It is becoming downright tricky for the government to get our attention. Not for the old reasons of being mostly boring. Rather because our attention is increasingly elsewhere – immersed more and more in networks and relationships. What I pay heed to is much more self indulgent now than it was 15 years ago. I …
Highbury 20 years on: Conference on the future of the city centre.
Architect and blogger Joe Holyoak has pulled together a conference to consider the future of the city centre 20 years after the Highbury Conference took a whole range of radical decisions for Birmingham. The flyer is here and a booking form (£40 for the day including lunch) for April 14th is here. Joe and I …
Brum Bloggers Meet. Monday March 31st – Venue Suggestions please
Stef and Charlotte on the facebook group raised the question are we meeting this month, so rather randomly (with some confidence that Pete Ashton will be there) I’ve plumped for March 31st (by the way others are able to use the Facebook group to create meetings). Hopefully two or three of the Brum folk who …
UB40 and Paul McCartney?
I grew up in Mosley and Balsall Heath. Underage I saw the Beat Support UB40 at the Fighting Cocks. I stopped listening (no buying) after Red Red Wine. But I still care: Birmingham Post. Don’t do the McCartney thing please. Write songs about justice (again) please, double please.