent and completely unbiased study by international media analysts McComb Consulting. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/16/time-to-get-tough-on-child-sex-abusers-65233-21828225/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/16/time-to-get-tough-on-child-sex-abusers-65233-21828225/ Several years ago, we lived in an ill-starred rented flat in a convivial cathedral city. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/09/no-danger-from-creating-a-black-hole-what-do-they-take-us-for-65233-21708912/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/09/no-danger-from-creating-a-black-hole-what-do-they-take-us-for-65233-21708912/ When anyone, particularly a scientist, tells you there is nothing to worry about, you know damn well there is only one thing to do: worry. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/02/life-is-about-living-for-today-so-forget-about-tomorrow-65233-21657040/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/09/02/life-is-about-living-for-today-so-forget-about-tomorrow-65233-21657040/ As you read these words, I will be driving back up the A14 from Stansted airport before looping on to the M6, destination Brum. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/19/music-downloads-a-bit-like-having-strawberries-without-the-cream-65233-21559307/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/19/music-downloads-a-bit-like-having-strawberries-without-the-cream-65233-21559307/ It’s download this, download that and download the other and there is a significant body of compelling evidence – well, me – pointing to the fact that this may not always be a terribly good thing. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/12/why-diy-should-be-turned-into-a-no-holds-barred-olympic-sport-65233-21516886/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:27:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/12/why-diy-should-be-turned-into-a-no-holds-barred-olympic-sport-65233-21516886/ For some reason, my words of encouragement did not go down well. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/05/slimming-down-can-leave-the-pm-and-you-and-i-full-of-beans-65233-21465777/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/08/05/slimming-down-can-leave-the-pm-and-you-and-i-full-of-beans-65233-21465777/ If Manuel Uribe can do it, so can you, so can Gordon Brown, and, most importantly, so can I. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/29/don-t-let-your-beach-break-read-become-the-story-of-the-blues-65233-21424263/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/29/don-t-let-your-beach-break-read-become-the-story-of-the-blues-65233-21424263/ It is not the weather, the food, the scenery, or watching the tent burn down – it is a book that defines a holiday. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/22/getting-papped-when-you-least-expect-it-shatters-the-fragile-ego-65233-21382626/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/22/getting-papped-when-you-least-expect-it-shatters-the-fragile-ego-65233-21382626/ We are obsessed by obesity and anything bordering on tubby, and thus newspapers are splashed with pictures of celebrity chaps with “moobs” and ageing, dethroned catwalk queens flashing flabby, cellulite-stricken thighs. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/08/you-are-welcome-to-anything-you-can-find-in-the-mccomb-bins-65233-21304548/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/08/you-are-welcome-to-anything-you-can-find-in-the-mccomb-bins-65233-21304548/ In the new era of food frugality, I would like to invite any of you to nip round to my house tonight and help yourself to any edible treats you may find stashed in my rubbish bins. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/01/viva-espana-as-the-ruthlessly-efficient-germans-finally-get-done-65233-21207988/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/07/01/viva-espana-as-the-ruthlessly-efficient-germans-finally-get-done-65233-21207988/ We thought it was all over – but it isn’t yet. And for that we must say: “Muchos gracias.” http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/06/24/wafer-thin-turkey-and-cucumber-portions-on-the-menu-this-year-65233-21142000/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/06/24/wafer-thin-turkey-and-cucumber-portions-on-the-menu-this-year-65233-21142000/ If you eat in the sort of places I eat in, you'll be familiar with the concept of a menu degustation. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/06/17/my-decision-to-back-forza-italia-in-the-sweep-could-undo-me-65233-21088907/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/richard-mccomb/2008/06/17/my-decision-to-back-forza-italia-in-the-sweep-could-undo-me-65233-21088907/ It's the game of death in the group of death, albeit the result may be irrelevant, because whoever wins, they may both die anyway.