Jul
2009
Articles from 6th Jul 2009
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Pubs under threat from government interference
Jul 06 2009 | Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor, I cannot comment on individual tie-agreements between pub-owning companies and their tenants (‘Enterprise plans fail to convince Fair Pint’, Post Business, July 1) but what I glean from talking to pub tenants is they appear to be in their present predicament because of pub -owning companies being too greedy, high business rates, high rents and government interference (smoking ban). Read
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No proof that 'schizophrenia' exists
Jul 06 2009 | Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor, Media reports on the latest research into so-called “schizophrenia”, is just another attempt to shroud a psychiatric label in medical legitimacy. Read
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Jewellery Quarter is still the place for high-quality eating
Jul 06 2009 | Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor, I was saddened to hear about the demise of the Bucklemaker, not only because of the loss of an excellent restaurant but also because Nick is typical of the larger-than-life characters who help make the Jewellery Quarter the unique place that we all love. Read
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Brown erred on banks but the opposition would have done no better
Jul 06 2009 | Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor, In that the opposition parties have used the financial crisis for tit-for-tat politics and neither of them could have organised the G20 except in their wildest daydreams, and one at least, wrapped up in its Little Englandism, doesn’t seem to have the vaguest understanding of its importance, it’s possible to have some sympathy with Mr Brown. Read
