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Vocational finance courses offer students an alternative Aug 26 2011

Dear Editor, Vocational qualifications aren’t just carpentry and plumbing.Read

Rehabilitation not incarceration is key Aug 26 2011

Dear Editor, We are a group of charity leaders who champion the interests of Birmingham’s voluntary and community sector through the Third Sector Assembly. The Assembly is facilitated by Birmingham Voluntary Service Council, an organisation whose mission is to unleash the power of voluntary action to make a positive difference in Birmingham’s diverse communities.Read

Kindness of strangers in the midst of the English disorder Aug 26 2011

Dear Editor, I thought you may wish to hear from an American point of view about your recent riots and problems.Read

Grieving father's dignity to be applauded Aug 26 2011

Dear Editor, I watched a segment of the BBC World News on the deaths in Winston Green. Mr Hussain, the father of one of the dead young men, Haroon Hussain, described his desperate attempt to save his son as he lay dying in the street, then spoke about his son’s death.Read

Fight for the pensioners, not The Cube 'speculators' Aug 18 2011

Dear Editor, I was appalled to read that MP Steve McCabe was asking the Government to intervene to prevent Lloyds Bank – owned by the taxpayers – requiring property speculators to pay their debts (Post July 21).Read

Finding the right answer to the city's riots Aug 18 2011

DEAR Editor, In the wake of the various political posturing and ill advised comments relating to the acts of violence, destruction and criminality across our major cities I want to congratulate the Birmingham Post for the well argued and balanced comment on the said matters.Read

Looking for litter heroes who keep Britain tidy Aug 18 2011

Dear Editor, While the problem of litter is something we all come across everyday, does it affect us enough to actually do something about it?Read

Strategies for life – not just massage Aug 12 2011

Dear Editor, I wasn’t sure whether to be upset or amused at the article written about us (City schools spend £1.5m on therapy sessions, Post July 28).Read

QE Hospital is an oasis of kindness Aug 12 2011

Dear Editor, How rich we are in this city to have the excellent and outstanding new Queen Elizabeth Hospital, now almost completely equipped, to attend to our medical needs.Read

This age of austerity is not the age of the high speed train Aug 12 2011

Dear Editor, It must be right for the country to forget HS2. It is hard to see how there can be continued support for HS2 when there are good alternatives. Take in some of the recent media headlines.Read

Council fires blank on Gun Quarter Aug 04 2011

Dear Editor, Is Birmingham Council really going to rename the Gun Quarter because they think people will link it with gun crime?Read

City needs to wake up and change or face relegation Aug 04 2011

Dear Editor, The fate of the city’s football clubs underlines the poor public image that Birmingham has nationally.Read

Giving up the Birmingham Super Prix too easily was a major loss for the city Aug 04 2011

Dear Editor, A very interesting article by Graeme Brown. (Is it time to re-engineer the super prix? Post July 28) It must be August again as we seem to have “resurrect the super prix” articles most years.Read

Give local areas a fair share of power from Westminster Jul 29 2011

Dear Editor, I have no objection in principle to our local authorities being led by directly elected mayors.Read

Independent businesses under far too many pressures Jul 29 2011

Dear Editor, As the owner of an independent coffee shop in Birmingham city centre, I was very interested to read the article (Post, July 21) about the closure of Hudson’s and Manton’s within a short space of time.Read

There's a lot of Staffs in Birmingham too Jul 29 2011

Dear Editor, Chris Game (Post, July 21) is wrong to associate Birmingham entirely with Warwickshire.Read

Awards will recognise best of Britain Jul 29 2011

Dear Editor, as part of the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, ITV has launched a nationwide search to find role models who make a positive difference to their neighbourhoods or communities.Read

Victims punished alongside criminals Jul 29 2011

Dear Editor, buried at the back of the Government Bill to reform how criminals are punished, are proposals which could punish vulnerable people injured through no fault of their own.Read

We're missing the point on our great industrial heritage Jul 21 2011

Dear Editor, So a charge is to be made for the entrance to the Birmingham museum and art gallery.Read

Enterprise dreams are far from crushed Jul 21 2011

Dear Editor, The last two editions of the Post have carried features on the proposed Birmingham city centre Enterprise Zone. Both warrant a response from me as chairman of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the body responsible for advancing this proposal.Read

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