Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The vote-rigging that never was? (Birmingham)

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 The final ward to declare its result in last Thursday’s local elections in Birmingham was Glebe Farm and Tile Cross. At stake were two coun...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

It's not just about Starmer

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Even veteran journalists can get things hopelessly wrong: “In a democracy we get the politicians we deserve,” said the Daily Mail’s Andrew N...
Friday, May 08, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: Duke Ellington, by JD

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 “Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader ...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Will AI take over? by JD

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  In this post JD argues that the threat of AI is overstated - but we wonder whether it may narrow the gap between the blue collar and the w...
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Saturday, May 02, 2026

How top-down, big-picture political schemes ruin us

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 Birmingham used to be called the City of a Thousand Trades. It had a large skilled workforce and a diversified industrial base, with many s...
Friday, May 01, 2026

FRIDAY MUSIC: Skiffle, by JD

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Skiffle is a DIY, high-energy music genre blending folk, blues, and jazz, originating in 1920s America but surging in 1950s Britain. Popular...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Not The PMQs - 29th April 2026

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He’s awful but you can’t get rid of him. Yesterday’s PMQs, which took place after some attempt to prorogue Parliament in time to cancel them...