http://www.birminghampost.net/ Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. en-gb Birmingham Post no Visit the new Birmingingham Post site for latest local Birmingham news and Birmingham business news. Jobs, whats on and Birmingham guide, business and more. birmingham post, birmingham news, birmingham business, birmingham jobs, birmingham guide http://www.birminghampost.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/04/29/sparkbrook-respect-candidate-clear-for-election-65233-20837107/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/04/29/sparkbrook-respect-candidate-clear-for-election-65233-20837107/ The hard-left Respect party is celebrating after Birmingham City Council dismissed claims that one of its candidates at this weeks' local authority elections is barred from becoming a councillor. http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/03/29/biased-reporting-read-all-about-it-65233-20692278/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:08:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/birmingham-columnists/iron-angle-birmingham-cc/2008/03/29/biased-reporting-read-all-about-it-65233-20692278/ A measure of desperation is creeping into the Liberal Democrat election campaign in Sparkbrook, where the party is distributing its own shock-horror tabloid newspaper http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/post-comment/2008/02/20/a-tale-of-two-cities-in-a-city-65233-20500245/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/comment/post-comment/2008/02/20/a-tale-of-two-cities-in-a-city-65233-20500245/ It is easy to generalise about the relationship between poverty and mortality rates in inner city areas, but the latest figures depicting life expectancy in Birmingham are undeniably gloomy.