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It's baltis that give us a unique flavour

Dear Editor, I was pleased to read Simon Jones' comments,in his column last week, about the need for Birmingham to retain its identity against the corporate tide. Read

Ugly CCTV poles mar beautiful town

Henley-in-Arden is a delightful little town with a mile long high street of listed, black and white buildings about seven miles south of Stratford. Read

Don't criticise hard-pressed staff

Dear Editor, Joe Holyoak (Birmingham Post letters, May 7) is a good architect, and an able lecturer, but even he must realise that not all architects would concur. If it were so, then we would not have such a range of designs from other architects in response to our offers to tender. Read

Negative approach positively out of touch with new image

Dear Editor, For a man who has just been reelected to the office of deputy leader of Birmingham's Labour Group, Coun Ian Ward speaks with a remarkably negative tone and fails to see what other people see. Read

Time for Gold to lead Blues out of this crisis

An open letter to David Gold... Dear David, I witnessed the appalling scenes in front of the directors box at St Andrews and I have to tell you that the majority of the fans sat in front of you were turning their anger on the people who were abusing you. Read

Plan for fuel boycott would never work

Dear Editor, I was stunned to read the email you published from Tony Levy (May 6) regarding a fuel boycott. Read

Gordon keeps ignoring sound advice

Dear Editor, Despite Labour being soundly trounced in last week’s polls, Gordon Brown’s decision to overturn the decision of the Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs not to reclassify cannabis should set the alarm bells sounding amongst the party faithful. Read

Taxes up but where has all the money gone

Dear Editor, Since 2005 household debt has continued to increase across the UK, with total consumer debt now standing at over a staggering one trillion pounds. Low income families are struggling to cope with soaring bills as the cost of food, fuel and housing are running well ahead of official inflation figures. Take home pay for the lowest paid has fallen in recent years, and the decision to abolish the 10p rate of income tax has hit those at the bottom of the income scale the hardest. Read

The longest sulk since Sir Edward Heath

Dear Editor, Blame me a little, but, please do not blame the Labour Group of Birmingham City Council as it was really the Government and everyone else to boot, as to why we lost here in Birmingham. Read

A destructive hole in this consistent fabric

Dear Editor, In the very first line of his report on the proposed British Land building in Colmore Row, Paul Dale puts his finger on what is wrong with the proposal. Read

Pricey petrol is fuelling anger

Dear editor, The obscene and unnecessary rise in petrol and diesel prices can be cut if this uncaring and inept government lowered the high rate of tax. Read

'Dirty tricks' show a lack of Respect

Dear Editor, I cannot pretend to have taken too much notice of city council elections in Birmingham in the past, but I feel moved to write following your coverage over the past week or so of what can only be termed "dirty tricks" by the various political parties. Read

A voting system that is open to inspection

Dear Editor, I was not in the least surprised to see that, following a lengthy investigation, a report by the Joseph Rowntree Trust has strongly criticised the free availability of postal votes to anyone on the electoral roll. (Fears 'village politics' may sway result of city elections, Post, April 28). Read

A balanced look at the water table

Dear Editor, Re: Rising groundwater under Birmingham. Read

Little help or comfort for grieving boy and father

Dear Editor, My brother was born in Birmingham 50 years ago. Apart from the short spell he spent in the Royal Navy, serving his country, he has been a Birmingham resident. Read

A strange way to preserve our heritage

Dear Editor, I was rather amused by Andy Munro's response to my letter to The Birmingham Post, under your heading a "partnership approach'' (Post, April 19). Read

Blair's future in Brown's hands

Is Gordon Brown dithering over Tony Blair's future in the top job? Read

Many firms benefit from trade support programmes

Dear Editor, The image Alan Duncan presents of UK Trade & Investment is not one I recognise and is out of touch with business’ views. Read

Real measures that will actually reduce crime

Dear Editor, So Coun Richard Chattaway (Lab) is 'appalled' at my concern over innocent children under the age of ten having their DNA kept on a Government database, and believes this makes me let me just check his words againa "namby-pamby, soft-on-crime, outof-touch new-style Tory." Read

An interested party in loss of 10p rate

Dear Editor, I am someone who is directly affected by both the proposed removal of the 10p rate of Income Tax and is a Labour candidate in the 2008 local government elections in Coventry. Therefore I have a dual interest in this matter (Post, April 22). Read

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