by Daz | Apr 19, 2012 | Birmingham
My home city, Birmingham, has recently embarked on a voyage of reflection to see how it can promote greater social inclusion. I don’t really want to comment on the process, I get a bit lost about how these things are supposed to translate into practical action....
by Daz | Mar 5, 2012 | Birmingham, Politics
I’ve got to admit that the debate about whether we should have an elected mayor in Birmingham has left me completely cold. I can’t really motivate myself to have an opinion one way or the other. I’d say that this isn’t a symptom of apathy,...
by Daz | Sep 12, 2011 | Birmingham, Music
I thought it might be an idea to write something on here that wasn’t based on my simplistic 6th Form analysis of recent political events.So instead I’m going to write about Heavy Metal, which is much more sensible. Yesterday I went to visit the Home of...
by Daz | Jun 4, 2011 | Birmingham, Politics
Birmingham has many things to be proud of but its ability to manage the most basic publicity is not one of them. It absolutely confounds me that when creating the plan to outsource IT jobs to India, someone didn’t think about the publicity implications. From a...
by Daz | Feb 6, 2011 | Birmingham, Politics
I started writing this for Eye on Moseley but after planning it in my mind (yes, there is some planning, it isn’t just a stream of consciousness) I realised it isn’t really relevant to Moseley as such. Mostly this week I’ve been surprised by the indignation directed...
by admin | Mar 10, 2009 | Birmingham, Politics
I went to Barcelona the other day. It’s very nice. I know it is ridiculous to compare one of the premier cities of Europe with Birmingham but I have a feeling I’m going to do it anyway. The most immediate difference I noticed is the fantastic use of public space. This...
