http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/ Birmingham Post columnist and Head Mistress, Sarah Evans comments on a variety of affairs including women's issues, education, family, politics and employment. en-gb Birmingham Post no Birmingham Post columnist and Head Mistress, Sarah Evans comments on a variety of affairs including women's issues, education, family, politics and employment. Birmingham Post columnist, Sarah Evans, women's issues, education, family, politics, employment. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/11/17/penny-saved-is-a-penny-earned-65233-22277485/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/11/17/penny-saved-is-a-penny-earned-65233-22277485/ 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/sarah-evans/2008/10/27/frugality-is-the-new-black-65233-22127035/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:54:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/10/27/frugality-is-the-new-black-65233-22127035/ Even if you have not yet been affected by the recent dire economic events, the spectre of recession is shrieking loudly enough to send everybody off to reconsider their life style and conclude yes, there are areas for retrenchment. Advice abounds. Here is some more! http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/10/13/a-bit-of-a-wobble-but-i-managed-to-bike-all-week-65233-22023251/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/10/13/a-bit-of-a-wobble-but-i-managed-to-bike-all-week-65233-22023251/ A working week without using my car. Was it possible? Or was I truly addicted? Is this a saving in these dark economic times that I could realistically achieve? Could this be my commitment to saving the planet? http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/10/06/finding-out-who-we-are-with-a-few-grains-of-rice-65233-21975410/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/10/06/finding-out-who-we-are-with-a-few-grains-of-rice-65233-21975410/ Three hundred and ninety seven billion pounds. It is a literally meaningless number. We are told that is what it takes to save the American financial system and it may well be but – really? http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/29/brown-s-rosy-hue-may-not-last-autumn-s-dying-days-65233-21923739/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/29/brown-s-rosy-hue-may-not-last-autumn-s-dying-days-65233-21923739/ What completely wonderful autumnal days! Heavy mists in the morning, requiring jumpers and even gloves, then by lunchtime, wondering why you aren’t wearing a nice white T-shirt with bare arms and legs. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/15/education-and-health-not-always-a-level-playing-field-65233-21821407/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/15/education-and-health-not-always-a-level-playing-field-65233-21821407/ The two great foundations of our welfare state both came out for an airing last week. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/01/politicians-can-t-have-it-both-ways-over-pushy-parents-65233-21647709/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/09/01/politicians-can-t-have-it-both-ways-over-pushy-parents-65233-21647709/ Education minister, Andrew Adonis’ remarks about pushy parents are timely. It is exactly the season when parents regroup and plan strategies for the year ahead. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/25/film-makes-me-weep-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-65233-21600176/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/25/film-makes-me-weep-for-all-the-wrong-reasons-65233-21600176/ I know. It was only a minute since the last time I felt compelled to tell yet another person how they could do their job better. It is just too easy. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/18/thanks-for-the-memory-but-i-d-rather-look-it-up-65233-21552954/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/18/thanks-for-the-memory-but-i-d-rather-look-it-up-65233-21552954/ I was well into my 20s before it dawned on me that the ability to recite apt pieces of verse was not the most sensible criteria to use when choosing your partner through life. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/11/a-wet-weekend-is-all-part-of-the-great-british-getaway-65233-21511014/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/11/a-wet-weekend-is-all-part-of-the-great-british-getaway-65233-21511014/ It is not unknown for me to devote column inches to how other people could do their jobs better. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/04/why-prime-minister-at-play-turned-into-a-farce-65233-21461667/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/08/04/why-prime-minister-at-play-turned-into-a-farce-65233-21461667/ WODYS, a Worcester based youth drama group put on, last week at the Swan Theatre, a superb production of Back to the 80s, a nostalgic Grease-type musical, particularly well suited to teenagers. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/28/a-britt-of-alright-at-65-it-s-a-matter-of-opinion-65233-21418001/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/28/a-britt-of-alright-at-65-it-s-a-matter-of-opinion-65233-21418001/ Until Britt Ekland, it was the perfect end to a perfect Scottish holiday day. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/21/there-s-nothing-like-an-economic-downturn-to-make-us-change-65233-21377896/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:23:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/21/there-s-nothing-like-an-economic-downturn-to-make-us-change-65233-21377896/ You can’t really get away from it. We now know that economic fortunes are just that – fortune and chance, at the beck and call of Lady Luck. No one can be expected to control or even gently manage the economy – all is in free fall because that is just how it is. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/14/a-real-hero-is-needed-to-be-brown-s-role-model-65233-21337171/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/14/a-real-hero-is-needed-to-be-brown-s-role-model-65233-21337171/ It is hard to find anyone who wants our country to be run by Heathcliff, the anti-hero of Emily Bronte's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/07/heels-and-toes-key-to-summer-fashions-65233-21274813/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/07/07/heels-and-toes-key-to-summer-fashions-65233-21274813/ The best you can say about men’s fashion is that it is very boring. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/30/today-a-window-box-tomorrow-a-rooftop-field-full-of-rocket-65233-21202999/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/30/today-a-window-box-tomorrow-a-rooftop-field-full-of-rocket-65233-21202999/ I switched the radio on the other morning to hear a singularly self-righteous programme about urban farming. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/16/no-need-to-be-shy-and-retiring-it-s-time-to-spend-65233-21083022/ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/16/no-need-to-be-shy-and-retiring-it-s-time-to-spend-65233-21083022/ I attended the first retirement party where the retiree was actually a close friend. There are times in your life when certain rites of passage figure strongly. You tend to find that in your 20s there are lots of weddings to go to, followed by baby celebrations. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/09/with-so-much-going-for-her-hillary-still-found-there-was-a-limit-65233-21045534/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/09/with-so-much-going-for-her-hillary-still-found-there-was-a-limit-65233-21045534/ "My daughters and women everywhere... now know there are no limits to their dreams," said the victorious Obama, recognizing the place of Hillary Clinton in history. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/02/a-weekend-in-france-to-prepare-for-those-exams-65233-21010633/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/06/02/a-weekend-in-france-to-prepare-for-those-exams-65233-21010633/ It's easy to blame parents. Young people causing misery to each other and the rest of us with their gang wars, drunken brawling and public loutishness must be the result of bad parenting. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/05/26/craig-bellamy-puts-millionaire-footballers-to-shame-65233-20973938/ Sun, 25 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/sarah-evans/2008/05/26/craig-bellamy-puts-millionaire-footballers-to-shame-65233-20973938/ Family and friends will testify that if it were left up to me, the billions of pounds spent on professional sport would have to find some other home.