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Gateway shopping cathedral or Grand Central transport hub?

I must congratulate the Post on its excellent coverage of Gateway developments over the past few weeks and submit this letter as comments on several articles on several different dates. Read

Police chief got it wrong with gang slur on Holte pupils

Dear Editor, In response to the piece by Paul Dale on the denial of birmingham schools to gang culture. Read

Well-mannered children are a credit to Holte School

Dear Editor, I wished to take issue with the comments that Supt Tom Coughlan made with regard to Holte School. Read

Thriving centre for science technology and business

Dear Editor, I was very disappointed to read Ken Unwin’s scathing attack on Millennium Point (Post, Oct 8), citing it’s “failure” as a Millennium project. Read

How much would it cost not to have union officials?

Dear Editor, You conclude that there is probably “nothing untoward” in the secondment of about 100 city council staff to full or part time trade union tasks (Post, Agenda, Oct 7). Read

Mistaken campaign to use the Greater Birmingham title

Dear Editor, The Birmingham Post really should give up its mistaken, misguided and misleading campaign to promote the phrase Greater Birmingham as its knee-jerk reaction to false and naive comparisons with Greater London and Greater Manchester, neither of which is a city as such nor shown on road signs for directions. Read

An ‘anthem of the underclass’ or am I just Victor Meldrew?

Dear Editor, I have to say I am getting really fed up hearing the rap music coming from cars, mobile phones and iplayers as I sit on the bus or walk around the town going about my daily activities. Read

Investment in renewable energy is right for the planet

Dear Editor, We the undersigned call on Midlands based E.ON to urgently reconsider its position on investment in new unabated coal-fired power generation for the UK. Read

Broadcasters are wiping the Midlands off the map

Dear Editor, The consultation review published by Ofcom last week, regarding the future of public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom would appear, on first reading, to offer no crumbs of comfort to Birmingham or indeed, the Midlands. Read

The worst main railway station in the country

Dear Editor, Am I right? On Midlands Today (Thur, Sept 18), did Birmingham’s council leader really say that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with New Street Station and that it’s just tired and lacks capacity? Does he live in the same world as those of us who regularly use it? Read

Return to mutual values to end the mayhem of banking sector

Dear Editor, The latest Government intervention to prevent the collapse of Bradford & Bingley ends the sorry saga of former building societies that ill advisedly threw away their trusted mutual status. Read

Mowbray a man apart in world of excesses

Dear Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed James Peacock’s piece on Tony Mowbray (Post, Sept. 27). Read

Organisation must be helped to bring about democratic change

Dear Editor, After reading the article written on September 20th’s edition by Lord King (“Ashraf City can bring democracy and freedom to Iran”), I would like to say that I totally agree with this parliamentarian. Read

Birmingham is lagging behind Manchester in promoting itself

Dear Editor, Mike Whitby has every right to be angry over the launch debacle of the Birmingham for business campaign. Read

Centre built for the public is so far removed from reality

Dear Editor, Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. The community arts space in West Bromwich was designed by Will Alsop (on a late Friday afternoon) and conceived by a bunch of middle class idiots completely out of touch with the reality of life in Sandwell. Read

Self-preservation the norm for our Westminster politicians

Dear Editor, The tale of the boy on trial for murdering his parents asking for clemency because he is an orphan could be lain at the door of any of the political parties at the moment. Read

Stranger in a land of fantasy

Dear Editor, Gordon Brown (right) is increasingly becoming a stranger from the political and economic truth. Read

Why do we gloat over demise of hard working city staff?

Dear Editor, The news this week regarding the city fall out has brought out the worst in the uninitiated in our ranks. Current forecasts suggest up to 110,000 City workers might lose their jobs in coming months. Read

Chickens come home to roost for those that got us into this mess

The current world financial crisis is finally biting hard at the heels of the people who caused it. Read

Fight goes on to save a Friend of our city

Dear Editor, Birmingham City council is attempting to blame the Friends Institute for its threat of closure. Read