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Seeking 'token' women MPs is no way to find top candidates

IRON LADY: Positive discrimination in favour of women shouldn't be used to increase the number of female MPs, who should used their natural ability to rise to the top, like Margaret Thatcher, above.

Friday, March 19, 2010

WHEN we've had a female Prime Minister who did the job as well as any man, you can hardly say that women have yet to make their presence felt in Parliament.

But the modern obsession with sex equality has made such headway that both the Labour and Conservative parties...

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I will give post 'offie' alcohol plans my stamp of disapproval

LAST ORDERS: A post office has applied to sell alcohol but some residents have complained about the move.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

IN DAYS of yore, the post office was the hub of the community. The position of postmaster or mistress was revered. They felt it was a privilege to be...

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Hoard interest has shown Birmingham a thing or two

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

FLY into Heathrow, drive up the M1, take M6 to Junction 15 and follow the signs. Special parking is clearly indicated and there are hotels nearby. ...

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Yours Faithfully: Lieutenant Christine Chadwick of the Newcastle Salvation Army

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

SOME readers may know that before stepping into the world of full-time ministry, I was very much a part of the classical music scene. This is the...

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Courtesy is a rarer thing in today's more selfish society

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

I'm a big believer in common courtesy. The world can be a pretty grim, dog-eat-dog place these days and a little consideration toward your fellow man...

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The clock starts now for car owner with doctored plates

FAKED: Whatever you doctor your number plates to say, they only spell out 'illegal' to the police once you tamper with them.

Monday, March 15, 2010

THE wife says I'm becoming obsessed with those real life crime shows on Freeview. And it's true that I do view the world through the lens of a...

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Public sector staff can't hang on to privileges we don't share

WALKOUT: Workers protesting over changes to their redundancy packages in Hanley earlier this week.

Friday, March 12, 2010

WE'D better get ready for the regular appearance of placard-waving pickets, because I believe we are going to see the biggest union conflict since the...

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Having late count is like Sky Plus-ing the moon landings

Thursday, March 11, 2010

WITH under two months until the probable big day, election fever is hotting up. The major political leaders are taking extra care to present a squeaky...

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MP wasted our chance

Thursday, March 11, 2010

M ARK Fisher was a hard-working local MP who will be missed by the constituents who turned out in droves to vote for him. He was hugely popular, with...

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It's time to drop Brum and pin our future to the North West

FOCAL POINT: Advantage West Midlands believes in promoting Birmingham rather than the rest of the region.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

EVEN my breakfast table was shaking with excitement when I opened my morning Guardian and out dropped an eight-page supplement on the West Midlands....

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